Saturday, October 20, 2012

Handpainted Houndstooth Pattern

 I do love a great before and after set of photos!
We found this great little piece on a recent trip to an outdoor fair...
It had lots of wear and tear ---unfortunately one piece of the corner trim was completely missing.  So I had to take all the trim off...
I bought some milk paint at the Country Living fair in September and this was the perfect piece to try it out on...
 I mixed half French Gray and half Cream for the body of the piece and used straight Cream for the details....
 The gold color is acrylic paint....
 Originally I planned to only do the cream thinking that the pale gray would be enough of a contrast...
But once I got it done I just wasn't happy with the way it looked
...something just wasn't quite right.
 The gold was just the thing it needed to really make it all come together.
I love doing this kind of stuff....
It just feeds my need to create 
--and when I see it all finished up like this it is so satisfying.
Hopefully this lovely little piece will have a whole new life for many more years to come

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8 comments:

  1. Sarah BethOctober 24, 2012 at 7:48 AM

    It looks great!!!

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  2. Miss Lady AgaOctober 25, 2012 at 7:36 PM

    What a great job Rachel. Love the houndstooth pattern and your color choice. It's so much fun to create and be thrilled with the finish product!!

    Shirley

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  3. Donna WilkesOctober 26, 2012 at 6:39 PM

    Two of my favorite colors. Love the design on the top. Great job creating the distressed look.

    Distressed Donna Down Home

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    1. UnknownOctober 27, 2012 at 6:32 PM

      Thanks Donna! I think those colors together ended up great....kind of preppy kind of girly all at the same time!

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  4. Vintage Paint and more...October 27, 2012 at 7:53 AM

    I love this piece and the houndstoothing is awesome. Found you through Miss Mustard Seed - am a new follower.....

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    1. UnknownOctober 27, 2012 at 6:33 PM

      Thanks Cathy! I love houndstooth...never tried painting it before though so it was kind of cool to see how the pattern worked. Lots of graph paper first to get it figured out!!!

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  5. Susan @ SunflowerHugsJanuary 25, 2013 at 8:13 AM

    And you also did a houndstooth top? This and the argyle are so cool! I also really appreciate that you created the patterns.
    sunflowerhugs.blogspot.com

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    1. UnknownJanuary 25, 2013 at 10:50 AM

      :) yes i did! Again kinda preppy and I LOVE the handpainted stuff... what can I say I used to be an art teacher!!! To me it's all playing...

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