Seriously?
I woke up this morning to a snow storm. Seriously? Really? Today of all days? We left for the airport at the crack of dawn and drove along snow-covered roads to the airport. I am a dork and took a picture of my plane in the snow. Thankfully, it was on time. We boarded the plane and […]
Top Coats
I have had a boat load of questions lately about top coats, so I thought I would dedicate a post to them. First of all, let me say that there are dozens, maybe thousands of techniques and products out there, so I’m just sharing the ones I use and like. It’s also pure coincidence that […]
Lion Coffee Sign
I thought I would share my latest hand painted sign with you today. It’s a big one…about five feet long! I used an antique Christmas coffee ad I found at The Graphics Fairy. I cropped the text and put it in my projector to transfer it to my board. I found this awesome door at […]
I suffer from SDAS – Short Design Attention Span
Mitzi left this comment today: “Marian, I think a lot of your readers, including me, would like to know how long it takes you to upholster a chair, such as the one in this post. I have a feeling you work very fast. I fear that if I attempt real upholstering on a real piece […]
The Process of Learning
First of all, one quick note about the glaze formula I shared yesterday. Apparently, some of the Home Depot paint counters out there won’t make my special glaze blend for you. My HD mixed it without question. If yours won’t, here is what I would suggest. Buy a quart of glaze and a test pot of […]
French Chair Reveal, Glaze Mix, & Simple Upholstery
There’s a lot of good information and inspiration in this post, so get ready! First of all, the beauty shot. Now, the before shot. I’m so happy with how these turned out. I’m taking the pair of arm chairs (only one is pictured in the before shot) to the Ground Hog Day Sale at Lucketts (Feb 4-6). If you’d like […]
French Chairs – Painting Technique
I’m picking up where we left off yesterday with my newly acquired French arm chairs. So, the upholstery was removed and the frames were painted Georgian Revivial Blue by Sherwin Williams. This color is a little shocking at the moment, but just wait. Before moving on to the next step, I want to point out […]
Five French Chairs
(Not to be confused with Three French Hens.) In my funk-ti-tude yesterday, a few good things did happen. As I shared, I was great on my diet, I worked out, and I found some wonderful French chairs. Five of them, in fact. I think the downfall was going out clothes shopping on (statically) the most depressing […]