PAINTING TWO MORE BUTTERFLIES FOR KAREN'S GARAGE/CARRIAGE HOUSE DOORS

PAINTING TWO MORE BUTTERFLIES FOR KAREN'S GARAGE/CARRIAGE HOUSE DOORS

Remember the garage door that I painted a few weeks ago?

 Karen wanted it to look like two carriage house doors that open in the middle.

Here is a link to that post:

GARAGE DOORS TO CARRIAGE HOUSE DOORS

I painted butterflies and vines on the door(s).

Karen called and wanted me to paint two more butterflies.

Next time I'm over that way, I'll paint a little more black on the caterpillar part of the butterfly.

I loved painting the butterflies.

From the street, it looks like my painted vines might be a part of the foliage in the pot by the garage door.  In the winter my vine will be the only thing green.

I love working with Karen.

PAINTING A BASEBALL WALL TIPS WITH ERIN

PAINTING A BASEBALL WALL TIPS WITH ERIN

Erin was painting a baseball wall for her son's room.  She messaged me for a couple of details and I thought this conversation might be helpful to other's, too.  

I asked and she said she didn't mind if I shared.
A link to:

My Post on PAINTING A BASEBALL WALL FOR A NURSERY & TUTORIAL

hi Lynda

I was wondering if you could clarify for me if you painted the red baseball stitching on the wall before applying the glaze, or after applying the glaze? I am doing this in my son's room this week and I am not sure exactly when to put the glaze coat over the base color on the wall....

Thanks! !
Erin

Hi Erin,

     I painted everything on the wall before I glazed.  I wanted everything to look old.  The glazing aged the red stitching and everything. 

     Have fun with your project.

Lynda

Thank you for your response!!

One other question  (sorry)... what did you use for glaze? (Color, Type , etc)

I mixed my own glaze.  It might have been Pratt & Lambert, but you can get any clear glaze and add color to it.  Also, any of the paint stores have antiquing or aging glazes.  

"Lynda
Thank you for your helpful tips!  It turned out so cool!"

And, it did!!

DIDN'T SHE DO A GREAT JOB!  I BET HER SON LOVES IT, TOO.

PAINTING KIMBERLY'S KITCHEN CABINETS FROM DARKLY STAINED TO AN OFF WHITE COLOR

PAINTING KIMBERLY'S KITCHEN CABINETS FROM DARKLY STAINED T AN OFF WHITE COLOR

This was Kimberly's kitchen "before".

I thought her cabinets were beautiful, but she did NOT like them.  She said she thought the previous owner had painted them and they did not do a good job.

When I started painting them they were sticky and I thought they might have used the wrong stain.  A penetrating stain can take forever to dry on an already painted surface and that's what I thought the previous owner might have done.  Also, some paint products are not compatible with each other and that could have left them sticky, too.

Kimberly thought she wanted them dark again, but a little different finish.

I showed her this picture of one of my cabinet finishes and she loved it.

Here is a link to that post:

(LORI'S GUEST BATH CABINETS)

I kept thinking it was going to look really dark like her original cabinets, but that's what she wanted.

So, I got started and used an oil based primer to cover the stain.  I always tint my primers to be a better undercoat for my top coat color.  As I was painting the lighter primer I kept thinking it looked really good with her granite, floors and stone.

When Kimberly came home, she was amazed at the lighter color and LOVED it.

She asked if I could just seal over the primer and leave the cabinets that color.  Yes, I could do that.  I painted a second coat of primer for a more solid coat and then sealed the cabinets.

The color really did look good and was such a contrast to those darker cabinets.

Here's little Paisley, again.  Her coat colors are so beautiful!

Thank you to Kimberly and your beautiful family.