May23
Painting with American Paint Company’s All Natural Chalk and Clay Paint
American Paint Company’s all natural chalk and clay paint creates beautiful finishes easily and without any harsh chemicals or odors. Look at the amazing looks you too can create! Sassy Frass Company in Washington painted this using Heaven’s Light and Treasure Box and finished in Dark...
May14
Painting with Red Paint – An English Desk
I was so excited to use this paint, that I forgot to take before pictures! I just wanted to get to the after! This desk had some water damage to the front, so I scraped and steamed off the remaining veneer. Followed by some sanding, the piece was ready to be painted. Using American Chalk...
May13
Repairing Damaged Furniture – Tip Tuesday
American Paint Company retailers are an incredibly talented group of artists. This tip/tutorial from Chris Hardine of Midwest Cottage and Finds will walk you through duplicating a missing trim piece. Visit our “Find a Retailer” tab to locate a retailer near you. I picked...
May12
Makeover Monday – Building a Table
After searching high and low for the perfect work table for my garage, I gave up and decided it was time to build it myself. My garage is packed with cool tools and saws that my dad has stocked up with for when he visits. Well, fears of missing fingers and just plain messing up {Read...
May09
Facebook Friday #19
American Paint Company offers a beautiful chalk and clay, all natural paint and our paintriots create beauty using it to transform old furniture. Look and see what they’ve done this week! Painted Past Designs in New Jersey painted this dresser using Cannonball, Purple Mountain Majesty and...
May08
Painting Furniture Using All Natural Chalk and Clay Paint
Surfing U.S.A. I couldn’t help but sing when I finally finished this dresser that I’ve been tinkering with on and off for several weeks. I painted it three times trying to get it just right but each time I wasn’t feeling it. Am I the only one who does this? I...
May07
Who, What, Where Wednesday – All Things New Again
Hi! I’m Courtney Mickalonis. These are my parents, Dave and Cathy Prebich, owners of All Things New Again, a furniture and paint boutique located in Leesburg, Virginia. My parents started woodworking as a hobby in the 1980′s. Because they do everything with gusto, they soon had more shelves...
May06
Decoupage Masterpiece – Tip Tuesday
Today’s Tip Tuesday is a re-post from one of our most popular tutorials. Creating a decoupaged dresser. Follow along with this step-by-step to create your very own masterpiece: 1) Choose a complimentary American Paint Company color that will blend in with the poster, giving it the effect that the...
May05
Makeover Monday – Three Tier Table
I purchased this sweet little tiered table to use as a display table in my shop, to hold all of my small sample sized pots of American Paint Company chalk and clay paints, and I decided to use a different color on each tier to make it fun! The American Paint Company colors are listed {Read More...}
May02
Facebook Friday #18
It’s a beautiful week to transform furniture using American Paint Company’s all natural chalk and clay based paints. Check out what our paintriots have done this week! Picadilly Bob’s in Washington painted this dresser using Smoke Signal, Peacock, Top Coat and Dark Glaze. Trent...