Cabinet Before and After

Here's a good update

on an old Entertainment Center

turned young and fresh!

I am glad to finally share this with you.

It has been in our garage for about 2 years.

It was one of those pieces that we couldn't use anymore

because it didn't work with our new tvs.

But I couldn't part with them

because I knew they had a hope and a future!

Oh yeah they did...

 

 

 

Well, I actually think my high school sweetheart

was tired of seeing all of the furniture

stacking up in the garage....

I think the Cat was even getting annoyed.

So  I   hubs  had to get down to business

Prepping, Priming, and Painting.

We used oil based Zinsser Primer

and White Semi-Gloss Paint.

Not only did we remove the glass door fronts

but also took off the old laminate back

and replaced with beadboard.

We painted the beadboard...

one in gray...

one in aqua...

Next I painted the sides of the cabinet.

For the gray cabinet

I used a double load of gray and white

and brushed on in an up and down motion.

For the aqua cabinet

I used a mix of gray, aqua, and white

I know I'm "getting beachy" again

with this color palette...

It just keeps coming out.

So here goes some more nautical goodness.

Sisal Rope.

I'll use that for the handles.

Making double knots about 4" apart

Pull through the drilled holes and tie off

on the back side.

That looks so good

with all of the beachy texture.

The seagrass baskets will add even more.

But I don't want to cover all of the great beadboard color

so maybe I'll just add one.

Decisions.

 

 

That's a fresh clean look!

These will be for sale at my art sale

next Memorial Day weekend at Lake Waconda.

Hope this inspires you to freshen up

an old piece that you're not using!

See you soon, Deb

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Painting a Coastal Chair

Hey Friends!

Glad you could visit.

Because I have a passion for all things

lakey, coastal and beachy,

I have a chair redo here

that will fit right in that style.

She didn't always look like this.

You know I'm going back in time

to her earlier days...

Poor thing.

She had a few bumps and bruises

I had to wood fill , sand, glue, and nail.

I also had to cut a new plywood seat.

Once we got her to that point

she was ready for some spray primer.

I always start with my pieces upside down.

It's like working from the inside out.

I like to have all of the guts and goo clean and new.

I think about when I bring a newly painted piece into my home

I want it to be clean and fresh.

And when I sell my pieces,

when the customer loads it in their car

and they see it from underneath

I want it to look Spiffy clean and professional.

(no memories of having lived in a barn)

Then a coat of white gloss

Let it dry.

Then sand all of the edges.

Brush the stripes in with a gray and white mix.

Make a template for your anchor

and transfer to the chair.

(I penciled on the back of the paper for transfer)

After painting the anchor gray,

dry brush and splatter with white.

For the circle overlay,

put gray paint on the edges of a lid

or other circle shape

and press onto chair.

I know, I know.

Lots of details.

Are you still there?

Now for some black paint

(extended with a bit of clear glaze)

to brush on and wipe off.

Brush On.  Wipe Off.

Drill small pilot holes

then hammer on the decorative nailhead

For the chair seat

you can read more (seriously?)

here where I talk about the mattress pad foam that I use.

This gives her a cute little puffed up seat.

Now she's ready for show.

This serene color palette

could be at home anywhere...

living on the lake or coast

or just dreaming of being there.

Warm Sunny Wishes to my friends

who made it this far in the post!

Come back soon, Deb

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Lettering Details

Good Morning!

Hope you all had a great weekend.

Finally - I sat my paintbrush down and relaxed on the patio,

in the boat, in the sand, and around the fire!

Now that was fun.

Time to get back to play, I mean work.

So this is what I have for you today.

Because I love old signs

and just the graphic impact they make in design,

It's a good way to put a color pop and expression

on your wall.

There are so many ways to letter.

Many times I free hand the text.

You could use stencils.

The vinyl cut machines for text are wonderfully precise.

I don't have one of those  (YET)

So for now, I lay out the text in Photoshop

and transfer to my board.

This way I can get the straight line look that I want

and know that the spacing will be exact

and the sign will have that commercial feel

I'm going for.

So if you have photoshop,

I hope this can help you

create an awesome sign.

I started with opening a new project, custom,

measuring 33" wide X 7.75" tall.

Use a white background.

Then clicking Text and choosing

"Adobe Caslon Pro" - Bold - 250 pt.,

type out your letters.

I double spaced between the words

LIVE  LOVE  LAKE

Set your lettering.

Now Click "Edit">Transorm>Scale

Drag the box so that your letters

fill the space

the way you would like to see it.

This way you can make them taller.

Now your ready to print.

When you click File> Print

the screen will appear with the text centered.

like this:

Where it says "position"

uncheck the "center" box

and working the "left" box, backspace down to zero.

Now you can print this page.

Then change the number in the "left" box to -7.

This moves the page position to the right,

Keep some overlap so you know how to line up the letters.

Continue increasing the negative number

in the "left" box

as you work your way down the layout.

-14.8 will be the next number you type in

so that you move to the right but still keep an overlap.

Continue all the way increasing the negative number

and printing each page.

You will end up with several pages:

Line up the overlap

and tape them together.

There are 3 ways I can think of

to transfer this now:

1.  Sturdy the paper up with clear packaging tape

and cut the letters out so that you have a stencil.

2.  Make a pencil line on the back side of the paper

so that when you press from the front, the penicl

line will transfer.

3.  Use a carbon paper underneath template to transfer

onto your board.

Now you're ready to paint

and you have a template you can use

over and over again.

It will look so nice and professional

(with old time style at the same time)

You can find more paint instruction

for beadboard signs here

at my post on "Making a Beach Sign".

Have fun with your Lettering!

Hope this helps, Deb