After searching high and low for the perfect work table for my garage, I gave up and decided it was time to build it myself. My garage is packed with cool tools and saws that my dad has stocked up with for when he visits. Well, fears of missing fingers and just plain messing up {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #19
American Paint Company offers a beautiful chalk and clay, all natural paint and our paintriots create beauty using it to transform old furniture. Look and see what they’ve done this week! Painted Past Designs painted this dresser using Cannonball, Purple Mountain Majesty and finished with Black Mica in Clear Wax. Deep Creek Vintage transformed this sideboard {Read More…}
Painting Furniture Using All Natural Chalk and Clay Paint
Surfing U.S.A. I couldn’t help but sing when I finally finished this dresser that I’ve been tinkering with on and off for several weeks. I painted it three times trying to get it just right but each time I wasn’t feeling it. Am I the only one who does this? I was stumped until I {Read More…}
Who, What, Where Wednesday – All Things New Again
Hi! I’m Courtney. These are my parents, Dave and Cathy Prebich, owners of All Things New Again, a furniture and paint boutique. My parents started woodworking as a hobby in the 1980’s. Because they do everything with gusto, they soon had more shelves than wall space and more holiday decorations than they could give away {Read More…}
Decoupage Masterpiece – Tip Tuesday
Today’s Tip Tuesday is a re-post from one of our most popular tutorials. Creating a decoupaged dresser. Follow along with this step-by-step to create your very own masterpiece: 1) Choose a complimentary American Paint Company color that will blend in with the poster, giving it the effect that the poster and color are blended together. {Read More…}
Makeover Monday – Three Tier Table
I purchased this sweet little tiered table to use as a display table in my shop, to hold all of my small sample sized pots of American Paint Company chalk and clay paints, and I decided to use a different color on each tier to make it fun! The American Paint Company colors are listed {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #18
It’s a beautiful week to transform furniture using American Paint Company’s all natural chalk and clay based paints. Check out what our paintriots have done this week! Picadilly Bob’s painted this dresser using Smoke Signal, Peacock, Top Coat and Dark Glaze. Trent River Designs perked up this lamp with a new shade and painted over tarnished brass {Read More…}
Transforming Furniture – You’re a Grand Old Flag
We all likely learned the flag salute as school children, pledged our allegiance to it every day in class and learned about the symbolism of each star, stripe and color. I recently had the opportunity to learn some lesser known facts about Old Glory, such as what are the overall dimensions of the flag, how {Read More…}
Makeover Monday – A Funky Vanity
I’m sure a lot of you are anxious for Spring to arrive, hopefully it’s already arrived in your neck of the woods. I see pictures of other people’s flowers and I’m so jealous!!! If we can’t start planting for a few more weeks, at least we can enjoy brightening up the place with some paint. Cathy {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #17
The all natural chalk and clay paints from American Paint Company help our paintriots create beautiful projects! Look what they’ve done this week: All Things New Again painted this chest of drawers with our nation’s flag using Navajo White, Fireworks Red and Born on the 4th and finished with Top Coat. Sweet Pickins merged two different pieces {Read More…}