Patchwork Painting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’ve been sitting on two pieces of furniture for almost a year now, waiting for divine inspiration.

During my daily visit to Pinterest I came across this blog.  Bingo!  That’s all I needed. 

This patchwork technique works great with pieces that are built using “planks” rather than large pieces of wood, or built with lots of “bits and pieces”, as my plant stand was. 

I’m sorry to say I can’t find a before photo of this desk. It was just a little, unfinished pine desk with no drawers.

But here’s my plant stand that I just L O V E!

It’s hard to photograph since it’s so tall and skinny.  I’ll give you a full length shot, but you can appreciate it more by seeing it in sections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And luckily, I had the foresight to take a few shots of it before I went to work on it…

You’ve got to give this technique a try.  It’s impossible to goof it up!

IKEA Makes Anything Better!

I sold this whole set this week.  It’s so much fun to fix these things up…and a little sad to see them go.  I guess I get attached after all those hours we spend together sanding and painting in the Bat Cave. 

But they have a new home in the bedroom of a 7th grade girl.  I sure hope she enjoys them.

The chair in these pics is the one that I used in an earlier post on how to dip legs.

I honestly think the adorable IKEA fabric was the key to success on these pieces. I bought eight yards of it a few years back and couldn’t decide where to use it.  Now I think I’ll be cranking out lots of grey and black pieces, at least until the fabric runs out! 

Thanks for clicking!

Laurie