Yep, you read that right, this formal french piece started out as an epic furniture fail. So what better to do than share my failure with the whole world, lol. My vision for this piece was a formal French salon, ornate vintage-looking details, that really played up those curves. * This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase I could make a commission at no charge to you. Please read my disclosure and my privacy policy here. The look I ended up with wasn’t what I originally envisioned b
Yep, you read that right, this formal french piece started out as an epic furniture fail. So what better to do than share my failure with the whole world, lol. My vision for this piece was a formal French salon, ornate vintage-looking details, that really played up those curves. * This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase I could make a commission at no charge to you. Please read my disclosure and my privacy policy here. The look I ended up with wasn’t what I originally envisioned b
How do you answer the question, “Which product is more appropriate for my furniture painting project, wax, or a glaze? There are a few factors that I keep in mind when deciding which finish I want to use. Let’s explore the similarities and differences between furniture wax and glaze. * This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase I could make a commission at no charge to you. Please read my disclosure and my privacy policy here. Materials Mentioned: 1. Glaze2. Wax3. Woodgrain Tool4. Sa
I had picked up this French provincial beauty off of Craigslist. It was in rough shape, super dirty, but had great lines, solid oak drawer boxes, and very well made. The original finish was chipping, the top was stained, and the front had encountered at least a few beverage spills. I seriously wonder what people do with their furniture sometimes! Here are the products I'd set out to use throughout the process on this Mermaid Blues Makeover 1. TSP Cleaner2. Paint in Palmetto, bunker hill blue
How do you answer the question, “Which product is more appropriate for my furniture painting project, wax, or a glaze? There are a few factors that I keep in mind when deciding which finish I want to use. Let’s explore the similarities and differences between furniture wax and glaze. * This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase I could make a commission at no charge to you. Please read my disclosure and my privacy policy here. Materials Mentioned: 1. Glaze2. Wax3. Woodgrain Tool4. Sa
How do you answer the question, “Which product is more appropriate for my furniture painting project, wax, or a glaze? There are a few factors that I keep in mind when deciding which finish I want to use. Let’s explore the similarities and differences between furniture wax and glaze. * This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase I could make a commission at no charge to you. Please read my disclosure and my privacy policy here. Materials Mentioned: 1. Glaze2. Wax3. Woodgrain Tool4. Sa
How do you answer the question, “Which product is more appropriate for my furniture painting project, wax, or a glaze? There are a few factors that I keep in mind when deciding which finish I want to use. Let’s explore the similarities and differences between furniture wax and glaze. * This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase I could make a commission at no charge to you. Please read my disclosure and my privacy policy here. Materials Mentioned: 1. Glaze2. Wax3. Woodgrain Tool4. Sa
How do you answer the question, “Which product is more appropriate for my furniture painting project, wax, or a glaze? There are a few factors that I keep in mind when deciding which finish I want to use. Let’s explore the similarities and differences between furniture wax and glaze. * This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase I could make a commission at no charge to you. Please read my disclosure and my privacy policy here. Materials Mentioned: 1. Glaze2. Wax3. Woodgrain Tool4. Sa
How do you answer the question, “Which product is more appropriate for my furniture painting project, wax, or a glaze? There are a few factors that I keep in mind when deciding which finish I want to use. Let’s explore the similarities and differences between furniture wax and glaze. * This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase I could make a commission at no charge to you. Please read my disclosure and my privacy policy here. Materials Mentioned: 1. Glaze2. Wax3. Woodgrain Tool4. Sa
How do you answer the question, “Which product is more appropriate for my furniture painting project, wax, or a glaze? There are a few factors that I keep in mind when deciding which finish I want to use. Let’s explore the similarities and differences between furniture wax and glaze. * This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase I could make a commission at no charge to you. Please read my disclosure and my privacy policy here. Materials Mentioned: 1. Glaze2. Wax3. Woodgrain Tool4. Sa
When I first started painting furniture, teaching was scarce, techniques were considered very proprietary, and information took much digging. It was hard to find much information at all for beginning furniture painters. I’m grateful for how this world has been blown open! * This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase I could make a commission at no charge to you. Please read my disclosure and my privacy policy here. My first piece was from furniture left behind at one of our rental
One of the most frequent questions I get is “What color should I paint this?” Unfortunately the answer is never that simple. There are several factors that go into my color selections, so I thought I’d share my thought processes when choosing furniture paint colors. * This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase I could make a commission at no charge to you. Please read my disclosure and my privacy policy here. 1. Will you be painting to keep or painting to sell? Every market is diffe
This Basset mule chest was rather unremarkable, but I picked it up for $15, solid wood, and in relatively good condition. I kept this in my inventory for some time, with no takers, so it became mine to play with. * This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase I could make a commission at no charge to you. Please read my disclosure and my privacy policy here. Materials List: 1. Furniture Cleaner 2. paint in 1. Spanish Moss2. Dried Sage3. Sand Bar4. Collard Greens5. Midnight Sky 3. Patin
This Basset mule chest was rather unremarkable, but I picked it up for $15, solid wood, and in relatively good condition. I kept this in my inventory for some time, with no takers, so it became mine to play with. * This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase I could make a commission at no charge to you. Please read my disclosure and my privacy policy here. Materials List: 1. Furniture Cleaner 2. paint in 1. Spanish Moss2. Dried Sage3. Sand Bar4. Collard Greens5. Midnight Sky 3. Patin
When I first started painting furniture, teaching was scarce, techniques were considered very proprietary, and information took much digging. It was hard to find much information at all for beginning furniture painters. I’m grateful for how this world has been blown open! * This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase I could make a commission at no charge to you. Please read my disclosure and my privacy policy here. My first piece was from furniture left behind at one of our rental
I had picked up this French provincial beauty off of Craigslist. It was in rough shape, super dirty, but had great lines, solid oak drawer boxes, and very well made. The original finish was chipping, the top was stained, and the front had encountered at least a few beverage spills. I seriously wonder what people do with their furniture sometimes! Here are the products I'd set out to use throughout the process on this Mermaid Blues Makeover 1. TSP Cleaner2. Paint in Palmetto, bunker hill blue
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