Shabby Chic; Volume III

irishgirl62

I thought i would share this step I bought from ikea i painted it creamand punched out 1" circles out of black card and varnished it all over and two years later it still looks good
Before



After

tiff

I have the same stool to makeover, it has splash marks from decorating so I am painting it white and will put wallpaper on the top and bottom step. This pic is my inspiration but I havent chosen the wallpaper yet

anguk

irishgirl62 wrote: »

has anyone ever used spray gun for painting furniture? i am painting a set of drawers and finding the brush marks shows up:-(

I paint with a brush then quickly go over it with a dry mini gloss roller while the paint is wet, it smooths the brush marks out and gives it a nice finish.

diluvsdiscounts

I have found a range called Shades for outdoor use and I'm going to do my bench and love seat in country cream and my garage in willow/sage.
We are also awaiting the arrival of a new chicken coop which I would love to paint blue but DH doesn't know that bit yet I may save that bit of info for next year!!

irishgirl62

I painted my shed three years ago in cream using cuprinol shades and it is still looking good and going to paint the outdoor furniture with it this year and stencil it etc

irishgirl62

anguk wrote: »

I paint with a brush then quickly go over it with a dry mini gloss roller while the paint is wet, it smooths the brush marks out and gives it a nice finish.

thanks will try that for the last coat

jcr16

tiff , love the wallpaper on the stool. i don't do wallpaper, but thats so preety.

hmo

ive managed to get a small 3 draw desk for free simple shape that i am going to paint and hopefully make into a dressing table for my dd room.

it has handles that i would like to replace, where do you buy your handles from please and any links to photos for insiration would be good too.

i will try and post a photo later before i start painting it.

Bebs

anguk wrote: »

I paint with a brush then quickly go over it with a dry mini gloss roller while the paint is wet, it smooths the brush marks out and gives it a nice finish.

Excuse my ignorance but what does a mini gloss roller look like

hmo

Bebs wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance but what does a mini gloss roller look like

looks like a big paint roller but smaller about 4 inch wide and solid sponge not fluffy.

does that help