I have 2 "white" Pottery Barn shelves that I want to try and paint swiss coffee because all the trim in the room is that color. Plus, their version of white looks cream to me. My question is, can I simply take a brush and slap on some high gloss swiss coffee? They are wood, but the finish is very smooth. What would be the best way to paint these two selves if even possible? I've done my share of painting over the years, but I'd hate to ruin 2 50 dollar shelves. Any advice?

Hello... I am trying to get a clean line (edge) painting on an orange-peel textured wall. I'm painting an office that has an arched doorway. The %!$#@ paint bleeds through even though I pressed very hard on the blue tape prior to painting. When I removed the tape, the line looked terrible. I read where you can apply a clear glaze or caulk on the edge of the tape, but I don't understand this because it seems to me that you would have to get the glaze or the caulk to be a straight line because the paint would butt up the the caulk or glaze and if the caulk/glaze isn't straight, then the paint won't be either. What am I missing here?? I also saw this: [[Tape off the inside of the line Paint your inside color up to and on top of the tape Let it dry and then peel the tape Tape off the outside of the line, right on top of the first paint line Paint the inside color over the top of the outside of this tape line. This will fill in the gaps under the tape from the texture. The gaps will now be filled with the inside color. Lay it one thick to make sure you fill up all the gaps. Paint the outside color over the paint you just laid down Peel the tape ]] ... and I don't understand this the way it's explained. Can someone PLEASE explain a way to accomplish this to a painting amateur? Thank you very much! Eric