that has a design carved into it that you just don't love or doesn't fit with your home, you can make it disappear.
You fill it with wood putty:
Paint it witha few coats of primer and then the paint color of your choice and it now looks like this:
6/02/2009
How to Uncarve Furniture
Sanctuary Arts at Home has a great tutorial on her site about un-carving furniture. Yes, I said UN-carving furniture. If you have a piece of furniture like this:
that has a design carved into it that you just don't love or doesn't fit with your home, you can make it disappear.
You fill it with wood putty:
Paint it witha few coats of primer and then the paint color of your choice and it now looks like this:
that has a design carved into it that you just don't love or doesn't fit with your home, you can make it disappear.
You fill it with wood putty:
Paint it witha few coats of primer and then the paint color of your choice and it now looks like this:
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12 comments:
Yes! This makes me want to take a trip to the thrift store. What a great idea!
OH MY GOODNESS>>> that's ingenius!
:)
youre too crafty for me!
Wow! Must see if it will work on my dining chairs! Yea!
I SO never would have thought of that. She's like a genius.
Kendra, I am sure it would!
Hi - I have an award for you over on my blog.
I love it....Where do you get the decorative piece that you put on the front?? Thanks.
clever...
Totally brilliant! I've turned down some ugly carved pieces from family before, but now I know how to salvage them. Thanks!
I saw this on her blog and feel in L-O-V-E!
This solves my ENTIRE issue with my dining room table!! Thank you!!
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