It’s been a busy holiday season for everyone, but the paintriots have still been creating beautiful finishes with our chalk and clay paint. Check out this amazing mantle, faux finished by Fabulous Finishes using Rushmore, Smoke Signal and Home Plate. Fabulous Rehabs in Arizona finished this table using Beach Glass, Home Plate and Clear Wax. Little {Read More…}
12 Days of Christmas – 1 more day!
December 24, 2013 by 1 Comment
Holidays are a wonderful time to gather around a big table and share a meal, laugh and talk about old times. This farm table is the perfect choice! Painted by Ivy Lane and finished in Surfboard with a Freedom Road glaze finish. The chairs were painted in Rushmore.
Facebook Friday #26
December 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Tis the season for the paintriots to stay busy painting! Look what they did this week! Simply Beautiful Spaces is ready for the holidays and painted this lantern in Fireworks Red. The Pink Chandelier – A Vintage Market painted this darling vanity in Nana’s Cupboard. A Piece of the Pie Frames painted this dresser in Smoke Signal {Read More…}
Paint Techniques Using Chalk and Clay Paint
December 11, 2013 by 5 Comments
Our favorite technique to share and teach is one that looks very difficult, and in the past, has been an advanced process for paint artists requiring many different products. But now, can be achieved with just one product line, American Paint Company chalk/clay/mineral paints! It’s what we call a “Textured Clay Finish”. This look requires {Read More…}
Painted Furniture – A Table and Chair
December 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I am LOVING the American Paint Company colors! I have been working on a few pieces and wanted to share two of them with you. First up, Dollar Bill with Dark Vintage Antiquing Wax. This little piece was pretty rough and this picture was taken AFTER a few clean up steps. The top was veneer and had {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #25
December 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Another busy week with the paintriots creating heirlooms! Look what they did this time. 1909 Junkeroo and Vintage Too painted this table layered with Dollar Bill over Freedom Road, Smoke Signal, and Navajo White. Stencil is layered with Freedom Road and Navajo White, sanded down and then finished with Clear wax and Pewter Mica. The Mill {Read More…}
Painted Furniture – Adding Texture with Paint
December 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The sun is setting as I write this post and I have to tell you, I’m so excited to share the pictures of this piece with all of you! I loved it when I purchased it then I got it home and for the life of me, couldn’t decide what to do with it. So {Read More…}
Transforming Furniture – From Bed Frame to Bench
December 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I saw this bed at my local Goodwill and practically pushed over an old man to get to it! I had already made 2 twin headboards into a bench and had been looking for another bed to make into one. Building is addicting! I knew, once I had this bed safely tucked into the back {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #24
November 29, 2013 by 2 Comments
It’s been a busy week across North America with holidays and crazy weather but our paintriots have still been painting up a storm! Check it out. The Old Store painted this sideboard in Fireworks Red and Dark Wax. Junque in My Trunk in Kansas painted this side table with Amber Waves of Grain with Rushmore and {Read More…}
Paint Makeover – A Duck’s Life
November 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
No before photos of duck when he was abandoned and in desperate need of a makeover, but this was after round 1, earlier this summer. He was S T Y L I N ! Yesterday we started to decorate the store for the holidays. I thought DUCK would be pretty in the front windows, {Read More…}
