sheds plans : How to stencil furniture The 36th AVENUE

вторник, 27 февраля 2018 г.

How to stencil furniture The 36th AVENUE

How to stencil furniture - The 36th AVENUE

This is just EXTRAordinary. I was AMAZED

by the work put behind this master piece.

All the graphic is painted by hand… WOW!

Looking at this two beauties I remember my own kitchen table.

I bought this table almost two years ago from a young couple for $25.00

The top of the table has never been in great shape but I didn’t mind since it

was meant to be abused by countless amounts of spills, craft paint, hot glue… and many other things…

Now, when I saw these pictures I knew I was ready to let the table retire from her previous duties and

be a little pampered and even honor her for been the foundation of so many great dinners and moments.

The first thing I did was sand the table PERFECTLY down…

It looked like a completely different table already!

After this part was done it was time to apply the vinyl

stencil that I had previously designed and cut…

…Then I was ready to stain the design. I used an antiquing dark glaze by Valspar.

My advice if you are thinking to do something like this is to use small amounts of paint at a time. Paint or a thick glaze is better that regular stain {too “liquidly”}

I know you know BUT DO NOT BRUSH THE PAINT side to side or up and down.

When you are working with STENCILS ALWAYS tap your paint

Then it was time to let it dry… Perfect for me and Mimi to take

a HOT CHOCOLATE break while Papi and the other little savages

were playing basketball at the Church…

….Then we were ready to stain the table. I always like to test my stains in a piece of similar wood before I apply it on the final surface… Check out my fancy gear