Showing posts with label paint. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paint. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

On the Radar -- Painted Schmainted

The Blackbird girls will paint anything that stands still long enough.  1970s plastic sconces.  Old (ugly) brooches.  Lamps.  Bubble wrap.  Even furniture -- unless the wood is good wood.  Then it's a no-go.  And, yes, somehow, painted furniture is (still) "in" fashion.  But...

Blah, blah, blah.  Painted furniture.  Been there, done that.  BO-RING!

We DEMAND a change.  Shake it up, people!  Welcome pattern and texture and color into your life!  We're presenting these options to you, our readers, today, to inspire you to paint greatness.  Step away from the white paint and sandpaper.  Realize that "Shabby Chic" starts with shabby.  Dive into the paint chips and pick something other than a neutral.  Or a pastel.  Try red or royal blue or canary yellow or kelly green or tangerine or ALL OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME!  Invest in a stencil (or make a stencil).  Buy some painter's tape.  Rub your little creative brain cells together!

Just remember two things -- 

First, pattern:

Chevron

Stripes

Everything!!

Try just accenting the legs with pattern...

 Second, color:

Not so traditional anymore, eh?

NEON!
Just bright tops, hmmm...
Now, put it together and paint EVERYTHING!!

Trunk, headboard, baskets, dresser, frames, vase, keys in the artwork...it's all painted!

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

On the Radar -- Color Cues

Ok, so if you follow this blog, you know that we Blackbird girls love art.  The walls in our house are covered, and we really don't have room for any more pieces.  We can only buy really, really small pieces now -- so that we can fit them in between the larger pieces.

So, to appease the desire we have to acquire new art, we thought we would give to you, our readers, a taste of what we like.  What we think is cool.  And you know, what we think is on trend for right now.  And through this, we will get the feeling that we have gotten new art for our walls.

You get a bonus, too, though!  We've done some color schemes to coordinate with the art, so that you can buy that painting, and then redecorate around it!  Choosing colors can be difficult, and we have the philosophy that the more color, the more fun.  A great guide to know which colors "go" together is art.  Successful painters, photographers, and designers have a natural ability with color.  When you find art you love, then use it.  Steal their color scheme!  Let them do the work for you!

For your enjoyment, our favorite new art from Etsy:

Feather Watercolor Painting by River Luna on Etsy



Photograph by lightplusink on Etsy


Encaustic Painting by tincaustics on Etsy

*All paint samples are either Glidden or Behr from The Home Depot.