Apr23
Who, What, Where Wednesday – Paint Me Beautiful
My name is Jodie Swingle and I am living my DREAM! I have been painting for 20+ years, interior, exterior, commercial and residential. I expanded my realm of service to interior decorating and started painting, updating and repurposing items in the home to reflect the clients personality in...
Apr22
Waxing Painted Furniture – Tip Tuesday
Waxing your hand painted furniture. American Paint Company offers two waxes for finishing your hand painted items. The Clear Antiquing Wax provides a low sheen clear finish to your surface while the Dark Antiquing Wax creates a beautiful aged patina to our chalk/clay/mineral base paints. Made...
Apr21
Transforming Furniture – A Cabinet Re-doodle
Sometimes (ok– a lot of times!) I can’t decide how to paint a piece of furniture so it just sits in my garage waiting for inspiration to strike. I didn’t have to wait for this handmade vintage cabinet. The moment I saw it, I immediately knew two things. 1. That pink top and those purple/white...
Apr21
Transforming Furniture – A Cabinet Re-doodle
Sometimes (ok– a lot of times!) I can’t decide how to paint a piece of furniture so it just sits in my garage waiting for inspiration to strike. I didn’t have to wait for this handmade vintage cabinet. The moment I saw it, I immediately knew two things. 1. That pink top and those purple/white...
Apr18
Facebook Friday #16
The power to create is a strong one and our paintriots are transforming furniture with our all natural chalk and clay based paints! Look what they have done now: Altar’d Market in Texas painted this dresser with a custom mix of Coral Reef and Cameo. The custom colors continue with Ivy Lane...
Apr16
Who, What, Where Wednesday – Droopy Daisy
My name is Jamie Holton and I own a business in Texas called Droopy Daisy. I’ve been junking and painting furniture since way before it was ever cool. One of my earliest memories of treasure hunting was with my grandmother, who I called Nanny. She worked at my grandfather’s car...
Apr15
Caring for your Painted Furniture – Tip Tuesday
Caring for your Painted Furniture 24 Once cured, furniture pieces painted and finished using American Paint Company products will provide you with a beautiful fine furniture finish and will hold up to everyday wear and tear quite nicely. However, it is important to remember that your piece...
Apr14
Makeover Monday – A Beautiful Buffet
Today I’m showing you a buffet makeover just in time for an Easter celebration. You can see from the before that while it has good bones the finish was in average condition in some places and bad shape in others. I kept it simple with this one – just a classic finish with American Paint ...
Apr11
Facebook Friday #15
Spring has sprung and the paintriots are busy creating beautiful treasures to ‘feather your nest’. Look what beauties have been painted this week! The Painted Dragonfly in Tennessee painted this bed using Voyage and stenciled in Home Plate. Altar’d Market in Texas painted this...
Apr10
Furniture Makeover – A Vintage Dresser
I decided to try American Paint Company’s new color Peacock on one of my pieces for a market I’m doing. Peacock is a turquoise shade that has a bit of a vintage softness to it. I am usually a grey or vintage white kind of girl, which I actually did start with on this piece, but...