I love painting furniture! One of my favorite furniture painting techniques is to finish off a fresh paint job with a coat of glaze. It really adds a special touch. I use clear glaze and then tint it with either black or burnt umber. The glaze gives the furniture a nice aged patina. I especially [...]
I have been getting a ton of emails lately regarding the gun that I use. I try to answer a lot of the emails that I get, but I am bombarded with so many it is difficult to respond to each one individually. I try to answer the most commonly asked questions on my blog [...]
Holy moly we have been busy lately!! The back of our store is a disaster and our workshop is just about impossible to walk through. As a result I have been completely ignoring this blog. Thought I better post at least a little something, so here is a picture of one piece that I recently completed.
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I have, in other posts, shared that I really like Rust-Oleum painters touch when using black paint. Here is yet another piece done in that paint. It gives such a great finish, goes on easy, and dries nice and hard in a timely manner. I’ve had other blacks stay tacky and soft indefinitly, a [...]
This antique secretary hutch is made of solid mahogany. The first thing I did, after properly prepping the piece, was to rub wax all over the detail and edges of it. I painted the entire hutch with a color that is a mix of beige and grey. I sprayed the color on using my new spray [...]
I just recently finished painting this little night stand. I have absolutely no idea why, but, it makes me think of the circus when I look at it. I think it might be because the color is so bold and fun. It seams a bit whimsical.
I’m not a big fan of bright, shinny brass, so the hardware on this dresser had to be black. Painting metal is just like painting any other surface. It must be very clean and a bit roughed up so the paint will properly adhere.
Below are step by step insturctions [...]
Here, at Alchemy fine living, we offer furniture painting services. Have a piece of furniture in need of a makeover? We can take care of that for you! We love to paint furniture and we’d be happy to do custom work for you. We offer many different furniture painting techniques, styles, and finishes. We can [...]
I don’t know what I did, but for the last several days I have barely been able to move my head. My neck and back are killing me, so I’ve been trying to take it easy, which drives me crazy. Normally I fill my weekends with all sorts of furniture painting projects and I’m always [...]
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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.
173 E City Place Dr.
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