Painting Furniture Techniques and Effects

Whether you are restoring a historic property or wish to give your new home and furniture a makeover, this course is for you. Wouldn’t you love your home to have that special unique touch? It’s much easier to achieve than you think. There’s no need to hire an interior decorator; using some simple painting techniques can give you that decorator look without the big price tag.

Faux finishing is one of the hottest trends in home décor in recent years . A faux finish creates texture and depth, adds a splash of color or elegance to an otherwise boring room, or simply creates a mood. Using techniques such as colorwashing, sponging and ragging.

Rag Rolling

A traditional method using 2 or more colours to give a marble finish to walls or furniture such as bedroom furniture, bathroom or kitchen cabinets. The beauty of this finish is that exact colours can be achieved to enhance accompanying accessories.

White Colour Wash for Furniture

The traditional lime wash effect treatment has in recent years been replaced with white washing. A traditional broken paint effect achieved by using simple diluted off white paint.

Sponging

A traditional paint effect achieved by using a traditional sea sponge with 2 or more colours to give a unique effect. Sponging is ideal for walls, bedroom furniture, bathroom or kitchen cabinets.

Colour Washing / Colour Scumbling

A traditional broken paint effect achieved by using simple colour washes generally applied to wall surfaces

Stenciling / Scrubs Illusion

The Decorative effect stenciling, traces its roots as far back as Egyptian times, and has surged in popularity during various periods of history. Folk art techniques, both on furniture and walls, have taken stenciling from a simple pattern repeat, to sophisticated and colourful design elements, rich with story lines and decorative symbolism.

Glazing Techniques

Glaze refers to a substance that is thinned to create a transparent or translucent film of color. Diluting any paint substance, tinted varnish or tinted water essentially can produce a glaze. For decorative finishes and faux finishes, glazes are typically created using color suspended in a medium known as glazing liquid or glaze coat.

Painting Furniture Techniques