Tag Archives: painting furniture

What You Talkin ’bout Ombre

Posted by Amber in DIY on March 14, 2012  ||  38 Comments

I am a simple girl. I like my toast to be buttered, my buffets to be mid century, and my painted furniture to take the form of a gradient. You know what I’m talkin’ bout ……OMBRE. I’m admittedly obsessed with it. … Continue reading →

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Color Blocking Process

Posted by Amber in DIY, How to on March 8, 2012  ||  26 Comments

Once we decided to color block our bentwoods, we starting thinking about how we should go about executing our idea. I prepped the chairs similar to the table with one huge exception the wood filler. All 8 of our chairs were … Continue reading →

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That’s Right We Color Blocked Them

Posted by Amber in Dining Room, DIY on March 7, 2012  ||  13 Comments

One night we were talking about our collection of 7 mismatched Thonet bentwood chairs that we had started over a year ago. It was decision time for the formal dining. We’ve been sitting on projects in there for far too … Continue reading →

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Guide to Painting Furniture

Posted by Amber in DIY, Guide, How to, Kitchen on February 27, 2012  ||  25 Comments

Here is the Wills Casa rendition of how to paint furniture. Nick showed you the nook update with our now black (and super awesome) $25 craigslist table. I wanted to show the whole process of the transformation as a guide to … Continue reading →

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Chair Facelift Part 1

Posted by Amber in DIY, Kitchen on January 27, 2012  ||  2 Comments

I picked up 3 chairs (2 were the same and the other was ugly just part of the deal) on Craigslist for $45. The plan was to use the matching pair for the ends of the nook table. They were pretty beat up, … Continue reading →

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