Get ready to be inspired by our paintriots this week! They have been busy creating with the most healthy, yummy paint on the market today, American Paint Company! Let’s get started with this stool and cabinet painted in Smoke Signal by The Old Store. Check out this fabulous hutch painted by The Painters Roost. Restyled {Read More…}
Eco Friendly Paints to Transform Your Kitchen Cabinets
October 9, 2013 by 18 Comments
Eco Friendly Paints to Transform Your Kitchen Cabinets Mandi was a guest post writer to share her experience of using Eco Friendly Paints to Transform Your Kitchen Cabinets. This is her account of this transformation. This is Mandi coming at you with a public service announcement about a very serious condition that is prevalent in many homes. This condition {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #16
October 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It’s been a busy and productive week for the paintriots! Here are the latest pieces to inspire you. Ellie’s Attic in South Carolina painted this table in Home Plate and Rushmore. Mainely Vintage in Maine painted this sideboard in Amber Waves of Grain and Desert Cactus with Gold Mica on the detail. Carol Reesha in {Read More…}
Repurposing Furniture – A Cabinet’s New Life
October 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Recently I got a call from a friend, not just to say “hi”, but to let me know she had found something for me! She had run across this cabinet and just knew I could make it useful again. As soon as I saw it, I knew that it would make the perfect bar. The {Read More…}
Donating Furniture – A Happy Side Table
September 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The piece I’d like to share was a local garage sale purchase. Although I only paid $5 for it, I knew it had a wonderful life still ahead. It had some minor refinishing issues, as shown in this picture, but with a few tools in our shop those were easily fixed. It would have a {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #15
September 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The paintriots have been busy this week painting with our fabulous all natural, no-VOC, chalk and clay paint and eco-friendly finishes. Check out this week’s eye candy! Restyled Vintage Designs painted this buffet in National Forest and Lincoln’s Hat. Hutch top painted in Fireworks Red finished in Top Coat with a dab of Lincoln’s Hat by {Read More…}
Painted Furniture – Portable Table
September 25, 2013 by 1 Comment
I found this portable table at an online auction. They are brand new and are fantastic tailgate tables. All of the legs and base use hinges allowing it to fold itself down and around itself. They are very portable, solid and make a fantastic opportunity to turn it into a table that represents a local {Read More…}
Painted Furniture – Curvy Dressers
September 23, 2013 by 2 Comments
Earlier this summer I was fortunate to come across two beautiful French Provincial pieces by Dixie, a single highboy chest and matching double bow front dresser with mirror. I must not have shot a before of the long one but I did snap a picture of this earlier this summer. I absolutely love the style {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #14
September 20, 2013 by 1 Comment
The paintriots have been busy creating amazing pieces with American Paint Company chalk/clay/mineral paints! Check out all of these beauties! This gorgeous hutch was painted by a furniture artist at Deep Creek Vintage using Home Plate, Liberty, a lighter shade of Desert Cactus and finished in APC Clear Wax. Totally fabulous! Speaking of hutches, this beauty {Read More…}
Hand Painted Finishes – Using Mica and Grit
September 18, 2013 by 3 Comments
I love decorating my painted pieces beyond just paint and wax. I’m excited abt the Mica Powders offered by American Paint Company. They are available in five colors: Metallic Gold, Metallic Copper, Metallic Silver, Metallic Pewter, and Black. Mica Powders: ultrafine powders made from mica and pigment, are non-tarnishing. They can be mixed into waxes, topcoats, {Read More…}
Repairing Damaged Furniture – Making Moulding to Match
September 16, 2013 by 17 Comments
I picked up this beauty at a local Goodwill store. If you look at the top large drawer on the left you will notice a strip of the decorative trim is missing. On most makeovers, I would just leave the missing piece and paint over the area, but this trim is part of the outline {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #13
September 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Welcome to another addition to Facebook Friday! Our paintriots have been busy this week creating all kinds of beautiful finds! Let’s start out with a colorful one! Distressed Nest Boutique submitted this darling dresser painted in Home Plate, Beach Glass, Liberty, Wild Horses, Surfboard and Amber Waves of Grain. Orange Grove is making this nightstand {Read More…}
Decoupaged Dresser – In Memory of My Father
September 11, 2013 by 51 Comments
I couldn’t really think of anything to give my son, Cooper, when he graduated from the University of North Carolina this past summer. I just remember thinking how proud my father would have been. My father, Robert Cooper, was a friend, Cooper’s namesake, uniquely special grandfather, veteran and loving husband. I went through some old photos of {Read More…}
Chifferobe – Painting Inspiration
September 9, 2013 by 1 Comment
What is a chifferobe? The urban dictionary defines it as: a closet-like piece of furniture that combines a long space for hanging clothes (that is, a wardrobe or armoire) with a chest of drawers. Chifferobes were first advertised in the 1908 Sears, Roebuck Catalogue, which described them as “a modern invention, having been in use only {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #12
September 6, 2013 by 2 Comments
What a busy week with kids getting back to school and Labor Day feeling like the end of summer in most places, but the paintriots have still been busy with projects! Check out what they’ve done this week! 2nd Chance Junk painted this little buffet using Lincoln’s Hat, Beach Glass and Dark Wax Whimsical Furnishings painted this {Read More…}
Mixing Custom Colors – One Artist’s Journey
September 4, 2013 by 2 Comments
I love color and am often asked how I come up with my custom colors. The ability to mix colors successfully, or keep adding or subtracting certain hues until I achieve what is in my head, did not come naturally. There is a science called color theory and it is easy if you keep it {Read More…}
DIY Furniture – A Coffee Table
September 2, 2013 by
As I was walking through my favorite store of things I can’t afford, I once again fell in love, it was a beautiful coffee table that I knew would look perfect in my home. I admired then hesitantly looked at the price tag, yup, another piece I would never buy. Then my loving husband, who {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #11
August 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Prepare to be inspired, the paintriots have been busy! Check out this gorgeous buffet finished in Tumbleweed, Home Plate and Dark Wax by Ivy Lane This cute little dresser was painted by Salvaged Decor with Blue Jeans. This buffet really got a transformation! It was from a barn sale and had a mud wasp nest in {Read More…}
Custom Color Mixing – Antique Mahogany Bed in Creamy White by Shizzle Design
August 28, 2013 by 2 Comments
I checked out a beautiful antique bedroom set over the 4th of July and was immediately drawn to the beautiful lines and details of the furniture. The entire set was very solid and well cared for ~ just needed a little TLC to give it new life. Cathy and I teamed up to get this {Read More…}
Painted Furniture – Hand Carved Cabinet
August 26, 2013 by 3 Comments
I found this beautiful hand carved cabinet on the internet. Don’t you just love the detail? When I bought it, the lady said the inside shelf had always been missing. I brought it back to my store, and heard a loud bang when setting it down. When we opened up the doors, there was the shelf in place! It had wedged itself {Read More…}
