Two married furniture painters invented a product that we call is “mud paint”. The purpose of creating mud paint was to add a vintage-style texture to the surface of modern furniture. The modern-day mud paint formula has undergone many years of modifications and tests to ensure its quality appearance. And if you want to make
This paint has a matte, smooth finish that is perfect for antiquing and distressing. The coverage of this paint is excellent. It goes so far! The paint is also…
MudPaint is an eco-friendly, clay-based, vintage furniture paint. Unlike chalk paint, MudPaint has a smooth matte finish. Perfect for distressed antiquing.
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You can imagine my excitement when Dixie Belle released a Mudcloth stencil. I am a huge stencil fan and the Mudcloth design is right up my street. This blog may contain affiliate links. If you choose to purchase through the link I earn a small amount at no extra cost to yourself. This helps me get paid for creating content like this blog. Thank you for supporting my small business. Shop the full range of Dixie Belle products here Product list: White Lightning Sea Spray Drop Cloth Chalk Mineral Paint Daisy Chalk Mineral Paint The Gulf Chalk Mineral Paint Mudcloth Stencil Best Dang Wax Clear Best Dang Wax Black Premium Chip Brush La Petite Brush French Tip Brush Here's the before of this sweet mini drawers. They're solid and actually very heavy for the size! It's made from some kind of Indian hardwood - which is actually one of my favourite kinds of furniture styles to paint. A word of warning when painting this type of wood though! It can be very bad for bleed through and often is a very oily wood so prep is the key! As always, the first step is always to clean your piece with White Lightning. The only exception to this is if your piece is waxed. If this is the case the the wax needs removing first. I have a blog post explaining how to do this here or a YouTube video you can view here. This rather rancid shot shows how important it is to clean your pieces inside and out! I always remove drawers, turn the piece upside down and give it a thorough clean. After I scuff sanded the piece, my base layer was Drop Cloth mixed with Sea Spray to create texture. I used a Premium Chip Brush to apply this as Sea Spray and the stippling action I use to add the mixture can damage those gorgeous bristles on the synthetic brushes. The natural bristles on the premium chip brush also help to create texture. Once the base layer was dry I added a layer of the colour Daisy. I varied the thickness of the Daisy to allow some of the base layer to peep through. I allowed the Daisy to dry and then applied a coat of The Gulf over the top. Once the layer of The Gulf was dry, I distressed back the layers of paint with a paint scraper and sandpaper. I like to vary how I distress as I find it keeps it looking more authentically worn and aged. (This piece was painted during a series of lives so I hadn't yet painted the top in this picture). Now for the Mudcloth stencil!! Look how excited I was! This is an action shot of me stencilling whilst live on Instagram. I really didn't make things easy for myself as I intentionally didn't remove the handles on this particular piece - mainly because this style lends itself to the less polished and perfect look. I used the colour Drop Cloth which is the same as my base colour to tie the design together. I only applied the stencil onto the drawer fronts and around the trim at the base of the unit. Once the stencil had dried I used Best Dang Wax in clear to seal the paint. I used the La Petite brush to apply the wax as it has a pointed end which is perfect for getting into the corners and details. After the clear wax, I used the French Tip brush to apply Best Dang Wax in black to the corners and edges of the piece. I used a dish sponge to remove the excess black wax. I have a YouTube video showing a similar application of brown wax here. I managed to get a shot of the piece with black wax on one side and not the other. You can see how the black wax adds more depth and dimension to the piece! Here's the finished piece along with some close ups! Hope this post has been enjoyable to read! Con x
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Get ready to splish and splash - Mud Puddle furniture paint is here to help you get crafty! This creamy taupe with a hint of gray from Dixie Belle is perfect for upcycling furniture into country chic masterpieces! Who knew mud puddles could be so stylish? With this paint there is no need to sand, prime, or seal; it's got a beautiful finish that's worth exploring. And if you're feeling adventurous, please take our finishing pads and give your lovely little project that quick buff- the smoother than butter finish is like icing on top of this already delicious cake.
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Pin4.6kFacebook5Share1 Sometimes we need a little inspiration from others. It can come from other artists or from nature, from a painting, or even an article of clothing you see. Everything around us inspires us whether we realize it or not. For our most recent piece, I actually took inspiration from another artist. It all started when we challenged the people in our Create and Connect Interactive Membership Group to complete a certain finish on furniture during the month of October. We challenged the group to a blended paint technique since it’s something they all report struggling with. Since we challenged them to step outside their comfort zone and try something new, I thought it only fair to allow them to challenge me as well. After all, we all need to push ourselves to try new things. Otherwise, how do we grow as an artist? Since I have a board full of beautiful furniture inspiration on Pinterest (you can check it out here ), I invited our group members to visit my board and pick any piece from it that they wanted to challenge me to recreate. Like a good artist, I told them I reserved the right to fail miserably. Lol. Here’s the inspiration piece they picked and challenged me to do. It’s a beautiful antique dresser by Dare To Be Vintage. It was a perfect pick because the piece is very similar in style to my piece that I chose for the challenge. Now all I had to do was decide how to recreate it. Luckily, I had just ordered some beautiful fall inspired colors from Dixie Belle Paint Company so I had everything I needed on hand to start painting. Since my hubby had already prepped the piece for paint, I was ready to get started as soon as they picked my challenge. (Prep: As usual, we started by sanding the piece down and cleaning to remove all dust, debris and oils from the finish. Luckily, this piece was in great shape so it didn’t require any repairs. Once it was thoroughly cleaned, we primed it using Bin Zinsser to ensure good adhesion of our paint product and to guarantee a quality, long lasting finish.) Here’s what it looked like in 2 coats of primer. For my colors… are you ready for this? I chose Collard Greens, Sawmill Gravy, Apricot, Flamingo, Colonel Mustard, Terracotta, Mud Puddle, French Linen, and Honky Tonk Red. I also needed a little bit darker brown that I didn’t have available from DB so I used my Wise Owl Chalk Synthesis Paint in Chocolate. I think this is the most colors I have ever used on one piece. 10 colors should be intimidating but it wasn’t. It was inspiring and freeing to just let go and paint. Get your Dixie Belle paint here through our affiliate link https://dixiebellepaint.com?aff=452 There was no rhyme or reason to my technique. I literally just randomly applied the different colors of paint all over the dresser. I will say, when attempting to do a finish in a layered technique, you do need to have a little patience as you will need to apply paint, let it dry and then come back to it later with different colors (to layer them). This is sometimes hard for me because while I’m working, I want to keep adding and just finish the area I’m working on but you can’t as this will cause your colors to blend if they are still wet. You must wait on them to dry for a layered look that shows all your colors. Now I did blend in some areas as well to get the colors I wanted. Here’s what it looked like as I went. Once I was done with the painting portion, I lightly sanded the piece to smooth it. I used a 400 grit sand paper for this. Remember… when sanding a piece that has texture, either from a texture medium or from your layering technique, you don’t want to sand a lot and you want to use a high grit sand paper to ensure you don’t remove all that texture you just created. Next, I sealed the piece in wax to create a soft, buttery smooth finish. I applied this using my 2″ palm brush from Wise Owl. It’s my favorite for wax application. You can order it here on our website. https://rehab2fabdesigns.com/product/cling-on-paint-brushes/ For the top, I decided to darken the existing color slightly. The Mirror and feet on this piece were a little bit darker than the top, likely from fading over time. Because it was in good shape, we just sanded it down slightly and stained over the existing stain with Dixie Belle No Pain Gel Stain in Walnut. It matched the mirror and feet beautifully and gave the overall look a little more warmth and richness. I also applied the Walnut stain inside the drawers to freshen them up where they had faded over time. That’s it. All done. Here’s what she looks like now. If you love this finish and are interested in learning how to recreate it, we sell a full video tutorial from the painting process on this dresser. You can find the tutorial here https://rehab2fabdesigns.com/product/chalk-painting-tutorial-fall-inspiration/ Or, you can sign up for our monthly membership group on Facebook where I teach various finishes along with my friend Susie from The White Plum. The cost is $35 a month and you get access to all our videos to date. If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, you can sign up here. https://rehab2fabdesigns.com/product/create-and-connect-monthly-membership-group-on-facebook/ As always, thanks for visiting our site and supporting our business and dreams! Happy Painting! Tyler Pin4.6kFacebook5Share1
This swanky pair of mid-century modern nightstands didn't get this fabulous in a day! In fact, it took several weeks of "processes".... but it was so worth it... ending with these gorgeous faux crocodile patterned pieces of art! My client specifically asked for these to be re-dressed in a white, grey and a mix of metals. Her master-suite is glamorous, to say the least, with a king-sized royal headboard with tufted velvet and rhinestone buttons. She has mixed both silver and golds in the space
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