My mom and I love to re-do old furniture by painting it and/or reupohlstering it. We often set up our video camera and share our tips and tricks through our youtube channel. For lots more videos CLICK HERE.
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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.
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Thank you for your tips, I will definetly use your advice.
I learned a lot with your tutorial videos.Thank you.
By the way when are u having some kind of workshop in your store? I would love to participate.
Deana
I would like to thank you for your blog and your videos
, in my house i have a lot of old furnicher, that i was bord of them and also thinking to replace them with new modern ones and also no caracter, but with your videos and your passion for that you do , you gave me alot of new ideas for my home, to be more friendly to me and also my friends
i live far away from california but internet is a good discovery in our days
, i wish you to have every day a new idea to make your life better n better ,I hope Jeasus my LORD to bless you and your family
with respect nikos
from crete greece
I am planning to start up workshops and private lessons in the new year, so check back. I’ll be sure to post all about it.
Thank you Nikos! I’m so glad to know that my videos and blogs have helped and inspired you.
I would like to know if you have any tutorial dvd that I can buy from you.
I am very interested on learning upholstery (sofa, reclianables, etc).
I found your videos on the internet very interesting. It will be nice if you have a dvd with a complete course on upholstery.
Thank you.
Not yet, but it is an idea that I’m working on. Check back in a few months.
Thanks for the videos! Interesting and helpful. Question for you…have you ever sprayed a clear coat over paint on a table to better project the table top? If so, what advice can you give me? And have you ever used water based enamels? I sprayed latex paint onto a dresser and it became really sticky. Thanks for your help!!
I usually don’t use clear coats because they have a tendency to turn yellow, but have used a water based polyacryllic over a bright blue table I painted. It sprayed really well, made a gorgeous sheen and dried very hard. I would definitly recommend it. It was made by Minwax. The only time I have had issues with paint getting sticky is if it is poor quality, specifically Behr paint.
Funny. The paint I used that got sticky was Behr. Never again. I’m using a water-based enamel from SW this time. I’ve used it in the past and highly recommend it. I have another question for you. I see in your videos you use the 515 tip in your spray gun. Does that give you a nice, even finish? I’ve had good luck w/211 tips in the past but haven’t tried the larger tip size. I’m afraid I’ll throw too much material on the furniture and have a mess. Thanks again for the advice and videos!
That tip works great for me. It lets out a fairly wide pattern, but it is still very thin and doesn’t apply to much paint at once.
One more question
When using your airless sprayer to paint spindle back chairs, do you paint them upside down first? Any tips you can give would be great!! And BTW, I looked up that paint from Sherwin Williams and it’s Called Solo. Amazing paint! Thanks for answering all my questions.
When painting things with spindles I always paint them upside down first. Then sometimes I’ll get up on a step stool and paint from up above or lay them on their sides to get as many different angles as I can.
Great! Thanks for the tip. I’ll see how that goes.
Hi Deana, I am new to CA from GA, and was searching online for a school that had upholstery classes somewhere nearby, and happened upon your site (beautiful by the way!). Anyway, I am in Pasadena, and would be interested in taking some upholstery classes or also drapery classes if you start any this year. Could you add me to your wait list for either/both of these please? Thanks so much. I work a regular job during the week, so I would need weekend classes if you are holding them in person – otherwise I would be interested in online or dvd style as an alternative. Thanks
We actually offer private lessons and we would love to have you join us! Click on this link for details. If you have any other questions please feel free to call or email. http://www.alchemyfineliving.com/blog/upholstery-classes/
Thank you for offering these tutorial. I am about to tackle some dining room chairs and your tutorial was very helpful. It’s the best tutorial I’ve found online. You make the whole process look easy. Thanks again for freely sharing your knowledge and experience with others.