Showing posts with label furniture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label furniture. Show all posts
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Must Have Supplies for Prepping Furniture for Painting
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| (Just some things...being "tweaked & styled" for upcoming fair.) |
This week I was back to work finishing up two furniture pieces for a booth I have at my sons school fair. I am taking these pieces, as well as, an assortment of mirrors, signs and smaller items. I will let you know how this event goes. I have never had a booth at a fair before!
Because this week and last week has been filled with prepping and painting furniture.
I thought I would give a quick run down of
the items everyone should have on hand to get old furniture ready for painting.

Nothing earth shattering here,
but if you prep your furniture correctly, things will be off to a good start.
- Lay down Rosin Paper - Now everyone needs to have a roll of this! It is available at all home improvement stores and painting stores. I cut a large piece to lay under the furniture I am working on. It lays flat and doesnt bunch like a drop cloth. When I am finished, usually the paper is not ruined with paint, so I just fold it, take it outside, shake any dust off and save it to reuse. It is easy to store unlike dirty and bulky drop cloths. I also use it to wrap signs I ship for my business and I use it to wrap gifts. Best bargain anywhere.
- Put on gloves - I always keep a box of latex or latex free gloves on hand to protect my hands from paint and chemicals.
- Lightly clean furniture up with TSP. Keep a box of this on hand too. It helps remove any residues on furniture so paint will better adhere.
- Now, fill any nicks, or knob holes if you are changing the knob placement, with wood filler. This Elmers product gives a strong repair.
- Once the wood fill is dry, sand it down, as well as, give the whole piece a light sanding, following the grain of the wood. This will give the piece a little extra tooth for the paint to grab. I also follow sanding with another wipe down with the TSP cleaner to remove sanding particles.
- When any wetness from the cleaner is dry, give your piece a final wipe down with a tack cloth to remove any small lint or dust remaining. Again, this stuff is the best, so always keep some on hand. I always use this product before top coating furniture with waxes or polyurethane too.
Find beauty in your day!
Debbie
Sunday, February 23, 2014
FURNITURE APPLIQUES trumeau mirror
I finally made over my very own Trumeau mirror.
It has been stashed in my work room moving from place to place for years.
Trumeau mirrors are French wall mirrors originally manufactured in the 18th century.
The French word trumeau describes the space between windows.
Trumeau mirrors were originally intended to hang on a wall between windows,
providing a decorative element and to bring more light to the room.
The mirror is almost always rectangular and sometimes includes a decorative portion at the top,
with the mirror below it. A genuine antique trumeau can cost between US$2000 and US$20,000.
My trumeau is probably from the 1950s and was fairly flat with the perfect area to add a great applique.
What I needed was the right motivation and that came when I found the right applique.

The applique I used on my mirror is a reproduction that I bought from a storage unit sale.

Here is my Trumeau mirror in all her glory and Im in love!
Another idea for appliques is these plastic decorative pieces that you find at thrift store.
With a jigsaw and some caution you can cut them apart into fancy applique pieces.
Please be careful!!
**NOTE**
When you are cutting plastic with an electric reciprocating blade,
the plastic melts from the friction and can fuse back together as you pass through it.
If you are not comfortable with a jigsaw try checking out small hacksaws or rodsaws
at your local hardware store. Both these options are manual hand tools.
While you are there pick up some new blades for your knife,
cause you need to trim the rough edges. This kind of plastic can not be cut with a knife.
Only use it to shave the rough edges!
Some rough sandpaper (80 grit) can also help to smooth the edges.
These are light enough to glue to a project but small nails could be used with pre-drilled holes.
DO NOT try to drive a nail through the plastic without drilling first. They will break!

Here is how 2 of these pieces were used.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
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