Drab to Fab Furniture Upcycling

Description From items forgotten in basements to cast-offs picked up at the thrift store, professional decorative artist Ann Marie Auricchio shows you furniture upcycling tips to transform ordinary objects. You’ll learn faux finishing, distressing and cracking, how to use silver leaf, and sophisticated stencil and tape techniques. Ann Marie will also teach you how to identify styles and eras of furniture design, as well as the secrets to distinguishing which items are worthy of upcycling and which are better left untouched. Master the art of “upcycling” all types of household items quickly, easily and inexpensively!

• Class Preview
• Introduction
• Find Your Inspiration
• Choosing Tools and Materials
• Cleaning and Prepping
• Milk Paint: Distressed Terra Cotta Pot
• Milk Paint: Stencilled Terra Cotta Pot
• Milk Paint: Regency Coffee Table
• Wax Finish: Regency Coffee Table
• Gilding: Picture Frames
• Art Deco End Table: Primer, Base and Silver Leaf
• Art Deco End Table: Crackle Finishes
• Distressing, Stencilling and Glazing the Radio Cabinet
• Transforming a Metal Patio Chair
• Wrapping Up: From Drab to Fab