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Finished Buffet....Customer has new drawpulls to put on the drawers and doors..
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Another shot.. you can see where Ive started the dreaded sanding and deglossing...
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Handpainted florals on a wash technique background on a thrist store find.
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Thrift store find before painting.
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Birdhouses and florals painted on an plain armoire the client had in the woodlands nursery.
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Roses and hydranges add charm to this old teacart. I marbelized the background in beige tones.
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Prior to painting on this piece it was a dark stained pine. I painted the background white, slipslapped green and burnt umber wash on it...then handpainted irises.
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Custom built cabinet I painted an old world background and then added lots of grapes.
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Closeup of background and some of the grapes.
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Marbeled top with bucket and seashells handpainted.
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Custom order for a client.
freehanded hydrangeas in deep victorian colors.
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Clients old trunk before I started painting...
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Magnolias and roses add charm to this vintage old trunk..I painted the straps to look like old worn leather.
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Side view of the trunk.. more roses and large magnolia on a sponged background
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Another new piece of furniture...Client wanted it crackled...it was white..I had to sand, basecoat black, then crackle, topcoat with white.
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Its hard to get even crackles when you crackle a piece this large all over...this time it turned out great...
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Side view of the crackle finish..
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You can see the marbelizing and the gold spray webbing I used on the top..
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Closeup of the flowers on the front 2 drawers..
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Closeup of the marbelized panel on the front of the doors
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Another look at the marbelizing and spray gold webbing on the top...
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The buffet before starting..it was painted with a brown glossy paint.. UGH!!!
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Ive primed with Kilz and started the marbelizing on the top and the 2 front panels
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I marbelized the top using about 4 colors...The client wants a soft vintage look.
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Ive put on the basecoat color of the piece..used a mixture of ivory and buttercream.. also did the edges using Gleams 14k Gold..
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the middle drawers have a great frame around them after painting with the gold..perfect for what Im going to paint in the middle
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Added the vintage roses and hydrangeas..
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Used lots of beiges, golden hues to paint the roses...hydrandgeas are done with white, ivory and greens.
Next come the legs...then FINI....
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Closeup of the large blue and white hydrangeas...
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Finished chest with its new "old" hardware...I gave the old hardware new life with a hammered silver spray paint...the silver adds to the soft look of the chest.
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The chest before I primed and painted it...a thrift store find.
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Chest is primed and basecoated. The client wanted a soft and feminine look.
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Hydrangeas add to the shabbychic look of this small round table.
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I fauxed the legs of the small table in a copper and did a smooshing technique for the green tabletop..
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I painted the harlequin pattern on the front of the dresser to match the hatbox.
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Dresser before I painted...
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Primitive scene painted on front of 2 drawers that go into a buffet.
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