Way back yonder I dragged this steal of a deal home from an antique store. It was painted a lemony yellow...not a color that will blend with my new decorating direction.
First coat of the Annie Sloan chalk paint in Old White applied...several more steps to go before she's finished. Didn't even use a drop cloth!!! Please don't tell my hubby...he's away on a business trip which is why I can get away with such antics.
He's a rule follower....big time. I know I give him headaches. A lot.
When he starts a project, he sticks with it until its completed.
Me? Well...here's a good example. Paint swatches randomly slapped on our walls have graced our abode for longer than I want to admit. {but on a redeeming note, i've made my decision and the paint is in the garage waiting for the painters to come. the painters i haven't hired yet, that is...}
I needed time to think about it. Plus, the wheels in my brain spin constantly. And before the ideas disappear I sort of need to mark my spot. That way I'll have a visual reminder of what I was thinking about earlier.
Let me illustrate...midstream while painting the hutch, I wondered in my spinning brain if I should paint out the two curio cabinets in the dining room as well.
So I just slapped a little of the Old White Annie Sloan paint on one of 'em just to take my idea for a test run, so to speak.
Thankfully I like the way it will look with the dining room chairs I'm painting out. So what was my plan B if plan A didn't work? I don't know. My brain spinners never got that far..........LOL!
What I won't show you, is that in this same room, there is a wall filled with paint swatches in various shades of muted/frenchy/robin eggs blue...the new color direction for this room.
Some {all?} of you are horrified right now, aren't you? Don't be. It always works out. Usually. Just ask my dolly friend who lives in the curio cabinet I randomly slapped some paint on as stood idly by watching...
And often times during this latest painting spree, I'll head up to my art room and go to class.
My recently cleaned up table is now back to its messy usual self. But that's okay because I am thoroughly ENJOYING Christy Tomlinson's She Art online class. Fun. Fun. Fun.
I adore her style...and her videos are so well done...for my first attempt, I'm using an 11x14 canvas board I just happened to have in my stash.
There are still lots more layers and techniques that will be applied before I'm finished with this board. I just happen to have a frame that will work perfectly for this canvas...
...and you guessed it....it needs to be painted first.
But I always put down protective covering when I'm painting frames. I mean, duh. Did you think I didn't know any better?!!
Are you a rule follower, bender, ignorer, or a hybrid mix? Pray for me, okay?!
Xo, Sue
