Because
I think painting furniture is such an art, it's pretty cool to work with a paint that I just have to go with.
So I think if you love a beautiful wood grain piece and are keeping it for yourself then don't touch it but for re-sell
I think painted furniture sells faster.
Not exact matches
Many soon - to - be moms and dads have the walls
painted and pick out bedding and mobiles and perfect outfits before they even
think about buying and arranging the
furniture.
We've done a little
painting outside, put up new light fixtures,
painted furniture, gotten new appliances, and bought all new
furniture in our living room, but I don't
think anything has been quite as exciting or as fun as putting together our new baby nursery!
Painting furniture s nothing new in my household, but I
think it's safe to say I stepped it up a few notches with this last project.
This means that you can actually
paint electric wires onto paper, clothes,
furniture, walls, and almost anything else you can
think of.
For pregnant or nursing mothers,
painting, finishing
furniture, using pesticides or acetones (
think nail polish) should be out of the question.
I have my gran's oak washstand and dresser with a mirror in my guest room and seeing your
furniture has made me
think I might try
painting them black too.
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paint furniture that often (though I would love to) and use stencils even less frequently but there are times when I do
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If you're
thinking about taking on a
painted furniture project, hopefully a few of my favorites will inspire you to get started.
I would also LOVE to see how you
painted the
furniture for sure — I am
thinking of doing that with dark
furniture going to light and am scared!!!
I love to add fresh vibrant color to
furniture pieces that I make over with
paint, but lately I am loving the look of stripped
furniture — I love it for all seasons, but I
think it looks best in the Fall.
You might notice that the color scheme isn't my usual, since I tend to use nontraditional colors a lot, but with the black
painted furniture and the deep blue blankets, I really
thought this room called for some traditional red and green.
This time I was completely surprised by the bold beauty of the
painted furniture, so I
thought I'd share it with you, as one could certainly do something similar!
Let me know what you
think of 5 tips for antiquing & distressing
painted furniture, or if you have any tips of your own to share!
I am just finishing another piece of
painted furniture and want to finish it off the same way but wondered about your
thoughts regarding my original question before I press go!
I had a friend ask me to
paint this piece for her in a more modern or «full coverage» look recently, so I
thought I'd share a few tips on how to give old
furniture a modern look using one of my favorite, go - to
paints, Annie Sloan Chalk
Paint ®.
not, as you would
think,
painting furniture.
Now, I'm beginning to
think that I would like the entire bed
painted a soft gray with antiqued details, and maybe the addition of a few frenchy
furniture mouldings.....
If your buying new ones I
think the peraza matches your current
furniture the best and if your
painting your bed you can
paint them the color you want!
Since
painting furniture is my decorating love, I
thought I would share a before and after with you of my spray project.
I
think working with
painted furniture is such a learning process.
I
think I am going to leave it in yellow, I
think if I
painted the
furniture white it would blend into the wall.
And secondly, because I
think many people assume that wax is the only option for sealing chalk
painted furniture.
But again, latex is a great choice for
furniture imo and nothing so special about chalk
paint that I
think you should totally switch up your game.
I'm not personally a fan of a super glossy finish on the style of
furniture I
paint but I really
think it's a personal preference.
This is one of the first pieces of
furniture that I
painted when I started blogging almost eight years ago, so I
thought it would be helpful to give you a refresh on this dresser's humble beginnings.
I always want to laugh when
painted furniture is called a trend,
furniture had been
painted for hundreds of years, it's not new!!!!!! I
think both wood and
painted furniture will work in a lovely blend forever, sure things will date (certain colors will definitely be of an era) but the idea of reworking things and making over things has been, and will be around forever!
When deciding on how to choose warm or cool
paint colors, first
think about your style of your
furniture, and the colors on your
furniture.
I love this and since I'm going to be
painting my old (new to me) chairs and some other
furnitures distressed I just
think this is fab and the color is just what I have been looking for for a wood bench that my dad made me many years ago.
This really was such an easy project, if you are afraid of diving into
painting an old piece of
furniture, don't put it off, it wasn't as scary as I
thought!
I
think I'm going to try them for buffing wax on my
painted furniture.
I have tried a few types of chalk
paint but have yet tried milk
paint but I
think my next
furniture project I will have to try it out.
Think arched wooden windows, terraces, whitewashed walls, handcrafted Mexican
furniture, big bathrooms with Aveda products, original oil
paintings and luxurious linens.
Think of the place as a vast art museum with the personal touches of a multi-millionaire: medieval tapestries, spectacular sculpture, detailed wood prints, exquisite
paintings and fine
furniture from world - class craftsmen.
Popping in to show you a piece of vintage
furniture I have been working on after its first coat... I
think it might have been saying please
paint me white!
Featuring 250 works spanning the 16th to the 21st centuries, five continents and a broad range of disciplines — including
painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture,
furniture, and jewelry — Unexpected Encounters will challenge audiences to seek connections between a multitude of disciplines and consider new ways of
thinking about art.
Cezanne communicates his struggle as an artist, that we all go through, with such candour, I felt extremely moved by the
paintings, all portraits, altho I am not a figurative artist.I must say I got off on the
furniture, draperies and organisation of the whole, as much as the expression in the faces.An exception is the Courtauld picture with the white clay pipe, a masterpiece if there ever was one.I breathed in the Cezannes and haven't digested them yet, except to say since the Matisse at the RA, I
think this show is second to none.The Cohens were very good also, working across a large room.
Each piece is so completely
thought out to blend in with this exceptional house from lamps, to terracotta pots, a
painting, a chess set, a self - assembly money box which resembles a maquette of a larger piece of
furniture housed downstairs and the television in the Living Room showing a filmed performance of Gander's 2003 radio play about Goldfinger's relationship to Trellick Tower, complete with Foley sound effects showing that Goldfinger is a subject that has been close to his heart for many years.
One day we
thought of
painted furniture, of how It just slightly changes everything in the room...
Our February 2014 cover artist Mel Kadel is having a solo exhibit at Subliminal Projects next week, titled
Thought Pattern, showcasing new
paintings, a limited edition print, custom
furniture, and mo
And just as some masterpieces (
think of Shakespeare's plays «really» written by Bacon) are dogged by fancies that they were done by someone else, so it has turned out to be with Goya and the Black
Paintings: a Spanish furniture historian, Juan José Junquera, recently created a brief flurry of headlines in Europe and America by claiming - on no pictorial evidence at all - that the Black Paintings were «really» done by Goya's son Javier, a ne'er - do - much who may have been a painter - certainly his father called him that, if only in support of his application for a pension - but by whom no attributable paintin
Paintings: a Spanish
furniture historian, Juan José Junquera, recently created a brief flurry of headlines in Europe and America by claiming - on no pictorial evidence at all - that the Black
Paintings were «really» done by Goya's son Javier, a ne'er - do - much who may have been a painter - certainly his father called him that, if only in support of his application for a pension - but by whom no attributable paintin
Paintings were «really» done by Goya's son Javier, a ne'er - do - much who may have been a painter - certainly his father called him that, if only in support of his application for a pension - but by whom no attributable
paintingspaintings exist.
Our February 2014 cover artist Mel Kadel is having a solo exhibit at Subliminal Projects next week, titled
Thought Pattern, showcasing new
paintings, a limited edition print, custom
furniture, and more.
When most people hear the phrase staging a home they immediately
think of preparing the home's interior —
painting, arranging
furniture and the like.
I
think anyone looking to
paint their walls or even their
furniture will like these samples to give them a good starting color.
I have dark stained
furniture and was
thinking of
painting the pieces, but I
think if I
paint a certain neutral color instead, I may like the room and leave the
furniture alone.
Other projects I am
thinking about might be to
paint some
furniture and some walls in my home that need freshened up.
I've been very interested in milk
paint and
thinking that is what I will do to my bedroom
furniture, but need to have directions......
I sew,
paint (walls,
furniture, decorative treatments), craft, and coordinate other people's stuff in ways they didn't
think of.
I
think people often shy away from the idea of
painting a brand new piece of
furniture.