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…}
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…}
Decoupage Masterpiece – Tip Tuesday
May 6, 2014 by 5 Comments
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…}
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…}
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…}
Painting Furniture – A Farm Table
April 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Do you remember that scene in The Wizard of Oz where the house lands on top of the wicked witch and all you see are her legs sticking out with those fabulous ruby slippers? Well, I found a fabulous pair of legs sticking out just like that underneath a pile of furniture in my daughter Courtney’s garage! {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #14
April 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
What can chalk and clay paint do, you ask? Easily transform your piece! Check out what our paintriots did using American Paint Company’s chalk and clay all natural paint! The Painted Dragonfly painted this desk and chair using Momma’s Lipstick. Midwest Cottage and Finds painted this dresser with Peacock and finished in Brown Glaze. Altar’d Designs {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #13
March 28, 2014 by 3 Comments
Time to be inspired and pick up that paint brush! Our paintriots are always busy transforming pieces with American Paint Company’s amazing chalk and clay paint, showing you how easy and beautiful it is to use this all natural paint. Let’s get this party started with a dresser decoupaged and painted with Freedom Road, Plymouth {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…}
Hand Painted Furniture – A Beautiful Buffet
March 20, 2014 by 2 Comments
I felt like I won the lottery when I found this buffet, with her oval door detail and fancy legs! I decided on American Paint Company’s chalk and clay paint in Navajo White because she looked classy to me, and white is a classy color. After painting her white, she needed some sass. So I {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…}
Facebook Friday #9
February 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The winter weather in most places has not slowed our paintriots down! They are busy painting indoors, if needed, safely using our natural chalk and clay based paints! Here’s what they have created this week. Vintage Charm Restored painted this buffet with a custom mix created with Surfboard, Home Plate, Rushmore and Home Turf. Simply Beautiful {Read More…}
This n’ That Thursday – Mini Makeovers
February 27, 2014 by 2 Comments
I love rescuing beat-up, banged-up, tossed aside old furniture. I happily head out to flea markets, yard sales and auctions with an eye for finding the saddest little table or chairs that nobody else wants, bringing them home and making them beautiful again with a little help from American Paint Company‘s all-natural clay chalk and mineral paints. But {Read More…}
Facebook Friday #8
February 21, 2014 by 2 Comments
Welcome to another week of fabulous painted items using American Paint Company all natural paints! Check it out: Simple Matters at Junk Street Market painted this hutch using Peacock and finished in Black Glaze. Upcycled Vintage Charm painted this dresser using Rushmore and finished in Top Coat. Junque in My Trunk painted this hutch using {Read More…}
This n’ That Thursday – A Before and After
February 20, 2014 by 4 Comments
I got this very stylish and classic oval walnut coffee table that had too many dents and scratches to leave unpainted. Step 1: I sanded down the top of the table and rough edges of the scalloped top using 120 grit sandpaper. Step 2: I then cleaned the entire table using American Paint Company furniture/brush {Read More…}
American Paint Company – More Close-up Color
February 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It’s time for another close-up! Be inspired! Shizzle Design used Home Turf and Beach Glass to create this finish. Fabulous Finishes used Cannonball, Waistcoat and Dark Wax to finish this. Painted Past painted this using Limoges, Peacock, and Brown and Black Glaze. Feather & Nest painted this frame using Sackcloth, Crushed Tea, Treasure Box and Voyage. Distressed Nest finished {Read More…}
