ItzKathyP Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Dumb question, I'm sure, but I've really not heard the term "matt emulsion" paint used before. I'm about to try Bromley's stone stencils for the first time & they recommend this for the base coat that will show as the grout color. Any input on the Bromley product, by the way? It looks SO nice in the pictures on their website - I'd love to get it to look even half as nice. I'm not very talented in this way, however, so am a little nervous about it. :yikes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Med Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Hi, Matt emulsion paint is a flat water based paint that has no sheen or shine. It often used on interior walls. Jo x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I believe that emulsion is an English term for the type of paint as opposed to oil based or the older milk based kind used in the earlier periods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItzKathyP Posted April 25, 2009 Author Share Posted April 25, 2009 If I had waited until the mail came today I would have had my answer! Dawn at Dollsandminis.com enclosed a very helpful note with my Bromley materials, on which the first item was "Matt emulsion paint = Flat latex paint." Thanks, Dawn!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Peggi uses the Bromley stencils, she's bricking her Van Buren and let me play with the bricks & quoins stencil. I'm saving up my money to get a set from Dawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corwin Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Let us know how it looks after. . . . :yikes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItzKathyP Posted April 25, 2009 Author Share Posted April 25, 2009 I'm using this for my Fairfield, and what a fun build that is!! I think I might just like the half scale better than 1" scale. Trouble is, now that I've bought the stencil & compound, I have to wait 'til I get paid next week to get the rest of the materials. Oh well, there are lots of other things I can work on meanwhile, but it sure is hard to wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Oh, I built the 1:24 "pueblo" kit from HBS and I really like 1:24 scale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItzKathyP Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 Oh, I built the 1:24 "pueblo" kit from HBS and I really like 1:24 scale! Oh, that's La Casita! I didn't realize it was 1:24. It looks wonderful!! My favorite thing is the painted kitchen dresser and I love the outdoor stove too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Thank you! I built the stove from plans in last year's first DHM Ashdown published (my last copy they sent) and used basswood instead of card. Except for the caned ladderback kitchen chairs, which I made from "scratch", all the kitchen furniture is kits, as was the filigree table in la sala and the bedroom furniture & setee on the balcony (that doesn't sho up). I'm getting ready to reupholter thsala furniture and take a picture with the rug I just stitched. I did not like the kits, particularly, as the drawers didn't work with all the pieces in place. I had better luck with 1:12 scale kits & scratch-built furniture, maybe I'll reduce some of my 1:12 schematics and see hoe they work out for 1:24. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItzKathyP Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 maybe I'll reduce some of my 1:12 schematics and see how they work out for 1:24. That should work. I just copied a plan for a trestle table on Jennifer's Printables' site and plan to scale it down for my Fairfield. It's asking to be an old house in a present-day beachside town, like Flagler Beach where I work. We can expect some BRIGHT colors for the outside, and inside will be very Pottery Barn style. I had not the slightest thought in my mind that this is what the house would become until it told me so a few days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 My mother's youngest brother his wife retired to Flagler Beach, where we frequently visited them when we lived in Jax, until they both died. I don't recall any old houses, but between the ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway structures do age very rapidly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItzKathyP Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 How neat that you have a connection to Flagler Beach! I work right in the main drag, (such as it is) less than a block from the beach. The City of Flagler Beach was incorporated in 1925 so, no - there aren't any REALLY old houses, and certainly none that look like the Fairfield. This is my Fairfield's dream town - maybe we'll call it Fairfield Beach!! <_< It would probably be a little farther north to be really true to the idea the house & I have in mind, which is an old house that happened to end up in the midst of a touristy beach town. Maybe the Virginia Beach area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin1056 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 "Matt emulsion paint = Flat latex paint." bit late in on this thread but it answers my question too :wub:.....had always wondered what 'Flat Latex paint' was <_< especially for the fling when everyone said to only paint the roof with the latex paint...i'm thinking ooops but all is well i used emulsion anyways ;) i'm in a rambling mood today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Kathleen, have you even been to Bah Hahbah, ME? (Spelled Bar Harbor, but that's how it sounds to my ears when the local folks say it) I'm planning to bash two Fairfield kits together to make a summer cottage in Bar Harbor. Your Fairfield would look quite at home a bit further South (I grew up in West Palm Beach and went to the beach frequently). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justmesue Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Seems they always use the longest titles for stuff. Why not just say, "USE FLAT LATEX"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItzKathyP Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 had always wondered what 'Flat Latex paint' was Ah, the subtle differences between English English & American English. Holly, I'm pleased to hear that my Fairfield could still find a home in Florida since it's so insistent upon being here. You know how these houses get! :idiot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 You know how these houses get<snort! snicker, snicker> 'Do an image search on Palm Beach, 1930s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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