Angie from The Country Chic Cottage layered paint and stain to give a run-of-the-mill wooden salad bowl the look of a hand carved, antique dough bowl. This shabby chic bowl is the perfect decorative storage solution. I couldn’t agree with Angie more when she calls it “perfectly imperfect!” Angie was inspired by the Found Dough [...Read More]
Handpainted Tree of Life Artwork
May 3, 2011 By 3 Comments
Lorilyn from A Crummy Marriage created her own artwork by piecing together three pieces of leftover wood for her “canvas” and mixing and diluting house and acrylic paints. After a lot of layering paint colors and sanding, she ended up with this natural piece of tree art for her mantel. Her freehand drawing is pretty [...Read More]
Quatrefoil Monogrammed Doormat
April 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Terra from Mama Says Sew created her own personalized doormat by making a stencil from freezer paper. She even drew her own quatrefoil design to add a little something extra. Once the stencil is complete, simply iron it on, add a little paint, patiently wait for it to dry (probably the hardest part), and finally [...Read More]
Handpainted Tree Landscape
April 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Jessica from Running with Scissors painted her own tree landscape to replace a mirror above her mantel. She created her painting on MDF backed with some strips of pine to add depth and give the appearance of a gallery-wrapped canvas. Using wood allowed Jessica to sand her painting at the end to give it a [...Read More]
