Today we are sharing a quick Before & After of one of our Chalk Paint® projects in the shop. We rescued two of these SUPER dated wood chairs with plans of reviving them. We used a textured Arles application with Old White detailing and a Dark Wax glaze with a hint of Gold Gilding Wax to give the chairs a lovely new look. We finished them up with a vintage-inspired bark cloth from one of our favorite local shops: Rock Paper Scissors. We are IN LOVE with how they turned out and

I love layering. I love a color wash and a tinted wax. I love sanding and buffing and dry brushing to give detail and dimension to my work. I love playing with products like Craqueleuer and Decoupage. However, I also love just painting and waxing and being done with something. Sometimes it’s nice to keep the finish simple. Soft and velvety with a coat of paint and a hand wax with a light wiping, no buffing. When doing so you have more creative freedom to play with other eleme

I have issues. With time and stuff. I want so badly to use my time wisely and spread my work out in a way that keeps things from becoming overwhelming, but the reality is I have two young boys to raise and a shop to keep so my work gets put off until absolutely necessary. And THEN when I am down to the wire, I opt to create something to kick-start my working mojo. And to be honest, it works like a charm every time. So IN YOUR FACE, judgey me who wondered what on earth I was d