Depending what type of material you’re painting and how it will be used, a surface like Arborite or melamine on a counter or ...

Sometimes you just have to stare at your gorgeous soup bowl and stunning moon-shaped wine holder the whole live long day.

Bows are such a classic, but including them on a tree in a dramatic scale is what makes something traditional feel unexpected and even a bit whimsical,” says Amy Studebaker of Amy Studebaker Design.