Kitchen Makeover Using Bauhaus Buff One Step Paint
Amy Howard At Home Contributor, Tamara Hudson, gives you all her tips for transforming kitchen cabinets!
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September 17 2020
Gene Howard
Written By Gene Howard - September 17 2020
Amy Howard At Home Contributor, Tamara Hudson, gives you all her tips for transforming kitchen cabinets!
September 17 2020
Gene Howard
Written By Gene Howard - September 17 2020
August 10 2020
Gene Howard
Written By Gene Howard - August 10 2020
Follow along as Amy Howard At Home Contributor, Tamara Hudson, creates her dream Porch Oasis!
A Maker's Studio Stencil - Floor Tile Traditional
I started this project off a little different than usual. This porch floor was pretty dirty, so my hubby power washed it for me!
Once the floorboards were clean and dry I used a roller to paint 2 coats of One Step Paint in Ballet White
Normally when I apply a stencil to a floor, I start in the middle. BUT I started by the door this time because I wanted full squares in the areas that everyone would see. I also purchased a total of 3 stencils for the job to help it go a little faster. I positioned the stencils where I wanted to start, and I used a small foam roller to lay the Black One Step Paint down.
Looking back I should not have done this when the sun was blaring down on the stencils/paint. As soon as I would roll the paint on the 3 stencils, I would pull them up and head inside to clean them. THIS is the BEST PART...these stencils are so easy to work with!!! All I did was run a medium temp water over them...on the painted side, not the sticky side and use my hand to gently rub the paint off. Good as new and ready to go again. IF I had waited for the sun to move, I could have probably done a few more passes, but it was literally 98 degrees and I didn't want the paint to bake onto the organza part of the stencil and clog it up.
After rinsing the paint off the stencil, I laid them sticky side up on a towel to dry. It only took a couple minutes and I could take them back outside for some more paint. I used the stencils to make 144 tiles on my porch. Which meant 48 trips in and out...but the result is sooooo worth it!!!!! After the last 3 "tiles" were painted and the stencils were cleaned and dried...I neatly put them back on the cards they come with and into their plastic sleeves for another project later!!!!
*Note: Since I was putting this "tile" look on my old wood porch floor boards, I knew it was not going to be crisp and perfect because of the boards. I purposefully went a little lighter in areas. I wanted the floor to look like it was made from hand painted Moroccan tiles that had faded over the years.
I laid down 1 good even coat of Matte Sealer.
FINISH TURNING MY 10 x14 open air porch into my DREAM SCREENED IN PORCH OASIS!!! Enjoy The Bragging Rights!
August 07 2020
Gene Howard
Written By Gene Howard - August 07 2020
Leah started by sanding down the top with several grits of sandpaper to bare wood.
Then she cleaned the body with Clean Slate to prep.
Next, use 3 light coats of English Walnut Gel Stain applying it with a foam brush. Let dry thoroughly before each coat.
Leah then applied 2 coats Brooks Grey One Step Paint with a synthetic brush.
July 24 2020
Gene Howard
Written By Gene Howard - July 24 2020
Amy Howard At Home Contributor, Leah Kendrick, shows us how to create an antique chippy accent table. Here is the process:
Prep your surface with Clean Slate.
Apply two coasts of Tick Tock One Step Paint.
Water down your Cracked Patina slightly and apply with a chip brush. TIP: The more it is watered down the smaller the cracks! Let it dry fully so it is not sticky to the touch.
Apply your next color, Leah went with Indian Summer One Step Paint.
As the reaction begins to take place and cracks begin to form, use the palms of your hands to remove some of the top paint to reveal the color underneath. This is the key to your beautiful chippy finish.
Lightly sand with 250 grit sandpaper and then 400 grit sandpaper until smooth to the touch.
Apply some dry brushing in Lilacs a Bloomin' One Step Paint for an extra touch.
Seal with Mind Your Own Beeswax. Then add some Dust of Ages when the Beeswax has come to tack (about 10-15 minutes).
Buff the piece with a clean lint-free cloth for a soft sheen after an hour.
July 21 2020
Gene Howard
Written By Gene Howard - July 21 2020
Amy Howard At Home Contributor, Tamara Hudson, shows us how to create a plaid finish on a rescued table.
This table was about to go to the dump but I rescued it! It was a little dirty but with some elbow grease and CLEAN SLATE she was ready to get painted.
I started with One Step Paint in Italian Silver for the base color on the top inset of the table. I used One Step Paint Good Man is Hard to Find and Black for the Buffalo Check Plaid. After an entire roll of tape the plaid was DONE!
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Next, I painted 2 coats of One Step Paint Easy Street on the trim, apron, and legs of this French Provencial Beauty.
After that dried, I used Mind Your Own Beeswax all over the entire piece.
I left that dry slightly coming to "tack"...you don't want to apply the dark wax when the light wax is still slick. You want to use your ring finger to touch it and when it's tacky...it's READY.
I applied the Dark Wax in all the places that it would have naturally aged.
So stop and think about it. NEVER start your dark wax right in the middle....think about the edges where you would have pulled yourself up to the table for Sunday Dinner. The table legs from your shoe scuffs. Any corners and edges. Dark Wax is never applied 100% to the piece. I like to do 80/20 or 70/30. The Dark Wax is highlighting certain areas.
After the Dark Wax dried a bit, I used a lint-free rag to buff the entire table to a beautiful shine. You want it to come to tack too, which is usually about 30 minutes but the humidity outside can make it take a little longer. Sometimes I even wait until the next day buff. When I buff out a piece I think of a shoeshine...I literally hear that sound in my head. You want just enough pressure but not too much because it will wipe all your hard waxing work right off. Buffing the wax "sets" the wax and leaves a realistic beautiful shine.
July 16 2020
Gene Howard
Written By Gene Howard - July 16 2020
Clean with Clean Slate
Paint the entire piece including the hardware with Weybridge White One Step Paint. Two to three coats will do!
Take Venetian Green Toscana Milk Paint with about 20% Riviera Blue Milk Paint and lukewarm water to create your paint. Let the mix sit overnight at room temperature. Mix well before applying paint. You can strain the Milk Paint before use.
Lay the piece flat to avoid drips and apply your Milk Paint!
Once the Milk Paint is dry, sand the piece with 400 Grit Sandpaper.
Use Antiquing Glaze and a seafoam sponge to pull off Milk Paint in an organic fashion. Rinse the sponge with water and repeat by dipping into the Antiquing Glaze and pulling off Milk Paint in areas where you would like to distress.
Let the piece dry and then it's time to seal! The bottom portion of the hutch and shelves were sealed with Matte Sealer for extra durability. The rest of the piece was sealed with Mind Your Own Beeswax with a large round chip brush.
Create a custom Mica Powder Wax with Copper Penny Mica Powder and Meteor Mica Powder mixed with Mind Your Own Beeswax. Use a makeup brush to gently add small amounts of wax (after offloading onto cardboard) to the hardware to add a patina. Also, add the mixture to the edges of the piece and the back wall panel.
July 14 2020
Gene Howard
Written By Gene Howard - July 14 2020
Amy Howard At Home Contributor, Heidi Marsh, gave this table a whole new look. Read below as she takes us through the steps of this transformation. She calls this one, Leila.
Clean with Clean Slate.
Paint one coat of Black One Step Paint.
Paint one coat of Cracked Patina. Let it set up according to directions on the bottle.
Top Black One Step Paint on top of Cracked Patina. Let it dry.
Lightly sand with 400 grit sandpaper and wipe off excess dust.
Apply Gilding Size to the highlighted edges of the table. Allow to come to tack about 12-15 minutes. Apply Gold Leaf and burnish. Wipe away excess with hard bristle brush. Lightly sand with steel wool to dull shine and age. Don't forget to gild the hardware.
Apply Mind Your Own Beeswax to the entire piece. Buff after 30 minutes.
July 13 2020
Gene Howard
Written By Gene Howard - July 13 2020
Amy Howard At Home Contributor, Kathy Kroening, gave this table a complete makeover and added some gorgeous handles. Follow along with her process below...
Kathy started off by applying Clean Slate to strip the piece of any oils, wax, or grease.
Next up is the base coat, Kathy applied two coats of Stella One Step Paint.
Kathy chose Parisian Gray One Step as the color for the top of the piece and applied it. She applied two coats of this as well. You can see how the piece is coming along in the photo below!
Mix equal parts of Aubergine One Step Paint and water. Apply this mix to detail edges.
Kathy mixed Black One Step Paint and Mind Your Own Beeswax to add additional detail. She offloaded her brush before applying to the piece.
Mix Cerusing Wax and Stella One Step Paint to blend in the darker accents.
Kathy then applied Dust of Ages to the waxed areas to add detail.
Apply Gilding Size to the hardware and let it come to tack. Then wrap the hardware in Silver Leaf. Finish off the hardware by sanding it with 0000 steel wool.
Finish the piece off by applying and buffing in Mind Your Own Beeswax!