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

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.

I left the soft red color inside the top of the cabinet.

  The shades of red, yellow and blue looked wonderful together.

I love my job!

(Original post 12/18/2014)

PAINTING A WHITE PANTRY DOOR TO AN AGED DISTRESSED FINISH & PAINTING ON GLASS FOR ANNA & DIEGO

PAINTING A WHITE PANTRY DOOR TO AN AGED DISTRESSED FINISH & PAINTING ON GLASS FOR ANNA & DIEGO

Anna and Diego have a beautiful new home.

Their pantry door was white and they asked me to paint it to make it look old.

Like the wood panel at the bottom of the door, there was a wood panel at the top.  

They asked a carpenter to cut the top wooden panel out and prep it for a piece of glass.

They wanted me to paint a design and "EL MERCADO" on the glass.

I showed Anna some of my stencils.

 We chose from each stencil the design she wanted on the glass.  

I painted the top design first and sent a picture to Anna.  She decided that we needed to take away pieces of the bottom stencil so it wouldn't look so busy.

I used graphite paper to trace the design onto the glass.

And, used an eraser to erase the part of the design that Anna didn't want.

I used a tiny brush to paint with DecoArt black glossie paint.

Two coats of paint and sealed with a sealer for protection.

Door before I painted it.

Anna just sent this picture to me.

 She found this crystal knob and backplate at an antique store.

They want me to do something to it to make it match the door.

I will touch up the screws, too.

Thank you to Anna and Diego for a fun project!

Their kitchen cabinets have a light brown glaze that goes well with the door.

(Original post 6/24/18)