Wednesday, November 17, 2010

BORING!!!

 I decided this "Plain Jane" needed just a little make up. By that I mean some very cool stylized painting. I wish I could say I simply stenciled this. So please feel my pain when I tell you I hand painted it. It was actually kinda relaxing though watching tv, something I never do, and painting away.  Took quite a while though (2 hours but who's counting?) and gave the same result of stenciling....ugh! Here it is before...
                                                      

                                                            
                                                              The color is truer in the first pic. 
                                                                                    
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    13 comments:

    1. ChrissieNovember 17, 2010 at 11:04 PM

      Wow!The decorative painting made a huge difference.I am so impressed that you free handed this!

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    2. ErinNovember 18, 2010 at 12:02 AM

      Thanks for visiting my blog, Sue! I'm completely wowed that you hand-painted those flourishes--they look identical! How did you do it?!?

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    3. Sue@Uniquely ChicNovember 18, 2010 at 7:54 AM

      I did hand paint but I traced the design out first. So, it's kinda like coloring with a paint brush. It really is easy if you use the right size/shape brushes.

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    4. AnonymousNovember 18, 2010 at 11:11 AM

      Oh, you're so talented with a paintbrush. Free hand, seriously?! I could see this sitting in a cute little shop somewhere. xx ~M

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    5. Cassie BustamanteNovember 18, 2010 at 9:00 PM

      it looks soooo cute like that! love the flourishes!

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    6. PamelaNovember 19, 2010 at 1:02 PM

      Looks wonderful! Reminds of the flourishes I just painted on our kitchen island in progress.

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    7. LisaNovember 19, 2010 at 10:58 PM

      Pretty! Great job. It really dressed it up.

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    8. Kim @ A Brush of WhimsyNovember 20, 2010 at 9:07 PM

      I cannot believe you did that by hand! Amazing! Love the color of the table, too! :)

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    9. Leo November 20, 2010 at 11:19 PM

      This came out great. Love the color blue. And the decorative touches made it so unique. Nice job!!

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    10. Christa @ Stories of a HouseNovember 21, 2010 at 9:06 AM

      I love it - you have a very steady hand! I've hand painted something once, and will definitely stencil next time!

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    11. LindyNovember 21, 2010 at 11:31 PM

      I was looking at your table thinking it was pretty cute and then I saw the "after" and yes...it's even prettier! Great job!

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    12. Moms CraftyNovember 22, 2010 at 10:19 AM

      Wow, cannot believe you hand painted this! What a beautiful turnout! What kind of paint did you use for the flourishes? Feel free to link this beautiful redo to our new Monday linky part!

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    13. LeahNovember 22, 2010 at 10:32 PM

      So cute!!!

      Luvs!

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    So nice to hear from you...