Sunday, July 24, 2011

59 Cent Update

Hey everyone! For all of you who live where it's HOT, I hope you survived the weekend and stayed cool.
I tell ya, it was HOT here in my neck of the woods. The thermometer said 100 on Saturday.
The heat kept us from doing a project that we wanted, but we still worked outside for a bit in the woods. The heat was bearable in the shade, but definitely not in the sun!
Since it was so hot, I stayed inside and painted a few things on my list! There still are a lot of things to lighten up around here so I started with two plaster plaques that were up in the kitchen.

Here's what they looked like before: (The walls aren't really orange, they are still a goldish color and will change soon)

I used Apple Barrel Sandstone craft paint for the first coat. It seemed a little flat for me.

So I dry brushed and wiped on and off some Burnt Umber by Americana. Then I rubbed some of the edges and raised  parts to distress it a bit.

So much better!
Now if I could just get motivated to paint the whole kitchen! I think we've decided on a paint color and will show you that later.

Pam


16 comments:

  1. The plaques look wonderful, Pam. I just completed an almost identical project with two plaster plaques in my powder room. I sprayed them with Krylon Sesame Shimmer, and then dry brushed them with burnt umber.
    Looking forward to seeing your new kitchen paint color!

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  2. Wow! Those look so classy! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Love the freshening up Pam. Has this been the hottest summer ever or what? We have been here 5 years and honestly, I do not recall this dreaded heat. Stay cool!

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  4. Wow! Those look wonderful! What a great idea.
    Stay cool!
    -Lynn

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  5. The placques are beautiful - love the redo. Can't wait to see the new wall color. I suspect it will be in the family of the placque color, maybe?? Linda

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  6. Great job Pam! I wouldn't have thought to have painted them. I may have to look around at some of my treasures to see if they are candidates. :)

    I hope you are able to stay cool!

    Pam

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  7. They are stunning and look so much more chic now...I hate choosing paint colors for my walls with is why when we built our house I went with one color through-out...One day I might consider painting the bedrooms individual colors, but who needs the stress of color picking right now lol.

    Blessings Kelsie

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  8. Looks great! I love what a little paint can do! Thanks for sharing.

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  9. Pam, those look great. I love the color of them now. Can't wait to see the color you picked for the kitchen.

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  10. Looks great!

    Love the difference!

    HMM!

    love, kelee katillac

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  11. Big red puffy hearts for these.

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  12. Love how your plaques turned out! Can't wait to see what color you selected for your kitchen.

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  13. i see so many of those at the garage sales and pass on them, not anymore with this awesome tutorial...
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    Have a fabulous week,
    Maggie
    http://passionatelyartistic.com

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  14. Pam that looks great! Changed the whole look and feel of it! Excited to see the whole thing. :)

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  15. This is awesome! Very creative idea...looks great! Thanks a bunch for sharing:)
    Hope to see you on my blog:)

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