ANTIQUE FURNITURE I'M PAINTING FOR TWO POWDER ROOMS

      I'm painting two antique cabinets and one antique mirror to go in two different powder rooms in a home being built by my client.
     The first one seems to have been the top of an old bureau and will hang on the wall. A vessel sink will go on top of it and the antique mirror will go above it.
     The second one is an old sideboard that my client's grandfather built many years ago. I'm painting this one with a black distressed finish and using a metallic "old gold" for the trim. Am distressing it so the original brown stain comes through, especially on the edges and they will be putting a vessel sink on top of it that has a wood looking finish on it. Will look really good with the wood color coming through the black paint on the cabinet.
     One of my favorite things is to paint furniture and these pieces are so beautiful! Will post photos in the next couple of days, when I've finished painting these cabinets and mirror.

JULIA'S KITCHEN

I just finished painting Julia's kitchen again. I have painted for Julia for about 20 yrs. Didn't do a special finish on her cabinets, just regular oil based paint. What's special about Julia is, she's going to be 95 in Oct. and putting a fresh coat of paint and changing the color a little was important to her. She's sharp as can be and still drives to the mall and church, etc. Hope I'm like Julia when I'm 95!

CINDY'S NEW KITCHEN ( AFTER)

Looks GREAT!! now and they're very, very happy with their new kitchen!

CINDY'S KITCHEN CABINETS (BEFORE)

Cindy's cabinets were pickled or white washed and had no crown molding.  They added the crown molding and new metallic backsplash. Then, I applied 5 layers of paint to create a special finish that they selected from my samples. Last thing, they added the handles. Look at them now!!

HOW TO CARE FOR NEWLY PAINTED CABINETS

Thank you, Cindy! You should treat your newly painted cabinet finish like you would treat painted furniture. Because I just finished painting the cabinets, please give them days and weeks to "cure" to a really hard finish. You can wash/wipe them with a light soap and water, but please don't let them stay wet, or use chemicals or scratchy pads on them. Your "new kitchen" should last you many years. Loved working with you, again!

CABINETS I'M PAINTING

A while back, I painted a special finish on Cindy's kitchen cabinets.  They liked the finish so much, they asked me to come back and paint the same finish on their dining room, living room and master bath cabinets.  It looks soooo nice with their decor.  I'll be finished with the sealing tomorrow and then will take photos and post them.  I really do love my work, especially when I'm finished with a job and the client is happy!