Here are a few of my finds so far this month:
This is a planter I came across that was the perfect size for one of our plants living in a plastic planter container on our barn wood benches:
I painted the base color white:
And then I dry brushed the decorative raised areas white. See the process on How To Dry Brush Paint.
This is a little black container I found:
Ok, so I need to get better at taking pictures of these items before I start painting them, so bear with me…
This little beauty looked feminine to me, and I thought it would be perfect to go in a little girl’s room to hold bows. So, I started out with a light pink color:
Then I painted on some silver glaze, and wiped it off. The glaze gave the entire piece a glossy shimmer:
Nope, it didn’t sit right with me. the glaze made the piece look messy. Back the the painting station: which is in my living room on a towel by the way.
I went for a light gray this time:
You can see how this piece would look with the dry brushing technique instead of the glazing, so I was leaning towards an alternate application at this point.
Fully painted gray:
Using the same gray glaze, I dry brushed it:
I think it looks much better! Don’t you?
Then, I found this big funky planter!
That picture was taken after I had removed all the foam and the tree out of it, but you get the idea of what it looked like.
I painted the base color a sandy beige:
And sanded the high spots for distressing:
Then dry brushed the patterns along the top and the bottom, and painted the delicate raised lines a dark purple:
Well? What do you think?
With Love, Erika Nora
Thanks for the follow! It looks like you have some fun content on here! Following back! I’m loving the thrift store flip ideas!!
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Thank You! I’ve been practicing some painting techniques on these smaller items, feeling my way forward. I can’t wait to see your progress on your house build!
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