diy furniture
Choosing the perfect color for your beloved thrifty finds can be difficult. So why settle for one? Use this artsy technique to bring lots of color into your home. By Abbie Marshall Art Made Easy
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his geometric design can easily be applied to multiple surfaces on many different pieces of furniture. You could add this design to the front of doors on a credenza, to the face of dresser drawers, or on top of any table.
Step 1: Prep and sand Fix and fill any cracks or chips, sand entire surface that will be painted, and dust and clean the piece really well. Step 2: Painting base color (Your piece may already have a base color and if that is so you can skip to step number 3!) Paint entire piece of furniture with your chosen base paint color. I prefer paint and primer in one. Let dry completely, about 1-2 hours and then apply a second coat. Let paint dry for another 1-2 hours. Step 3: Taping the design After the base paint color has completely dried, it’s time to start taping. Using your yellow Frog tape, you will start at the left
Supplies Sand paper, wood glue and filler for fixing and prepping Two 2.5” paint brushes, one for base, one for lacquer Small artist brush in 1/2” for design Roll of 1” Frog tape for delicate surface (yellow tape) Measuring tape or ruler One quart of base paint Sample size paints for design One quart of a clear lacquer finish Paint colors (all by Behr) clockwise from top: Spring Stream, Ultra Pure White, Kumquat, Poinsettia, Creek Bend, and King Fisher.
VintageKC / Fall 2013 10
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