A day in the life.......................

of a furniture painter.................

1) Search all the sites that sell furniture - 

search

sərCH/

verb

1. 1.

   try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly.

2) Negotiate a price ( haggle ) 

ne·go·ti·ate

nəˈgōSHēˌāt/

verb

1. 1.

   try to reach an agreement or compromise by discussion with others.

3) Maneuver your way across the city to pick it up

ma·neu·ver

məˈno͞ovər/

noun

1. 1.

   a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.

   "spectacular jumps and other daring maneuvers"

4) Load the piece into the van

load

lōd/

noun

1. 1.

   a heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried.

5)  Maneuver your way back to your destination 

( see number 3 ) 

6)  Unload the piece

( see number 4 ) 

7)  Sand if necessary - fill if necessary - fix broken 

drawers, scrape, etc................repair repair repair

re·pair¹

riˈpe(ə)r/

verb

1. 1.

   fix or mend (a thing suffering from damage or a fault).

1. 
   

8)  Sanitize the entire piece - 

san·i·tize

ˈsaniˌtīz/

verb

1. 1.

   make clean and hygienic.

9) Purchase ( EXPENSIVE ) paints - waxes

pur·chase

ˈpərCHəs/

verb acquire (something) by paying for it; buy.

1.   

   

   

   
   
   

10)  Paint the piece 

paint

pānt/

noun

1. 1.

   a colored substance that is spread over a surface and dries to leave a thin decorative or protective
2.  coating.

11)  Distress - (or antique - or color wash - or add 

graphic or stencil 2 or 3 of these techniques may be 

applied to 1 piece of furniture )

1. dis·tress

   disˈtres/

   noun

   1. .
   2. give (furniture, leather, or clothing) simulated marks of age and wear.

      "the manner in which leather jackets are industrially distressed"
   3. 
      

   

   
   

   

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2. 
3. 12)  Finish the piece using a substance - e.g. a sheer coating or wax - if using wax the final step is actually buffing

buff¹

bəf/

verb

gerund or present participle: buffing

MY MEANING OF BUFFING

To rub a surface until your arm is ready to fall off - object

should be finished when the sweat dripping into your

eyes no longer allows you to see object.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST - HAVING THE EXPERIENCE AND THE KNOW HOW TO IMAGINE THAT THIS

CAN BE TRANSFORMED TO THIS

2. ALL TO HAVE SOMEONE CONTACT YOU & ASK - 

"CAN YOU COME DOWN IN PRICE ? - YOU ONLY 

PAINTED IT AFTER ALL "

NOT that I'm complaining ( and I'm really not - I love what I do ) 

Which is only painting ( after all ) lol


Have a wonderful weekend everyone - 
Much love,

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Graphite Dresser before and after

Good Morning all !

Well I'm never going to win any awards for photography unless they're in the " WORST " category :)

Our last house was too dark - this place was too bright for proper photos - let's blame it on that, k?

Last week I showed you this piece that a customer wanted updated

I can't find the before photo - so all I have to show you is this  ( I've told you many many times I have no business having a blog - seriously - none at all - no before pics - lousy after pics ..............2 key elements for a DIY blog gone to hell  )

But I'm hoping you can get an idea of how it looks from this - very Restoration Hardware ( ish )
n'est pas?

I know some people paint the piece in it's entirety - with the drawers in and all - but I always remove them and paint the interior drawer frame

I also do all my distressing ( sanding ) prior to waxing - and I think most people do it after - it's a personal thing - I feel I have more control of the outcome this way - if I do too much I can always touch up - once a piece is waxed - the touch up process is very " iffy "
I've seen pieces where people have done that - and it ends up looking " choppy "
BUT like I said it's a personal thing - everyone finds a way to work that's best for them through
trial and error!

Once everything was waxed - I spray painted the knobs ( customer didn't like them and wants to maybe change them so I had nothing to lose )

This next photo is very true to the color - Graphite changes constantly - depending on the time of day - the light in a room - the lack of light in a room - it can go from looking quite light to a very deep shade
But this next photo is how it looked when it was delivered lol

and that's one piece done -
now on to these little guys ( and the most precious thing I found tucked into a ledge of the interior - actually choked me up )

For now I'll leave you with a little peak into the kitchen
Not finished - but well on it's way :)

Keep moving Suzan - one foot in front of the other - it WILL be a home one day..............

You all have a wonderful Thursday -

Much love,

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