PAINTING A DISTRESSED & GRAY GLAZED TECHNIQUE ON NEW KITCHEN CABINETS

PAINTING A DISTRESSED & GRAY GLAZED  TECHNIQUE ON NEW KITCHEN CABINETS

A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned I was working on kitchen cabinets.

I showed you the tile floor that looks like wood flooring.

Well, here it is!

And, all of this flooring that looks like wood is tile.  Amazing!

I mentioned this kitchen was remodeled and built for wheelchair access.  The carpenter that was working on this remodel built these cabinets especially for the client.  He did a great job.

This is my favorite cabinet that I painted.  Not sure why. 

 I love the white tile backsplash and the silver handles.

The decorator wanted me to paint a distressed and glazed finish.

  I painted a white/grayish first coat and glazed with a light gray that the decorator picked out.  

The silver handles look so good with these colors.

Above, the granite guys will cut out the opening for a stove.  

The appliances, vent-a-hood and sink are stainless steel. 

 By the sink they brought the faucet forward to the edge of the counter for easy access.

Those two little knobs are a pull out table, also for easy access.  

It's a chopping block table and is on wheels so it's easy to pull out.

All the walls are a soft blue gray with white ceilings and trim.

These painted gray beams really brought all of the colors together nicely.

It's a big open space.

The decorator asked me to paint this barn door with the same finish as the kitchen.  It will be on a black rail and looks really nice across the room from the kitchen.

BEFORE

To the left, they took the china cabinet top off to install the granite.

HAND PAINTED ART ~ CASTLE MURAL FOR LITTLE MORGAN'S ROOM

HAND PAINTED ART ~ CASTLE MURAL FOR LITTLE MORGAN'S ROOM

Recently Morgan got married.  She was such a beautiful bride!

It reminded me of a castle mural I painted for her when she was 5 years old.

Her mom saw a castle I painted in my playroom and wanted one for Morgan.

I went digging through my pictures and found these to share with you.

I painted Morgan as a princess with blue sparkles on her beautiful dress and

she was tossing a rose to her prince.

Turns out her new husband has dark hair, too.

Sparkly daddy blue bird carrying ribbons to his nest.

I added sparkle paint to his feathers.

This is a picture of curious, sweet Simba and

Mama bird rushing to protect her nest.

On either side of her bunny bed, 

I painted larkspur with a lady bug and a butterfly.

Morgan was tiny and 5 years old. 

 I stood on my ladder and held her up to draw her name with a pencil.

Then, I painted it blue.

So cute!!

Painted a large tree in her dressing room.

Daddy sparkly bluebird, again.

I love, love, love this castle mural that I painted for little Morgan.

She and her mommy LOVED it, too.

HAND PAINTED ~ TROMPE L'OEIL ~ BIRD NEST & EGGS

HAND PAINTED ~ TROMPE L'OEIL ~ BIRD NEST & EGGS

There are three bird nests in my yard, maybe more.

I can hear the babies in the front yard.

Sweet baby birds!

HAND PAINTING PINK FLOWERS ON A WHITE MIRROR FOR A BABY GIRL NURSERY

HAND PAINTING PINK FLOWERS ON A WHITE MIRROR FOR A BABY GIRL NURSERY

This mirror was an older plain white mirror.

I painted the pink flowers to match new bedding for a baby girl.

The white paint finish looked like lacquer, so instead of repainting it I sanded really well before painting the flowers.  I used craft paints because they are so durable and wipeable.  The mirror was older and had only a few small chips and scratches. 

 I used Ceramcoat white craft paint to touch up.  

Usually, when I'm touching up something that is very white, 

Ceramcoat's white is a good match.

These flowers are so sweet.

 I finished painting it just in time for the baby shower today.

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