Q–The house I`m buying has a front porch with a floor of colored flagstones set in cement. This floor is very pretty, but is covered with spots of white and brown paint that are quite thick. How can I ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Sơn mài is a traditional Vietnamese form of lacquer painting created using a toxic lacquer harvested from one region of the country. It requires ...

Q: When my house was built in 2018, a local cabinetmaker built and finished all of the cabinets. The finish now needs touching up, so I contacted the cabinetmaker to get the paint type and color. I ...

Rak see lacquer colour painting is a distinct art form found in Asia. It involves mixing pigment powder with clear lacquer sap to create colours resembling oil paint. Artists often add details to ...

July 26, 2000 - To most Westerners, "paintings" are watercolor, oil or acrylic. So it's almost a leap of faith to look at lacquer "paintings" as paintings, even though it is an Asian art form more ...