scumble

Every home should have some Oil Scumble. I've got no idea what it actually does, I just love the name.

So once everything had been lightly sanded and washed down, a clear polyurethane varnish was tinted to tone in with the plaster walls, then a touch of scumble glaze added to help the mixture to flow.

Then, mix five parts of acrylic- based walnut woodstain with one part of acrylic scumble glaze.

Alternatively, make up the solution using one part each of paint, water and scumble glaze.

GIVE an old piece of furniture a makeover or buy an unfinished "blank" item - Scumble Goosie have a good selection (www.scumblegoosie.co.uk, 01453 731305) - by painting it a new colour.

You'll need paints, low-tack masking tape and scumble glaze.

5 Desk with drawer, pounds 175 (unpainted), Scumble Goosie.

Again, Elisa waited till this had dried, then used chalk to roughly mark out a swirl of cloud shapes for the border and painted these using a mixture of one part lilac emulsion to two parts clear scumble glaze, which was brushed on in large sweeping motions.

Then the brushes, rags and bags come out along with a mysterious substance featured on virtually every single home decorating show - scumble glaze.

Put a creamy magnolia layer on first, then mix some scumble glaze with a gold colouriser and keep adding the layers until you have the effect you want.

Paint white emulsion (mixed in equal parts with scumble glaze) over the top.

Gustavian hand-painted wooden bench, pounds 675, Scumble Goosie (01865 558455)

Trish invented a quick-dry colour wash for the walls: "I just used a wet mutton cloth to brush on a mixture of paint, scumble and water, then I took it off with a dry cloth.

For this, Anna mixed two parts clear scumble glaze with one part brown emulsion, then using a piece of kitchen sponge, the glaze was dabbed over the panel.

However, for a more interesting finish you could apply a scumble glaze.