On a recent junkin outing I found this poor old double size wood bed that had for sure seen a better day! I heard her whisper... 'Help me! I need some love!' She was jammed in between a few press board bed frames at our local ReStore, quietly calling out to me! I named her Marj ❤ Her veneer was peeling, mainly at the back (thank goodness) & she was quite haggard but I instantly had a vision of the beauty she could become! Here she is back at the workshop! I forged ahead with wood glue (clamping overnight) & then wood filler on the back of the headboard because even though it was the back, i wanted to be sure she didn't have any rough edges. After the veneer was filled, sanded & fixed we were ready for paint! I knew that the color needed to be light & I seriously had not painted anything white in a while! (hard to believe!) I whipped out my latex paint & made up a batch of my chalky paint mixture (I'll do a blog post on that recipe soon) & then put it through a paint strainer making it 'sprayer ready'! I like to spray large pieces like this because it gives a really nice overall smooth finish & she was destined to be a canvas for some roses so I needed her to be as smooth as possible. I use a Mastercraft gravity fed paint sprayer (in case you're wondering) that is air fed by a compressor. Here's the footboard basking (drying,lol) in the sun after a couple coats... After fully drying & a soft sanding with a fine grit paper to smooth her out, I distressed all her pretty details to bring them out. Then I went to town with my signature roses, hand painting to my hearts content. I really feel peaceful when I paint. I painted some of the trim a delicate yellow tone to :) After her full on makeover, I went back with the sprayer & did 2 light coats of water based satin polyurethane to protect the delicate details. Here she is all finished & gussied up, waiting for her her new mom to pick her up! Thanks so much for checking out my blog post! You can subscribe to my blog to get all sorts of fun ideas, inspiration, tutorials & eye candy! You just never know what I'm up to! Don't forget to follow me on Instagram here... Barefootbutterflystudio my Facebook Vintage page here ... Barefootbutterfly House of Vintage & my photography studio facebook page here... Barefootbutterfly Studio Fraser Valley Vancouver Boudoir Maternity Newborn Photographer makeup artist belly painter vintage furniture Vancouver boudoir on location experienced Chilliwack Fraser Valley Vancouver Boudoir Maternity Newborn Photographer Nail tech makeup artist belly painter vintage furniture hand painted roses artwork creative Vancouver artist Boudoir Shabby chic Barefootbutterfly premier boudoir studio classic rustic Fraser Valley Women's photographer specialty Outdoor Langley Surrey New West Burnaby Fort Langley Artist Abbotsford Chilliwack Hope Professional Photographer Chilliwack Fraser Valley Vancouver Boudoir Maternity Newborn Photographer makeup artist belly painter vintage furniture Vancouver boudoir on location experienced Chilliwack Fraser Valley Vancouver Boudoir Maternity Newborn Photographer Nail tech makeup artist belly painter vintage furniture hand painted roses artwork creative Vancouver artist Boudoir Shabby chic Barefootbutterfly premier boudoir studio
14 Comments
5/16/2017 11:28:25 am
This is absolutely gorgeous!! Your color scheme and attention to detail are spot on. Bravo!!
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Carolyn
5/16/2017 02:23:07 pm
Thank so much Larissa!!
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Dee
5/16/2017 04:42:15 pm
It turned out absolutely amazing! What a fabulous job you did it looks marvelous!
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Carolyn
5/19/2017 05:27:18 pm
Awe, thank you Dee! :)
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Kisha Aretha Paul
5/16/2017 04:46:34 pm
So damn beautiful in that first picture. With the back ground of the moon light. Sooo beautiful. Looked different in the other pictures. But still nice in a little girls room. But when I seems the first picture all I could imagine is a big beautiful king size in a brownstone type apartment with high ceilings light and airy with all white bedding and a touch of satin. Very lovely peice. 2017
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Carolyn
5/16/2017 04:54:32 pm
Thank you Kisha! I Liked the bed plain white to but I mostly always hand paint simply because I love to :)
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Amy
5/17/2017 08:12:06 am
How did you learn to paint roses like this?
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Carolyn
5/17/2017 08:23:03 am
Hi Amy! Thanks for question! I've been painting all my life & studied art in university but one thing that was always a challenge was roses :) I decided a few years back to really learn the technique so I've studied online classes & also took a painting class in person from master rose painter, Christie Repasy! That was really a wonderful experience to learn hands on from such a talented person. So my roses have evolved from there ( and continue to do so!)
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Carolyn
5/19/2017 05:28:47 pm
Thanks Courtney! I love painting roses :) Maybe a lil too much! I paint them on everything! haha!
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Carolyn
5/19/2017 05:34:59 pm
Hi Rita, not so much self help books as opposed to youtube videos :) The beauty of Oil Painting is a good channel & also David Jansen.. he's very talented & his videos are plentiful :) Here's one of my faves form David... https://youtu.be/UM43JeDUQaI
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Sandi
5/19/2017 04:31:17 pm
So beautiful. I am awed.Thank you for sharing such a beauty.
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Carolyn
5/19/2017 05:35:29 pm
Thank you Sandi!! :)
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