Almost every house has some sort of gray on the walls. Use a bold accent color to express the real YOU! For me it is sea-glass green (and purple, um and blue). Painted buffets, end tables, and dressers so crazy popular right now. Get one that has some smack, crackle and pop! This piece was… Read More SeaGlass Green TV, Microwave, Night Stand
I’ve used them all: DIY chalk paint, brand name chalk paint, latex paint, powdered milk paint and General Finishes Milk Paint! Here’s what I see as the differences in them on furniture. First, What about Latex? Let’s start in order of my furniture painting career, before chalk paint was on the market – latex paint.… Read More What’s the Difference? Chalk Paint and GF Milk Paint
Both chalk paint and GF Milk Paint have helpful features depending on what furniture style you plan. Yeah, the planning part is not my strongest element. Here is what I’ve learned from my experience. I’d love to hear yours. Feel free to post a comment at the end. Use Chalk Paint When Intending to Wet… Read More Which Do I Use? Chalk or GF Milk Paint?
-I love it so much I bought a bunch to sell- The first attraction to General Finishes Top Coats was the sheen choices, specifically FLAT. Until I heard about it, I was stuck in satin sheen land and not loving it. The main attraction of painted furniture is the matte look of chalk paint. Using… Read More Why I love General Finishes Top Coat Over Chalk Paint
Out of sheer force to make a product or process do what I want, (i.e. not settle for struggling through paint projects), I’ve done some things . . . and learned some things. When I paint, I don’t want to be sad or stressed out fighting to avoid stroke marks, constant drips and runs, and… Read More My Tips, Tricks and Blunders Applying Top Coat Over Chalk Paint
Milk Paint without Milk or Mess It adheres like chalk paint but goes on smooth and silky. Applying it to furniture is a perfect fit. Tutorials are available from General Finishes How-To-Videos and view the Design Center for painted furniture inspirations. General Finishes Milk Paint is a premium interior/exterior mineral based paint named for its… Read More NOW! General Finishes Paint Line in Jackson MI
Original Queen Anne vintage , art deco, or waterfall dresser, (whatever you want to name it), has seen better days. The top is stained and marked up badly. The yellow trim – yuck! But, it has so much character, I’m nervous about painting it. I want to paint up to its potential. Thanks to Debbie… Read More Queen Ann Waterfall Dresser Modern Gray
A more advanced furniture painting technique (for me) is color blending to make a so-so piece dramatic and eye catching. Seriously I thought it was a skill for real full-time professional painters only, the painters who make a bunch of money and have their own successful shops. That is not me, so I dismissed it… Read More Blue Dining Room Buffet
Unbelievable stroke of awesomeness in my paint inventory. A miss-tint quart of Sherwin Latex I bought last summer is a perfect match to Dixie Belle Manatee Gray! I did a boogie dance for a minute. For a little less than $4.00 per batch, my home-made paint is ALMOST as good as $30.00 professional chalk paint.……… Read More Making Chalk Paint
Styling a furniture makeover for quick sale is a narrow path, so I drew inspiration from a very similar and popular looking Manatee Gray and White Fluff waterfall dresser. I’m planning to do a couple of add-ons just because I can: white stripes on the sides, a paper clay keyhole on the top drawer and………………… Read More Waterfall Dresser Makeover Gray and White
