Painted Rocking Chair: A DIY You Can Do!
Painted Rocking Chairs are one of the most practical ways to add some seating plus style to your covered porch! Today Im going to show you how to paint a wooden rocking chair. Outdoor furniture can make us question everything we think we know about painting furniture. How many coats of paint? How many coats of primer will I need to paint a rocking chair? What paint color choices are best for a porch? Do I have to use a top coat when I paint outdoor furniture? Should I use a brush or should I spray paint instead? Im here to walk you through the entire process and Let you in on every…
Decorative Gilding Wax Products Compared
One of our favorite ways to add depth, shading and embellishment to furniture and DIY project is decorative gilding waxes. Decorative gilding wax makes a huge impact with a tiny little swipe. Whether we are using a brush or just our finger tip, the results are amazing! The power in just one little swipe is unmatched. So, this lead me to ask myself. Which one is best? Which brand of products would I suggest consumers investing their money in? The results would end up being DecoArts Metallic Lustre. Some other popular products are Dixie Belles Gilding Waxes and of course Rub n Buff. While all three are virtually the same style of…
DIY Sign for Christmas with Blended Paint
DIY signs for the home may be the easiest way to begin putting your mark on the decor and making it your own! What’s better is creating painted wood signs gives you the opportunity to work on your paint techniques before using them on large pieces of painted furniture. Whether you go purchase planks or just use spare wood you have laying around, DIY Signs are usually pretty easy and quick to whip up! Want more That Sweet Tea Life in your Inbox?? You may remember me creating this wooden sign during the summer. June 11, 2018 Using Wise Owl Paints and a piece of 1×8 scrap wood I created a…
The DIY Storage Bed Hack You won’t Believe!
When we decided to have kiddo number 5 we knew that would mean kids sharing a room. Either a boys room or a girls room. This made me scramble for creative kids bedroom storage ideas. The thought of fitting two twin beds and two dressers just drove me crazy. Of course they would fit, but WHY? I would much rather keep the floor space. So,.. I would begin my hunt and found captains beds, DIY platform beds, and of course that gorgeous Pottery Barn Stratton Bed that would only cost a few thousand dollars came up on my search. As lovely as it is, there is no way I would allow myself to…
Pink and Gold Painted Furniture Makeovers Furniture Lovers Must See
Blank canvases have been created on the back of Farmhouse white. My prediction is that it has become the perfect blank slate for our new fascination with Bohemian style decor like pink furniture. More and more we are seeing a desire for mixes of rustic old world and bold color choices like we find with teal, blue, and pink and gold painted furniture. While we often think of pink painted furniture as child’s play, you will see that there is a lot of pink painted furniture for adults! This comes into play even more for those that adore that a glossy spray paint finish as well as those that love the gold. Meet “Curvy…
Learn How to Paint Furniture
Have you decided you are over your dining room furniture and need to revamp it? Or maybe you enjoy the thought of painting a piece of furniture and this is your first furniture painting project. You have to decide which of the many types of paint to use! There is “chalk paint” and latex paint, primer and paint in one, oil based paint and even hybrid paints with oil and water based properties like Benjamin Moore Advance paint! Are they all good? Which paint is best for furniture? Here is what I know, all paint is created to stick to your surface. Which paint you use is is up to your style.
Painting White Furniture: The Best No Fail Method!
Painting White Furniture. Lets face it, the vast majority of us LOVE a piece gorgeous white painted furniture! Whether decorating our own home or painting for clients and customers, it comes up often. Farmhouse shabby white painted furniture will forever have a place in homes across the world as will modern and sleek white painted furniture have in modern or transitional homes. Something pulls us to it! As a painter or furniture artist though, the white painted furniture makeover often one of the things we dread the most. There are a few reasons for this and one is that there is typically very little creativity involved. The other reason we can tend to…
Chalk Style Paint or Latex: The Choice is Yours
What is the difference between Chalk Style and Latex Paint? Chalk paint vs latex paint, which paint works best for your needs? Why use chalk paint vs regular paint. The Owner and Creator of Wise Owl Chalk Synthesis Paint was kind enough to break down many of the differences between chalk style and latex paints AND allowed me to share them with you. Compare the Pros and Cons of Chalk Paint as well as Latex to decide which is right for you! Whats the difference between chalk paint and regular paint? give it a try | paint works | spray paint | top coat | 01 pm | raw wood | works really | start painting | kinds of paint | white…
Rustic Paint Finish: The Rusty Look You will Love
I introduce to you what may be my favorite DIY Rustic Paint Finish yet. The Rusty Ol’ Chevy Finish. Rustic Paint finishes are popping up everywhere now. The shabby chic look has taken a whole new turn and now its the more shabby the more chic! Im not sure if you can get any more shabby and rustic than genuine rust in your rustic paint look. Its the perfect way to DIY Rustic Furniture, and you know I love a rustic blue paint finish. wood staining antiquing furniture wood furniture finished piece top coat distressed wood paint color paint technique distressing furniture decorative paint lightly sand paint finish latex paint piece of furniture When I came across this rather primitive, craftsman style desk I knew I…
How to Make a Custom Tee You LOVE
Its time for a new Craft & Create (a custom tee) with Cricut Challenge! When we were tasked to make custom t shirts I knew I really wanted to make a shirt design I LOVE and will actually wear… more than once. I cant tell you how many times I have created tanks tops or other custom tees with my dear Cricut Machine that aren’t easy to wear or use through out the year! Whether its to sell your designs, or design custom work for customers we want to do it right in the simplest way possible! This month we gained an amazing sponsor in Happy Crafters I HOPE you go check them…
