I've now got quite a collection of
sample boards I painted when choosing colors for my home.
Not exact matches
I'm thinking I'm going to create a wall of fabric - wrapped cork in the writing room for a design
board, but until then, I love having the small space to tack up fabric and
paint samples.
Mathew recommended
painting a large
sample on a piece of poster
board or foam core and moving it around the room, seeing how it looks in the darkest corner and the brightest spot.
I definitely need to do some «stain / wash»
sample boards to experiment with more exact measurements of
paint and water and the resulting effects.
Try a
sample can first and
paint on a
sample board (oaktag or styrene) and check to see how it looks in the room first.
• You will be
painting and waxing on
sample boards that you take home with you for reference.
I just uploaded the photo I took of the chalk
paint colors on your
sample board you did during the chalk
paint class.
Call me crazy, but I'd mix equal amounts (
sample size, maybe 1/4 cup of each) of Gray's Harbor & Rosemary and
paint a
sample board.
See a list of
painted sample boards in all her colors HERE.
I did
paint a large
sample board and it seems fine but I know blue can intensify when all walls are
painted.
As I
painted the
sample on the walls, I was still on
board.
Now that you see how dire the situation was, I will show you my inspiration Olio
Board, which was held up due to four different
samples of
paint that I was completely undecided about.
Take your
sample boards and
paint them in neutral colors.
But I finally learned to buy a
sample,
paint four poster
boards in my chosen color & then place in each corner of my room.
We started by
painting our
sample board as we normally would, with two light coats of chalk
paint.
Definitely
paint some big
samples on
board — totally worth the cost of the
paint — many company's have
sample sizes these day - hold that up in the room — against the other materials you are using.
All
Sample boards below are
painted with TWO coats of
paint over raw wood.
For the
sample boards topped in Chalk
Paint ® I just used a sanding block but with the Benjamin Moore
paint I used a palm sander with 220 grit sand paper.
We've been getting in new product,
painting furniture and new
sample boards for our new tinted waxes, and I started shooting the Summer Collection.
If you have the time, you should create a
sample board to see how the
paint and wax looks before doing your vanity.
You could even simply make a
sample board of the color, but by actually
painting on wood — you get a better feel how the chalk
paint will look.
I have gotten
samples of your exterior
paint colors and
painted them on poster
boards.
Once the
paint is dry on your
sample boards or piece — try using different waxes — clear, dark, colored, or even glaze on different parts of the piece.
sat at my table and I loved the colors of chalk
paint that she used on her
sample board — I knew it was the look I wanted for my cabinet.