Furniture respraying is growing in popularity and so is Paint-It-Like-New! Our recent appearance on City TV’s CityLine has gotten us a lot of attention.
More and more home owners are discovering the advantages of refinishing their outdated or unused furniture including doors, kitchen cabinets, tables, chairs, armoires, TV cabinets and headboards. We were thrilled to be invited to showcase our fantastic furniture spraying success stories with the viewers of the GTA’s most decorating friendly television station.
Handmade by the lovely Lori from Pip Squeeks Inc. these cozy coats are ideal for small dogs! They come in a variety of colours featured on: http://paintitlikenew.com/services/upcycle-furniture/ and sell for $25 each
Most people look at this and see a ratty old chair, Asil, our brave customer, looked at this chair and saw exactly what it could be- beautiful. She purchased this vintage palour chair from Kijiji…it was used as a movie prop- I know! cool right? The frame was in great condition and even had small castors on the front legs. She removed the upholstery prior to drop off and painted the frame in “Louisiana Hot Sauce” in Benjamin Moore’s new technology alkyd paint in high gloss. After it was painted it recieve a cool cowhide seat and backing finished with a nailhead trim for a stunning reveal. The best part? This chair and other great ones like it are for sale on her Etsy page: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ReseatChairs
Okay, okay… you might need a few more things to do this fun DIY!
Here’s what you’ll need:
Canvas (The Dollar Store, Michaels, or Curry’s will have these in a variety of sizes)
Stencils (Michael’s Craft Supplies)
Paint/Paintbrush (We used Startling Orange and Hot Lips from Benjamin Moore in High Gloss)
Place your stencils onto the canvas and space them approprately. Trace the stencils onto the canvas one by one. Fill in the letters with your favourite colours from Benjamin Moore or from a craft/art supply store! The great thing about this project is it’s inexpensive and easy to do so if you ever get bored of the words you can easily change them! Think about words that make you happy and then choose colours that make you happy… we are in LOVE with the new colour of the year “Pantone Orange” and pink is a perfect pair!
Add some architectural interest to your home! These beautiful shelves would make a perfect pedestal for entertaining. Simply place them on an island or your counter tops to display pretty centre pieces, desert trays or cake platters. You’ll not only add some height to your table, you’ll also have some colour and interest! You could also use them as a small console by screwing them into the wall or as a shelf. Oh the possibilities!
Here’s a fast and fun project to do at home with little ones or as a cool front door urn display. We’ve all seen the silver birch urns done before, so why not spice things up with hot pink? We guarentee your neighbours will be feeling the love! All you need is:
-A medium/large urn
-Foam
-Branches and a saw
-Spray paint (any colour…we chose hot lips from Benjamin Moore)
-Decorations of all types…we got everything from the dollar store
-Feather Boa’s (2)
We went out into the woods and selected some cool looking branches, and cut them to an appropriate length. Then we drilled a small hole into the base and hung them upside down from the spray booth *if you don’t have a booth you’ll have to do this project outside when there is NO WIND! otherwise you’ll end up with a hot pink fence and really upset neighbours. Generously coat the branches with spray paint and allow to dry overnight. Prepare the urn using foam inserts on the inside and place the branches deep down into the foam for stability. Wrap the feather boas around the base to hide the foam insert and begin decorating!
