LOL the only thing I dream of any more is this danged remodel job! Beleni (which I'm sure to be spelling wrong) is a drink that is everywhere in Italy, but particularly a specialty in Venice, of champagne and fresh peach necture. Drink one or five :) while you're there for me. DO NOT drink them in St Marks square! My friend and I had 3, which came with free chips, and would have sat in the sun and drank them all day until I realized that the three drinks I'd had cost as much as our hotel room for a night! (over $150 US) Yes for three drinks and some chips :oP Go one block off the square and order one, which will cost about $5 bucks verses $50 (and that is not an exageration) I love my chicken, but I do have a rather large collection of venetian glassware from the late 1800's that is the focus of my dining room. Some day I'll go ahead and pick up a venetian chandelier, preferably in person in Venice :) As soon as the little guy can travel out of the country we're ready for a trip (his doctors want him to be stronger before we leave the US). There's a lovely harbor across the way in Venice we plan on mooring in :) Mind you, I don't know where I will put the chandelier in the boat, but heck, a girl could have worse problems to reason through couldn't she? You are going to have such a good time! Do look at the glassware. A couple souvenier glasses can be shipped home pronto :) and every time you have wine in them you'll remember Venice fondly! Don't buy a size 36 shirt in Milan...it's actually about a size 0 and your boo...ummmmm tata's will hang out in a very dramatic fashion (just a little tip from one who's been there heh heh)

The glaze does present an adhesion hurdle for the new color. And most of the "paint and primer in one" products do not work as well as a traditional primer. Therefore, I would recommend full priming the surface with a bonding primer and then top coating with a quality finish paint, usually at least two coats. Roll as much of it as you can, with a nap suited for the variations in the texture, probably a 1 inch thick nap. If it's much thinner you may end up fighting with the paint to get in all the crevices.

Have you tried calling Valspar customer service? a friend who had badly damaged walls, who just put a new layer of drywall over the walls.

Hi, Joni, I’ve been researching Venetian plaster for an upcoming project. Behr has an acrylic Venetian plaster (about $35 a Gallon) you can special order. That’s what I’m using, it’s a really nice product.I believe Modern Masters is an acrylic product as well. First of all- there is NO 1-step process for a quality finish. If you have orange peel, you have even more layers (steps) to do because after you prime your walls, you will need at least 1 or two layers of skim coat to smooth out the orange peel texture. Venetian plaster is Usually applied to smooth walls over a primer, then 2 or 3 coats of plaster, the plaster has to be burnished (polished) with the trowel and then sealed with a topcoat of wax or sealer to protect the finish from fingerprints etc. you can apply a wax sealer that has metallic or pearlescent qualities over the Venetian plaster to give it luster and shine. This is a fairly labor-intensive process, that’s why it’s so expensive and usually only seen in higher-end homes, unless you have the time and know-how to do it yourself. Look up Venetian plaster on You-tube and decide if it’s something you want to take on. It’s a very cool product, but you may just want to do an accent wall. Let me know if you have any other questions- I am working on some sample boards I’m doing for my fireplace chase project. Here’s a pic of one with 3 layers of plaster over a piece of drywall that I skim-coated smooth, then primed. The darker areas have wax on them, the dark corner has colored wax on it- I’m experimenting before I do my project, and you should too, Good Luck!