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Tag: painting furniture makeovers
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Amazing Rust Effects & Tutorials
Easily Create Rust A simple 3-step process and you too can easily create rust effects like this! Check out how I created rust on an urn, tables and embossed samples below! Some faux effects are difficult to achieve well but others are pretty easy with accurate instructions and supplies. I originally wrote a post and…
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Not everything needs to change to be beautiful
Reflecting on a furniture transformation. TRANSFORMED Pushed aside Not the image of before Scuffed and neglectedEasily ignored I saw her glimmerPotential crying to meI see you girlYou’ll be all you can be! Gently taken asideShe disappeared a whileLater to returnAdorning a new smile Poem by Kayleen West TRANSFORMATION & US When working on anything creative…
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CLEANING FURNITURE – PAINTING PREP & HEALTH
Natural Recipe for Cleaning Furniture This is how to avoid harsh chemicals and save money when cleaning your furniture. Use my recipe or the suggestion below to be more eco and health conscious. I have a few ‘MUST’s’ when preparing furniture to paint but wherever possible I try to be kind to our environment. Cleaning…
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Shabby Chic Furniture Makeover
From a slopping drippy mess to an elegant Shabby Chic Furniture Makeover. A client handed me two of these shapely but badly painted bedside tables for a Shabby Chic furniture makeover, asking me to fix them for her. She wanted them distressed but not too rough and shabby. I am known for “gentle” Shabby Chic…
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Add gilding wax and create prestigious faux finishes!
How to add gilding wax. That extra special something for furniture finishes. I created a quick and easy video to show how easy it is to add gilding wax. I demonstrated on a beautiful blue, ornate sideboard I have had sitting waiting for a decision on final touched. This is the photo of the sideboard…