My mom and I love to paint furniture and experimenting with new furniture painting techniques is our passion. We typically spend most of our time painting furniture for clients. People are constantly bringing us furniture of all different shapes and sizes and we transform every piece one coat of paint at a time. We love [...]
Here at Alchemy fine living my mom and I use many different furniture painting techniques to transform old furniture. Not only do we find our own antique and vintage pieces to paint and restore for resale in our boutique, but we also offer the service of furniture painting to clients. We can paint furniture one [...]
At our Santa Ana store front my mom and I offer furniture for sale that her and I have either re-upholstered, painted, or otherwise refinished. We love to find old forgotten furniture and make it beautiful again. We also offer these services to our clients. One of our most recent projects was this sofa. [...]
One of our clients recently brought us this super cool antique radio. This radio belonged to her grandparents, who likely listened to historical moments on it as they sat in their living room. How cool is that?! I love old pieces of furniture that have a story. I love even more that the women, [...]
This recliner was in pretty bad shape when it arrived at our workshop located in Santa Ana, California. It was in desperate need of new upholstery. My mom and I love to do this kind of work. Sewing home decorative items and redoing furniture with new upholstery is something that women in [...]
In a previous post I mentioned some of the primers I like to use and why. If you are interested in learning about that CLICK HERE for more details. In this post I will discuss a few of the paints that I really like. I used to be a big fan of Valspar [...]
My mom and I love to paint furniture! If you have visited this website or our store, even just once before, you probably already knew that. We have been in business painting furniture for nearly a decade now. We love experimenting with new furniture painting techniques, but we also do a lot of basic color [...]
We just recently launched our ONLINE STORE and it is full of hand made tote bags, decorative throw pillows, table runners and so much more! All of the items are lovingly made by hand by my mom and I. We use a ton of burlap and vintage lace to create monogrammed pillows, handmade purses, [...]
My dad salvaged these really cool antique feet from an old dresser. They are pine and covered in chipping paint, which gives them a great aged patina. He used them to create a custom ottoman that my mom and I covered in burlap. The tiny ruffle on the bottom is made from a drop cloth [...]
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Alchemy fine living is an antiques & home furnishings business located in Santa Ana, Ca. Alchemy can be defined as an inexplicable or mysterious transmuting power or process; transforming something common into something special.ABOUT ME
Alchemy fine living is my antiques & home furnishings business. I'm Deana, the author of this blog. My mom Connie & I followed our dreams & opened our store in 2008. It's a collection of all the things she & I truly love. We combine antiques with new treasures, as well as, a selection of handcrafted items created by the two of us. We also offer custom sewing, re-upholstery, & furniture painting services.
