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This piece is special to me because it was my very first furniture job for a client. It was a challenge to blend her tastes and ideas with my own, but it was a great learning experience and I love the result. I didn’t think this piece was that bad to begin with. It was in great condition, the hardware was nice, the paint color wasn’t bad, but the client hated it and wanted color. We talked about purple and burgundy and finally settled on a rich red. She showed me some flowers out of a gardening book that she liked and wanted me to use those as inspiration for the decorative painting. This is the sample board I presented to her. (For those who are interested in decorative painting, sample boards are a great way to practice and make sure you love it before you dive in. The boards are only a few dollars for a pack of 4 at Home Depot in the faux painting section. You prime & paint it as you would a piece of furniture.)
Marian Parsons
Paint Enthusiast | Writer | Artist | Designer
I’m Marian, a painter, writer, and lover of all things creative. From art and antiques to home projects and everyday life, I share my journey in hopes of inspiring you to embrace your own creativity and make beauty in the spaces you live.
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It’s going to sound like a cliché, but I think the highlight of my trip to the Country Living Fair was the people I met.
Bringing a few paintings to potentially sell at the Lucketts Spring Market was a test to see how my art would do there. Of course, after years of being a vendor at Lucketts, both at the markets and in the store, I had a good grasp of what would do
Mom and I left Thursday morning to drive a little over five hours to Rhinebeck, NY, for the Country Living Fair. Our plan was to meander our way up, stopping at antique malls along the way. That plan didn’t materialize because I didn’t have much time before the trip to
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Great Blog! CHEERS! Michele
So beautiful… what a talented lady you are… anyone can use a paint brush and roller but doing the detail work is a talent… love your colour combo… excellent job
This turned out gorgeous! I love the bright red, and your beautiful painting is such a sweet touch.
Stunning! Love it!
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Julie M.
Simply amazing transformation, what a talent you have.
Oh my goodness, your detail work is amazing!! Love it!
Wow ~ this is beautiful! I love hand painted furniture like this. I'm sure the client was very happy. Will she use a piece of glass on top to protect it or is that not a good idea?
That looks beautiful! I love the tole painting you did !Thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement!
This is truly spectacular! And how kind of you to share all the step by step instructions! Thanks so much!
Love that you took a family heirloom and made it a true treasure! Beautiful handiwork!
I LOVE this desk. It is absolutely stunning. You did an amazing job.
The piece had such nice lines to start with and your painting make it just wonderful. Thanks for showing us your talent.
wow this turned out beautiful!!
i host a goodwill party every wednesday, stop by and link up!
I LOVE it!! What a great transformation!!
just gorgeous!!! Love Love your handiwork!
yes, you can paint chalkboard paint right on top of mirrors! works perfectly!
This is beautiful! Love the color choices. 🙂
Gorgeous!!! Worth all the time I am sure.
xo,
cristin
This is beautiful! So is your blog…I am off become a follower right away!
Chelsea
Absolutely GORGEOUS!
The price of that desk just went up several hundred dollars.
Amazingly beautiful! I am in love.
OH!!! Stunning!!
I use to tolepaint long ago. Although it wasn't half as charming as what you have created here, you brought back alot of memories. I may have to hunt for my brushes again!
I'll be following (stalking) you! 🙂
Donna
What a lovely post turned out really well – thank you ! Have a great day…
Beautiful!
Great job
Holy moly, that vanity turned out fabulous. The red is perfect and so it the hand painted design. 🙂
Stopping by from Kimba's party. I love that shade of red. You really dressed up that desk (vanity?). So pretty!
Wow, I LOVE it!!
Wow! The red is quite a statement. You just made that into a whole new keepsake!
Love the painting & I know the client was happy.
This is Beautiful. I LOVE COLOR!!
The red is great – it is my favorite color
This looks awesome! Great job!
oh, wow, It really turned out beautiful!!!!!! I love it…
Thanks for stopping by and following my blog!! I am following you now as well. I love all of your painted furniture!
~ASHLEE
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Wow, this is beautiful! Great transformation!