When I want to paint, but feel like I just can't carve two to three hours out of the day, I resort to, what I think will be, small projects.
I got this shelf at Salvation Army for $1. It had a pretty ugly yellow plastic panel on the back, which we took off before this photo was taken. I also sort of tried to protect the fabric that was on there, even though I was going to cover it, hence the masking tape.
I used spray adhesive to fix the fabric on top of what was there. So this project really did only take around 30 min. total.
This was an unfinished sofa table that had been in our basement for months. Finally I decided I wanted to try boiled linseed oil and oil paint to finish it. I really liked the results. It's probably not as durable as polyurethane, but it wasn't toxic to breathe, and I didn't have to panic about brush marks or it setting in a weird way. That's a nice advantage to wipe on, wipe off finishing methods.
This was an unfinished sofa table that had been in our basement for months. Finally I decided I wanted to try boiled linseed oil and oil paint to finish it. I really liked the results. It's probably not as durable as polyurethane, but it wasn't toxic to breathe, and I didn't have to panic about brush marks or it setting in a weird way. That's a nice advantage to wipe on, wipe off finishing methods.
4 comments:
Wow! Nice work. You are so creative!
I think both projects turned out great!
The table is really beautiful, I've seen it! I really like the fabric on the first project. It looks so much better with a paint that isn't shiny. Where do you have it hung? by the front door??
Thanks for sharing a nice day together. At the UD game, the kids also got into shouting "Go Blue!"
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