A Painter's DIY Small Condo Design

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Kristen Fountain Davis - HGTV

That's a girl Kristen!!!!!!!Fabulous style without breaking the bank!

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Decorative painter Kristen Fountain Davis was determined to make her small condo into a colorful showplace for her work. See how she did it and steal her best design ideas.

Chic small living room HGTV

Turquoise end table HGTV

Cool canary chair HGTV

Hidden components HGTV

Eye catching trim HGTV

Discount dining chair HGTV

Dining nook HGTV

Prettified curtain panels HGTV

Budget headboard HGTV

French Vintage Buffet Makeover!

Grandmother's French Vintage Buffet received a well deserved makeover! Thanks for visiting, Suzanne 

Painted Dresser receives Vintage Charm Attitude!

Hello Everyone!

Latest paint project going Vintage:   Latex paint + Paris plaster + Water! Colors light grey + light and dark teal blue 

Steps I followed:

• Wash and sand
• 1st coat = 1 cup of light grey latex paint + (2 tablespoons Paris Plaster + 2 tablespoons of water mix together, then add to the grey paint ), mix very well.  I painted over the hardware in place...Gives it some vintage attitude!
• 2nd coat, same procedure as above but with a different color, in this case a darker teal blue
• Top finish with dry brush stroke in a light teal blue.
• Let dry overnight.
• Distress by sanding lightly....try to get all coats to peak trough in different spots from top to buttom.

Hope this will inspire you to try a paint project of your own!  Don't hesitate if you have questions it will be a pleasure to assist you.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great one! Suzanne

Blue Vintage Bench

Hello!
This post is a three part series on how to pull different pieces together to complete a room without breaking the bank! Please see previous post.
Vintage-furniture fanatics love finding painted pieces that have just the right patina, its cracked layers of color just oozing with charm. You can shortcut that journey with contrasting colors of flat latex paint, Paris of plaster, water (recipe from previous post) and lots of distressing by sanding that will reveal glimpses of the base shade.  In this case there are three layers, the base is pine followed by white & teal paints.
The painted plaid top was created by using the strié or dry brush technique.  I simply dabbed the edge of the paint brush into the paint: 1. dragged it gently horizontally from left to right this will result in a stripe pattern, 2. Same method vertically from top to buttom this will result into a plaid pattern!.  Practice before on a plain board to get the results you want.  No artist will have the same results!  Yours will be perfect so enjoy and have fun!!! Suzanne
  

Painted Plaid Top

Painted Plaid Top

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Blue Vintage Dresser

Hello Everyone!
Decorating on a budget can be a very big challenge but when you know how to pull things together without breaking the bank it becomes fun and gratifying.
I've recently opened up a big warehouse full of new and vintage furniture that is deeply discounted and that makes my customers smile.  Some are floor models that need sprucing up!  I will be demonstrating how to pull a look together using several dusty old pieces that I've painted in colors that are shown in the picture below! I'll be back soon with several photos.  Thanks a million for stopping by and have a great day!!!!!  Suzanne   

Decorative nails heads

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Courting Rustic Parisian Flair!

Hi guys!

If you have furniture in a room that is terribly plain and could use a paint makeover, painting them so that they have a great texture and color, or more specifically in this case, rustic linen, can create a visual punch that livens the space. Latest paint project:  Cream french style tables that did not aged gracefully.  The main coffee table top turned yellow compared to the others....Really not pretty!

So because of their parisien flair I created a french linen pattern on the top of the tables with a teal and grey combo.  The legs where painted in a soft grey.

It was a really fast, fun and easy to do!

Main material lists:

• Behr Premium Ultra Paint and Primer in One, Satin (I appreciate it because it saved me time)
• Paint color (teal) Underwater # UL220-23 
• Paint color (grey) Painter's white # PPU18-8 
• Two Soft paint brush (one for blending the teal and grey colors) (one for only painting with the grey color)

 How-To create a linen coffee table top...My steps

1. Completly painted the surface in a soft grey using Behr paint & primer in one. I turned the piece upside down for easier cleaning and for painting those little feet haha...see photo below. Let dry overnight, I find it needs to cure (even if it does dry fast) a little before moving to the next step.

2. Photo 2, results from the paint combo, steps 3 & 4                                                                                   3 & 4.  Dribbled 1 part grey color with one part teal color.  Blend together with your paint brush...The surface will look like a soft cloud.   

5. Dry brush technique:  I Dipped lightly brush into grey paint, dabbed it onto a piece of paper to take the excess off. First I went across the table top in an horizontal sweep, starting from left to right. I,ve create a very rustic look...So it does'nt matter if you can't make it from one end to the other in one stroke.

Before starting to paint, I like to turn the piece upside down. It receives a good cleaning and the feet are easier to paint. 

Teal and Grey blended together...like a cloud

Grey dry brush stoke over the cloud effect.

Hope this will inspire you to try.  If so let me know

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Have a great one!  Suzanne xxoo

Mirror Power - Sence of Space!

Hi Guys! Today I have mirrors for you! Think reflection, mirrors are much more than funtional items - they're decorating wonders.  They amplify the amount of light, and can reflect the outdoors in. Any room will benefit from them.  There style can be fun, sophisticated or sleek. They can command a fabulous presence as a focal point!  I like to think of this as the most classic and easy way to add glamour while doubling your space at the same time.  I've added color inspiration shemas to the board below.  Hope this will inspire you!  Have a great one, Suzanne

1. Try a mirror on mirror. Source:  ivillage

2. Backwall and side wall covered with tiled mirrors.  Everything just seams floating! Source: cottage-gardens

3. Clear mirror tiles you can purchase boxes of 12' x 12' tiles that can be found at most big-box home stores.  Source Lonny

4.''These square cut mirror panels offer amazing light reflection, but they also seem to give off their own imperfect texture as well.  Because of the visible seams between each panel we can see a somewhat distorted reflection of the room behind us, without loosing the interesting details within'' the furniture and accessories.  Source Jordan Guide Design

5. Using a big mirror as a room divider! Source:   John Douglas Eason

6. ''Mirrors installed so that the reflection would give the illusion of dining chairs going all the way round the table. A great solution if you have a small space like that and need to work around it'' Maria Killim