What a glorious summer week to paint furniture! Look what our paintriots have done this time: Village Furniture painted this armoire using Limoges, and a mix of browns with Navajo White. Mainely Vintage painted this table using layers of Cannonball, Beach Glass, Tumbleweed, Heaven’s Light and Desert Cactus. Junque in My Trunk painted this dresser using Treasure {Read More…}
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Painted Furniture Using American Paint Company
July 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
One of the best features of our natural chalk and clay paint is being able to work indoors safely! Whether you are braving the heat in your air conditioned palace or trying to stay warm inside, you can paint with no fumes! Check out what our paintriots having transformed. Restyled Vintage Designs painted this dresser using {Read More…}
Painting Furniture with American Paint Company’s All Natural Chalk and Clay Paint
July 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Our paintriots have been busy transforming furniture using our all natural chalk and clay paint. Look at the beautiful finishes painted with American Paint Company paint. The Painted Dragonfly painted this desk using Smoke Signal and Surfboard and finished with Clear Wax. Twice Nice painted this dresser in a subway station style using Lincoln’s Hat and Navajo {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #20
June 20, 2014 by 3 Comments
It’s a great weekend to paint something with American Paint Company‘s all natural chalk and clay paint! Check out what our paintriots transformed this week! Village Furniture painted this dry sink using Limoges and Dollar Bill. Twigs and Twine painted this dresser using National Forest, Beach Glass and Dollar Bill. A Family Affair painted these tables using Wild {Read More…}
Painted Buffets Using All Natural Chalk and Clay Paint
June 13, 2014 by 2 Comments
Look at the beautiful buffets painted with American Paint Company’s all natural chalk and clay paint! What will you be painting this weekend using our all natural chalk and clay paint? #americanpaintcompany
Facebook Friday #19
May 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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…}
Facebook Friday #18
May 2, 2014 by 2 Comments
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…}
Facebook Friday #17
April 25, 2014 by 9 Comments
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…}
Who, What, Where Wednesday – Paint Me Beautiful
April 23, 2014 by 1 Comment
My name is Jodie and I am living my DREAM! I have been painting for 20+ years, interior, exterior, commercial and residential. I expanded my realm of service to interior decorating and started painting, updating and repurposing items in the home to reflect the clients personality in their space. My basement and garage quickly filled up {Read More…}
Who, What, Where Wednesday – Droopy Daisy
April 16, 2014 by 2 Comments
My name is Jamie Holton and I own a business in Texas called Droopy Daisy. I’ve been junking and painting furniture since way before it was ever cool. One of my earliest memories of treasure hunting was with my grandmother, who I called Nanny. She worked at my grandfather’s car lot downtown, but during lunch, {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #15
April 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Spring has sprung and the paintriots are busy creating beautiful treasures to ‘feather your nest’. Look what beauties have been painted this week! The Painted Dragonfly painted this bed using Voyage and stenciled in Home Plate. Altar’d Market painted this desk using Treasure Box and Liberty. Junque in My Trunk painted this table using many different {Read More…}
Who, What, Where Wednesday – Larkspur Interiors
April 9, 2014 by 2 Comments
Kim and Denise are two old souls who became friends in high school and were reunited several years later when our young families moved onto the same street, Larkspur Circle. Sharing a passion for design, antiques and painted furniture, we decided to launch our own business together and in 2011 created Larkspur Interiors. We have {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #12
March 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Our paintriots are busy creating beautiful finishes using American Paint Company chalk and clay paint! Look at what has been transformed this week: Distressed Nest made this custom shelf for a client and finished it with Dollar Bill and stain for the top shelf. Lock & Key Treasures painted this cupboard with Born on the 4th {Read More…}
Makeover Monday – Before and After
March 17, 2014 by 2 Comments
Everyone loves a good makeover story, where the maid becomes Cindarella or the ugly duckling becomes a swan. Even furniture can get a new life with the help of American Paint Company’s all natural chalk and clay paint. Check out these before and afters. Southern Hospitality transformed this buffet using Waistcoat. Distressed Nest Boutique gave new {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #11
March 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It’s been a beautiful week for our paintriots. Look at the amazing pretties they have created! Yesterdays & Today painted this dresser using Home Plate , Voyage and finished in Dark Wax. Houston Faux painted this vanity using Treasure Box, Home Plate, and finished in Dark Glaze, Clear Wax and Gold Mica. Refined & Designed painted {Read More…}
All Natural Paint Finishes – A Close-Up Look
March 10, 2014 by 4 Comments
There’s nothing like a good paint makeover, especially when it is done using American Paint Company’s all natural chalk and clay paint! No acrylic, latex or synthetic paint here! Just all natural yumminess! Check out these beautiful finishes created with our chalk and clay paint. Youngest of Nine Designs created this finish using Surfboard over {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #10
March 7, 2014 by 5 Comments
Feeling creative? Need inspiration? These should get you going. Collage painted this china cabinet with Home Plate and Beach Glass. Distressed Nest Boutique painted these wedding blocks using Home Plate over stained wood. My Sweet Holly painted this dresser and mirror with Smoke Signal and finished in Top Coat and Black Glaze. Twigs and Twine in Colorado {Read More…}
Repurposing Furniture – From Dresser to Media Center
March 6, 2014 by 8 Comments
This is a piece we got from Love Inc Lake County Southwest. They are a charity organization that we work with. Occasionally they get a piece of furniture that isn’t suitable to pass on to those in need. Rustic Touch has partnered with them and takes their unwanted pieces. We refinish them and sell them {Read More…}
Who, What, Where Wednesday – Brick Street Cottage
March 5, 2014 by 18 Comments
My name is Lisa I own Brick Street Cottage. I have a confession, I love junk! That’s right, junk! Not for the fact that it is junk in it’s current state, but for it’s potential. My first junk project was at the age of 12, it was an old stop sign that I salvaged from {Read More…}
Makeover Monday – Before and After
March 3, 2014 by 9 Comments
They say that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” and this definitely rings true with wood furniture. Even though scratched and worn, some see wood grain that shouldn’t be covered and others see a canvas waiting to be painted. If you ever want to create controversy and don’t want to talk politics, just {Read More…}
