I’m often asked if it’s hard to sell pieces I’ve painted.  Sometimes it is, yes, but there is a real freedom in it, too.  I don’t have to force a piece to work with my existing decor.  I can paint it in whatever color, finish, design, pattern, style I want.

Every piece is then a blank slate…

…and I don’t have to worry about where it’s going to fit or if it will provide the right amount of storage or if the hardware is right for the room.

I can paint it for an imaginary room/client and then wait for the right person to come along…who loves it, has the perfect spot for it, buys it and gives it a new home.

I can let go and paint the piece how it looks best in my mind’s eye.

I actually find more enjoyment in painting the pieces I know I’m going to sell.

Though many of them do steal a little bit of my heart.

I know there is always more furniture to be found and painted and sold…

…and I can’t keep them all.