guns and roses...

I've had a lot of you ask about my painting technique'

so

For this WW post

I thought I would show you how I get all of this white.

First, I have to say I *cheat*!

My DH is a professional painting contractor-

He has the brains and the brawn a good deal of the time in this operation.

I have the *vision*.

Which means I see it, I buy it and then He helps me do it!

But when I paint I use these guns.

They are professional painter's guns.

One for primers, one for top coat and one for clears.

See these knobs?

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Don't know what they're for.

Don't want to know.

Believe me, DH has tried to tell me.

Just hand it to me in working condition.

Yes, they do plug up.

A lot.

Let me pull the trigger and I'm good to go.

DH is my maintenance guy, too.

Am I sounding spoiled, yet?

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When we need to be in high production

(like now)

We pull out the *big* gun.

His airless (that he uses for painting houses)

Even faster.

Even better.

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1.The first and most fun step is finding

a unique piece...the one that calls my name...and I just have rescue it!

I loved the legs, doors, and size of this little cabinet.

And the price was right, too,

Just $5.00

2. Next is probably the most important step: prep!

I sand, clean and repair as needed.

3. I almost aways use:

oil-base primer,

then a quality acrylic paint,

(distress here),

and finish with a clear coat.

I started clear-coating after we were eating dinner

for the the first time at my newly-painted table.

I was a nervous wreck ...(in my defense it was spagetti.).

I want my products to be clean-able and use-able.

4. I love to use these Rose Appliques'...

I don't too often as they are kind of spendy

but they

do add such a nice touch.



Here is the finished cabinet

I love how it turned out.

I pulled a few more photos of some of my favorite pieces.

Have I ever mentioned how much

I love the transformation process?

I wish I took more *before* and *during* pics to show you.

With all of the busy-ness of these days; I needed to de-stress.

I thought to myself...I'm going to take a few minutes and just do the part I love.

Do you know where I ended up?

Right there in my driveway,

puttering on one of the (many) un-finished products,

paint gun in hand.

Until next week,

Rene'