Sunday, August 3, 2014

Faux Finish: Re-Purposing Furniture& Preserving Childhood Memories

Faux Finish: Re-Purposing Furniture& Preserving Childhood Memories
Painting a Faux Finish or even painting mural work onto an old piece of furniture is a great way bring new life into a piece that would otherwise be discarded. It also creates a conversation piece to a room.

Here are just a few samples of Re-Purposed furniture I've created over the years:

A large brown wooden table now becomes an ample size desk. The top is painted in metallic gold and tiger stripes and the legs are distressed in black. Thick glass is custom cut to fit the top to protect the surface and is also used to insert cherished photos.



A flea market find credenza becomes a pre-teen’s dresser painted to mimic animal skins and the edges are painted in colorful tribal style motifs. Since this new dresser will have daily use of teenage paraphernalia, it also has a protective custom cut glass top.

Faux painting can also preserve childhood memories. This “new headboard architecture” painted in distressed and crackled metallics was originally a door mantle in the client's childhood home.




To have your furniture given new life with faux finishes contact Swan Studios Inc ( www.swanstudio.net )

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