Sunday, February 20, 2011

Out of the gate!



I thought you might like to see the beginning of progress being made in the Redesign project (dining room from former post).

Painting furniture makes a big statement of style and can really change a room, but it really is a project!



The garage was set up as the "shop"! Our painter opted to spray paint the furniture. Did you know that you can purchase a pump bottle that can turn any can of paint into a spray paint?! Sherwin Williams offers this dandy contraption.



...work in progress



Terry started with the top of the china cupboard. As you can see, the back is taped to prevent the spray from hitting the mirror.



Closeup of china cabinet. We are using several of my favorite colors for the furniture and walls-SW Tony Taupe and SW Warm Stone. I fell upon these colors several years ago when we did the Bucks County Designer House living room, and have been a lover of them ever since.
It's amazing the change already in the look of this furniture! When I first considered the design of the room, I really was lobbying for new furniture. The painted finish makes an enormous difference in the style of the room, taking a true traditional dark stained cabinet into a cleaner, slightly urban feel-all due to paint! The color of paint is important in the process, but just leave that up to me!

Review of these colors used in the Bucks County Designer House living room

SW Warm Stone on chest, SW Warm stone and SW Brainstorm Bronze for stripes


I loved this room, and expect that the Redesign for the new dining room will be a favorite soon!



(Just to remind you what it looked like prior to beginning the painting!)


Yes, this is definitely progress...out with the old and in with the new!

Stay tuned for more progress. And, don't forget to comment to be entered into the drawing for the next Redesign project by Susan and her team. Good luck!

3 comments:

michelle said...

I love painted furniture! And those warm greys. Looks like an exciting project.

shannon said...

I know the perfect ribbon to go with the new project!! tee hee!

jt said...

It's amazing what a little paint can do. It looks so much better already. I can't wait to see the finished product in person.