LYNDA BERGMAN DECORATIVE ARTISAN: June 2023

Thursday, June 29, 2023

DESIGN & BUILD YOUR OWN FIREPLACE MANTEL ~ EMBELLISH YOUR EXISTING MANTEL

Recently I came across this picture of mantel assembly pieces.

I'm sharing it with you to show how easy it would be to build your own mantel.

Or, add columns and decorative pieces to your existing mantel.

If you think you can't do it, a carpenter will know what to do.

You design and pick out the pieces and ask the carpenter to help you.

Sometimes I will see a carpenter working on an existing mantel.

At first it does not look so good with all of the unfinished pieces being added.

But, once everything gets painted or stained the same color it looks great.

Google fireplace mantels to get ideas for your own creation.

I saw several that were $3,000 , $4,000. and even more expensive to purchase.

Pinterest is another place to find good ideas.

You can find trim pieces at home improvement stores and online.

Try to picture them after everything has been painted.

This is a mantel I painted. It does not have a lot of trim pieces, but beautiful.

Another one I painted. I love all of the round and curved trim pieces.

They are mostly individual pieces nailed, glued or screwed together.

Another huge mantel that I painted. It was so tall I had to reach up to work on it.

These mantels were all assembled with lots of parts and pieces like the first picture above.

You can do it, too!
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(Original Post 8/6/2017)

Thursday, June 15, 2023

PAINTING A MURAL OF SKY & SCISSORTAIL FLYCATCHER BIRDS IN A SKYLIGHT

Monica called and asked if I would paint a mural of Scissortail Flycatcher birds in the skylight of their master bathroom. She said when they drive in the country they always see them on power lines and flying in the air and look so beautiful. They love Scissortails.

So, I used my 8' ladder and got up in that skylight.

I really enjoyed painting this sky and Texas Scissortail Flycatchers.

There was no stress painting this mural. Monica and Kade are so easy to work with. I knew they would probably be thrilled to see their Scissortails in the skylight. And, they were!!

It is a nice surprise to walk into the master bath and see this mural above the ceiling.

(Original Post 11/9/12/)

Monday, June 5, 2023

HAND PAINTED & DISTRESSED COUNTRY FRENCH CABINET WITH BIRD & NEST ARTWORK

SAVE YOUR OLD FURNITURE & MAKE IT NEW AGAIN

My client wanted me to paint this cabinet for her store. She left the colors up to me and asked me to make it country french. I painted a soft red as an undercoat then I painted it yellow and distressed it. I painted the trim a soft blue. Next, I painted the bird and nest artwork on the doors. After I painted the artwork, I glazed the chest and cabinet with a greeny brown antiquing glaze that I mixed. Clear glaze and a bit of paint. Mix well.

Sometimes I have so much going on in my studio, that I have to work in other rooms of my house. This is my dining room and these pieces were so large that I had to move my table and chairs into the living room. It's always a bit crowded, but not for long.

In my work, painting furniture is my very favorite thing to do.