We do a lot of custom paint jobs at Maison Decor.
One of the current projects in house is a pair of Victorian chairs
with velvet upholstery. Velvet wears like iron, its pretty hard to wear it out
and often you will find pieces in great condition, but you just don't like the color.
These chairs belonged to a young couple who inherited them from a grandparent
and they plan to use them in their dining room at the ends of the table.
However they wanted a color that went with their decor,...
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
Potpourri Post~Don't miss it!
Its been a long time since I have blogged, so I have a lot to share.
We have been busy little bees in our shops!
Justin's shop, Pioneer Goods Co, got the green light from the
City of Boston so he is up and running now too in Boston's South End
at 764 Tremont. Its been a long road, but that kind of explains
why there has been little time for blogging.
So this is some of what has been happening:
At Maison Decor in Reading we have been doing...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Tintype Portrait Event at Pioneer Goods Co
Check it out!
Look who is coming to our Boston store,
Pioneer Goods next Friday night!
In the tradition of artists and tradesmen of generations past, portrait photographer Giles Clement is taking his studio on the road. Clement uses the tintype method of photography to create unique silver images on sheets of black metal. Tintyping was popular in the late 1800’s, but was quickly abandoned as less difficult and more reliable methods of portraiture were invented. Clement’s camera equipment...
Saturday, July 5, 2014
My dining room and a painted cabinet
How to embellish your furniture with graphics using a transfer method.
The drawers on the cabinet have a french script.
We use this dining room cabinet to store all of our day to day bills and papers.
This is the before photo of our painted cabinet.
I used Chalk Paint by Annie Sloan for the first coat in the color Louis Blue.
Next, I toned down the blue by dry brushing a mix of the
same blue lightened with Pure White.
After that I added some graphics using a transfer...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
