More on all of this tomorrow!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Steps for painting furniture
More on all of this tomorrow!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Painting Furniture
Or you can paint your piece a wild crackle as this photo shows. Wouldn't this piece look great in your tropical or safari inspired room? Awesome.
How about painting your piece white and adding a nice glaze to accentuate the trim details? Nice!Here are a couple photos of my favorite room in my home at the moment, my bedroom.
Now this is a room decorated on a seriously tight budget. The furniture is all glossy white, the dresser you see is solid oak, but it was so ugly I had to paint it. I got the piece for free! The bedside tables were on clearance at http://www.homedecoratorscollection.com/
The chandelier came from on online source that I have forgotten but it was only $100. My mother created this beautiful quilt for me, as well as the runner on the dresser. She is awesome!The walls I painted myself, which took a while as there are about 8 layers of paint, wallpaper, texture and glaze on the two side walls, but I love it!
Most of the accessories came from TJMax or my local Goodwill and St Vincent DePaul stores. I just cleaned them up and/or painted them!
I made the headboard out of MDF, which is a pretty cheap wood product you can buy at any lumber yard or big box store. I got mine at Home Depot, and they even cut it to my specifications right at the store!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Furniture
Ever see a great piece of solid wood furniture and want to paint it? It is easy and you can turn an old yucky peice into something wonderful for almost no money. The top photo is a table I painted and stenciled just for fun. I donated it to a charity auction thinking a child would love it!
The bottom photo is an old maple buffet that had a huge scratch on the top. I crackle painted it and added some stenciling to give it some flair. I used this peice in my living room as an entertainment center for years. The drawers hold all kinds of stuff, who doesn't need more storage?
I love to shop for old unique furniture at St. Vincent De Paul stores. Don't be put off by a bad finish or ugly scratches, you can make those go away. Do look for solid wood pieces that are in good working condition; ie drawers that slide well and are not broken, hinges that work correctly, you get the idea.
When shopping, make sure the peice will fit the area you have in mind before you bring it home. Things you buy from non-profits like St Vincent are not returnable, so measure your space and measure the piece in the store.
Decide what you want your furniture piece to look like. Sleek and modern? Country Crackle? Old World? So many choices, so little time....
Check out this link for some inspiration http://www.mulberrytreefurniture.co.uk/
There are plenty of options if you search around a bit.