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:
Yes! This makes me want to take a trip to the thrift store. What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOODNESS>>> that's ingenius!
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youre too crafty for me!
ReplyDeleteWow! Must see if it will work on my dining chairs! Yea!
ReplyDeleteI SO never would have thought of that. She's like a genius.
ReplyDeleteKendra, I am sure it would!
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ReplyDeleteI love it....Where do you get the decorative piece that you put on the front?? Thanks.
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ReplyDeleteTotally brilliant! I've turned down some ugly carved pieces from family before, but now I know how to salvage them. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI saw this on her blog and feel in L-O-V-E!
ReplyDeleteThis solves my ENTIRE issue with my dining room table!! Thank you!!
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