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Post by workingclassdog on Nov 8, 2015 3:39:09 GMT
I have spent almost the entire day painting... Thanks for all the suggestions on paint.. but I did fall in love with AS paint!! It is pricey but I am a happy lil camper!!
With 1/2 of one quart I have painted two good sized bookshelves and a big craft table. I will need to add a second coat to the table. The bookshelves will need a little touch up here and there.
When those are dry I will add a accent color, which is AS pink color (which I think is more coral than pink.. but either way I think it will go great against the walls which will be a light turquoise color...
I already got a whole bunch of stuff I want to paint to go in my new room... two wooden shelves that will hold scrapbook supplies.. a black cheapie IKEA type cabinet.. I think I will make it a whole different color (to go with the room of course.. if I can find the right color, otherwise it will match the off white I am painting everything else)...
I also have a 100 year old highchair that has about 30 coats of paint on it.. I can't wait to tackle that one!! And two twin beds that have really old wooden bedframes (my dh dad's beds when he was young)... I can go on and on.. lol
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Post by M in Carolina on Nov 8, 2015 3:48:56 GMT
I'm so glad to hear how great it is to work with and how well it coats.
I have a dresser I need to repaint and haven't decided how I want to paint it. I can't decide between a semi gloss epoxy like what is used on exterior doors or Annie Sloan with a wax finish.
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Post by stittsygirl on Nov 8, 2015 3:49:02 GMT
I haven't made it over to our local Annie Sloan stockist, only about 20 minutes away, but I'll get there soon because I have some projects I want to work on, and I've seen some really amazing results from using her paints. I'm glad you're having fun  . |
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Post by lesley on Nov 8, 2015 4:43:24 GMT
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Post by stittsygirl on Nov 8, 2015 6:28:14 GMT
I've been looking at color mixing charts online and thinking "I'll need that color and that color and that... WHY AREN'T I RICH!?!?  After all the spray paint fumes I breathed in with my last project, I'm really looking forward to painting with something that will be more gentle to my respiratory system. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 13:44:31 GMT
It is worth the money. I tried to say that on another thread that there were women making a homemade version, but I've used both and Annie Sloan paint just has the quality factor then the stuff I made myself....it doesn't compare and yes, it's pricey but a lot goes a long way as you found out.
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Post by workingclassdog on Nov 8, 2015 15:16:57 GMT
Iowa57girl.. Yeah I am not about to go start painting my furniture with something I made not even knowing how it would turn in and in fear I might ruin it. It's not worth the stress for me. I see a lot of work in making my own pain, then painting, then stressing... It's much more manageable just to get the paint I know will work and put it on. Now if I had the time and space and whatnot I can see trying it out.. but once I get all these pieces done... I will probably be done painting for the most part.
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Post by M in Carolina on Nov 8, 2015 15:29:09 GMT
It is worth the money. I tried to say that on another thread that there were women making a homemade version, but I've used both and Annie Sloan paint just has the quality factor then the stuff I made myself....it doesn't compare and yes, it's pricey but a lot goes a long way as you found out. I've read lots of bad reviews of mixing your own paints to make a copy cat version of Annie Sloan's paints. You get what you pay for, and quality matters. Crafters that make their own paints use quality ingredients and pigments which aren't cheap. It's not a money saver. Mixing your own recipes do let you get the right colour and end texture or finish. It's easier to find a close match to what you want and have a professional help you mix the paints to get the right colour unless you have experience with paint pigments*. *Different types of paint blend differently so practice! Theoretically mixing all colours together would give you black or grey--when you're referring to light. Because pigments aren't completely pure, mixing colours together comes closer to brown than grey. I have worked with a lot of different paints from high end artist oils to house paints and love it. The best advice is to practice ahead of time with getting the right colour and final finish. When I taught an adult extended education faux finishing course we practiced our methods on small projects like clay pots and wooden boxes. The techniques I taught would work well on furniture and walls, but practice let you work out all the kinks and how you wanted the finish product to look. You also got a better guesstimate on how much paint you would need and how long the project would take. --While a leather finish from the chair rail down in your room would be amazing (I did this for a friend's small office), the energy and time it takes can be much longer than expected. I can't wait to see photos of the projects y'all have done! If anyone is interested, I can post a list of my favourite faux finish and painting technique books later. |
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