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Playing it by Ear

1/9/2018

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Blog Post: Playing It by Ear
​I’ve written about inspiration before, and for good reason.  Paul and I know that inspiration can come from anywhere so it’s important to keep your eyes open.

A few weeks ago, during one of our Chalk Paint® 101: The Basics workshops, a participant named Barb added a little too much water to her 2nd paint color on the two-color wet distress.  She was looking at it and feeling a little disappointed that it didn’t look like the finish created by another participant who used the same color combination.  Paul however, was really taken with the finish. 


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The Copper Top Piece

6/9/2017

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This week we finished a new piece and it’s generating a lot of questions…What paint color is that?  How did you do the copper?  What was it finished with? 
 
So, in today’s post we’ll break it down for you and explain just how we created this look. 

Just like the Paisley Piece, this buffet was something Paul and I have had for a very long time.  In fact, when we purchased it, we didn’t have any immediate finishing plan (and it was too large to fit easily down the stairs into our studio space), so we decided to use it in our own dining room until we felt inspired. 


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