Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Canvas Chevron Art

My daughter is wanting to make some changes to her room and suggested we use some artwork to add color.
 
I suggested we make our own art, and we headed to the Thrift store to look for something that would work with.  We found a canvas that was hideous!  It may have been some one's self-portrait.  I'm sorry to say that I don't have a photo of the before!
 
She took on this project all by herself with a little guidance from me.  We started out by putting on several coats of primer. 
 
 
We then put on the base coat.
 
 
 
 
 
She decided she wanted to paint a Chevron pattern.  After a few failed attempts, we found that drawing a grid using chalk would make this process easier.
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
Once the grid was complete, we used painters tape to create our Chevron pattern.
 
 
 
 
 
We weren't going for perfection on this project, we wanted something kind of rustic and quirky.  You will notice that the lines are exactly straight or level.
 
 
The next thing we did was to add the next color.
 
 
 
 
Once the paint was dry, we removed the tape.
 
 
 
 
Looking Good!!
 
 
To soften it up a bit we sanded it a little bit.
 
 
 






 
 
We love how it turned out!
 
 
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Thrift Store Lamp



I have been wanting to try my luck at refurbishing a Thrift Store Lamp for some time and found the perfect one at Goodwill a few weeks ago. 
 
 
It started out as a dark 70's brown, you know the color, the one that looked so good with Harvest Gold.
 
 
The first thing I did was to prime it.
 
 


Then came a couple of layers of spray paint.
 
 





I bought a Lamp Shade Kit @ Hobby Lobby and some coordinating fabric.
 




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I put it all together and came up with a great looking lamp!
 
 
 
 
 





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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Thrift Store Dresser

 
 
I bought this dresser at a Thrift Store and was excited to see how the makeover would turn out.
 
I painted the entire surface with a good Primer.

 
 
 
I originally thought I wanted this to be Gray.

 
 
 
I then decided to go a little more bold and took a trip to the paint store.
 
 
I love how it turned out.








 
 
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