Yesterday I shared photos of this old world finish I created on an MDF coffee table. Today I will share the steps I took to achieve the look.
Showing posts with label turquoise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label turquoise. Show all posts
OUR WINTER LIVING ROOM - getting organized after christmas
After Christmas I prefer to work with a clean slate. The floor gets vacuumed a million times and every bit of decor gets taken down and put aside. Then I start to create the new feeling I want in our living room one piece at a time.
HOW I PAINTED MY TURQUOISE SHELF - tutorial
I used 3 different colors of AS paint to create
the look I wanted to achieve on my apothecary drawers.
SHELF OF TURQUOISE - apothecary drawers
INSPIRATION IS POWERFUL
One evening surfing Pinterest
I stumbled across a painted
cabinet that inspired me.
I sat for a few minutes
looking at this photo thinking
to myself, "I have something
very similar to this" and
"I can do this" in a quiet
whisper to myself.
whisper to myself.
HOW TO GET THAT PRETTY TURQUOISE LOOK - paint layering
for creating distressed and layered
finishes so I used it when I wanted
to create a layered color effect on a
thrift store jewelry box.
BUILDING A SMALL SPACE WORKSTATION - gold dipped and turquoise
Do you need a dedicated work place but live in a small space with little extra room? I have built a convertible workstation for exactly that, small space living. I used thrifted items and transformed them into beautiful decor.
BENCH MADE FROM CHAIRS painted in turquoise annie sloan
If you are thinking of creating
a bench from a pair of chairs
I'm happy to offer a tip or two on how I did mine.
VINTAGE DESK in VINTAGE TURQUOISE - mixing annie sloan chalk paint
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint has a high
volume of pigment in it. One benefit
of this is the ability to dye fabric with
it. Another advantage of the strong
colors is how little of a color you need
to mix new colors. I mixed a beautiful
vintage turquoise color using Annie
Sloan paints.
OMBRE DRESSER FOR TODDLER with tips & turquoise
it's called Ombre? I will help answer some of these questions and offer tips I learned while creating my Ombre dresser for a little family member.
SHABBY CHIC VANITY - soft turquoise
Today I have some nice photos of a project I did in a soft turquoise color. And I will reveal the magic ingredient.
MINI CLOSET REVEAL - graphic transfer
Our good friends at Brick and Mortar Living asked if I wanted to try using their butcher paper for a graphic transfer project. I was happy to try it out.
PAINTING A TWO COLOR DRESSER - blue and white
I love what I do and sometimes I'm able to help out a friend in the process. This dresser was on someone else's project list but things happened and it got added to mine. Let me share how I painted her in two different Annie Sloan colors.
WATERFALL HIGHBOY - turquoise and white with numbers
I usually start by looking at a piece of furniture and determine whether it has a masculine or feminine feel. In my opinion most waterfall dressers feel very masculine and great to refinish for boy's rooms.
DARK WAXING A PAINTED DINING TABLE - hard wearing aged finish
I don't often get to work on dining
tables but they are not much
different than anything else I work
on. The finish has to hold up and be
beautiful. The finish on this table
held up as a store display piece for 3
years, getting piled up with all
manner of goods. It still looked like
the day I did it.
PAINTING VERDIGRIS MIRRORS - my techniques
Verdigris is the common name for the natural green patina
formed when copper, brass or bronze is weathered
and exposed to air or seawater over a period of time.
FLOWER FROGS AND FLORENCE - new color and hardware storage
I picked up a tester pot of the new ASCP color called Florence.
It is a vibrant turquoise and I do love it. George has a collection of mason jars he has found at yard
sales, and when he wasn't looking I snuck off with several and painted them in a shade of this new
color. He was so pleased he suggested offering them in the Etsy shop.
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| You can give your room a special pop of color with vintage mason jars painted in your favorite color. |
I mixed a small bit of ASCP Florence with Pure White to get this beachy color
and splashed it throughout our summer deck.
This is one of the projects I the ladies work on. They got to fill holes, brush paint, wax, distress,
drill, nail, and finally install new glass knobs.
This weekend we had a very successful workshop on that same deck and everyone asked about the paint color.
This is one of the projects I the ladies work on. They got to fill holes, brush paint, wax, distress,
drill, nail, and finally install new glass knobs.
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| Here is another use for vintage glass flower frogs. |
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TURQUOISE KROEHLER DRESSER - chippy finish
Posted photos of painted furniture never truly conveys the "in person" color. This Kroehler dresser is a bright full bodied TURQUOISE, and gorgeous with the dark wood showing through.
SPRAY PAINTING A WOOD CHAIR - turquoise wood chair
The plan for this chair was to donate him to a charity auction makeover event, but the description of eligibility was to also have a fabric seat. Needless to say he didn't qualify and had to stay with me for a makeover of my choosing.
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