American Home Collection – Tarnished Platter! Tarnished Platter is a perfect shade of gray with blue undertones and its sure to be a favorite! Our retailers have been very busy this week painting with Tarnished Platter, and they want to inspire and encourage you to use it for that special piece of furniture that’s been waiting {Read More…}
Simply Beautiful Spaces – Who What & Where
May 25, 2015 by 3 Comments
Simply Beautiful Spaces! How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! ~Maya Angelou This Memorial Day we’ve chosen to honor our veterans past and present and their legacy, by sharing a special tribute to a very special retailer, Kathryn “Kate” Koch, owner of Simply Beautiful Spaces, Stafford, Virginia. Kate is {Read More…}
What have you painted today? Featuring Shag Carpet!
May 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Shag Carpet – American Home Collection! Our retailers have been busy this week and they are ready to inspire you to use Shag Carpet from the American Home Collection! Why do we love Shag Carpet? Orange is between red and yellow on the spectrum of light, and we feel cheerful and optimistic surrounded in shades {Read More…}
What have you painted today? Featuring Chenille Bedspread!
May 14, 2015 by 1 Comment
Chenille Bedspread – American Home Collection! Our retailers have been busy painting and are ready to inspire you to use Chenille Bedspread, from the American Home Collection! Chenille Bedspread, a grayish violet color, is an easy color to love especially if you like purple! Retailer Patty Henning owner of Fabulous Finishes Inc., Shelby Township, Michigan, said {Read More…}
What Have You Painted Today? Featuring Rose Garden!
May 7, 2015 by 1 Comment
What have you painted today? What inspires you? What makes you feel excited, happy or full of energy and what stimulates your enthusiasm? Color can motivate, it can change your mood, or create an environment and setting that is cohesive, warm and inviting or edgy, and fun. A space can be created to increase concentration {Read More…}
What have you painted today? Featuring A-maize-ing!
April 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Our talented creative retailers have been busy painting with A-maize-ing – a rich sunny yellow color. Nika Hipster of Unika Custom Creations, in Middletown, DE , shows us how to can change a piece of furniture that isn’t working with your decor into something that fits perfectly with what you love. She used A-maize-ing for the {Read More…}
You Won’t Believe how this $25 Dresser Looks After She Painted it
April 27, 2015 by 1 Comment
Without any sanding or stripping the piece, Charlene Wray painted this old dresser with Clay / Chalk / Mineral paint and added Dark Vintage Antiquing Wax for an incredible transformation! “This is my very first piece painted with APC! Bought this piece for $25 and it needed some love!” Adding Texture & Dark Vintage Antiquing Wax {Read More…}
What have you painted today? Featuring Blue Jeans!
April 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
What have you painted today? Our American Paint Company retailers will feature one color a week to inspire your creativity and we encourage you to get out there and paint something! Have fun with paint! Don’t be afraid to use paint to uplift and engage, create a mood in your home or work environment and why {Read More…}
Stunning Antique Black Bow Front Highboy – Take Two!
April 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Stunning Antique Black Bow Front Highboy – Take Two! Several years ago, I purchased a beautiful antique bow front mahogany highboy. I wasn’t sure how I wanted to paint it so I set it aside for a while until I came up with an idea. I took it to Not So Shabby and it sold {Read More…}
Can’t Reupholster? Paint Your Fabric!
April 13, 2015 by 4 Comments
Recently, Lorna found herself with a broken left hand and a chair she’d planned to reupholster. Refusing to postpone the makeover, she decided to try her one good hand at fabric painting. Having heard about others’ success using American Paint Company Clay/Chalk/Mineral Paint to convert fabric, she now had a great reason to test it {Read More…}
Santa Fe Dresser!
April 6, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Santa Fe Inspired Dresser by Effie’s Salvage Barn! I found this gem at a garage sale for $5.00. The funny thing is, as ugly as it was, this size of dresser seems to sell, so I plunged in and took the risk. It sat in the storage unit for the better part of the winter {Read More…}
Monday Retailer Inspiration!
March 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Retailer Inspiration! Sha Sha Logad is creative and talented. She painted this lovely dinning room set using a blend of Lincoln’s Hat as her painted base, black glaze and black mica to give depth and richness to her piece. She applied a second coat of Lincoln’s Hat and lightly distressed the paint, finished with {Read More…}
Monday Makeover Inspiration!
March 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Monday Makeover Inspiration! You can use American Paint Company paint and finishing products for more than just painting furniture! An APC customer painted this beautiful picture using all American Paint Company products! We love seeing what you can create with American Paint Company products! This intriguing coffee table was embossed using an embossing roller and {Read More…}
Monday Makeover by Twigs and Twine!
March 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Lori Masteroni, owner of Twigs and Twine, in Lakewood, CO shares this circa 1800s trunk that belongs to her friend Diane Williams Gumm for our Monday Makeover! Diane shared the history of this trunk with us, “The Trunk belonged to my Great grandma Winnie Gertrude Smith Williams. She was born January 27, 1886 and died February {Read More…}
Painted Pieces Retailer Inspiration!
March 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Inspiration to brighten your day! Owner of Twice Nice shares her cool rescue piece, and she said it turned out just the way she wanted it too! APC’s Smoke Signal and Home Plate and finishing with both dark and clear wax mixed to protect and give it sheen and depth. New hardware from her stash, {Read More…}
Beautiful inspiration from our friends at Persnickety’s Awesomeness Emporium!
March 2, 2015 by 1 Comment
Persnickety’s shares their unique brand of inspiration and we love what they do with a can of American Paint Company paint and finishes! This dresser is all dolled up with American Paint Company’s Home Plate and Vintage Velvet, she’s sealed with clear wax and just the right touch of fabric was added to her back. A {Read More…}
Custom Curio with wallpaper and a unique stencil design!
February 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Retailer Nika Hipsher, owner of UNika Custom Creations LLC, in Middletown, DE, shares how she created this beautiful curio using American Paint Company Cannonball and Navajo White paint and top coat to finish her masterpiece. I was dropping off some unwanted items at Goodwill, while I was there I spotted this cabinet in their back room {Read More…}
How to use American Paint Company Glazes to Create a Wood Stain Look
January 31, 2015 by 9 Comments
How to use American Paint Company Glazes to Create a Wood Stain Look Karen from Bay Avenue Antiques shares a great tutorial on how to use American Paint Company glazes to create a stained look on wood. American Paint Company glazes can be used to create a beautiful aged look on painted furniture. Did you know {Read More…}
All things new again!
January 20, 2015 by 5 Comments
Hello, 2015! This seems like a good time to complete all of those half-finished projects I started waaaaaay back in 2014. If you have been to our shop, All Things New Again in Leesburg, VA, in the past six months or so … you may have seen me working on this lampshade. That stencil—with its {Read More…}
Ombre Away with APC
December 18, 2014 by 1 Comment
Here is a great idea from The Paint Locker. Thank you for sharing this wonderful dresser. This is a fun way to take any ugly piece and have some fun with it. The bottom drawer is straight Nana’s cupboard, with two tablespoons of Navajo white added after painting each drawer. The body of the dresser {Read More…}
