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Upcycling Vintage Furniture with Painting Techniques

Offered By: Domestika

Tags

Painting Courses Color Theory Courses Upcycling Courses Sustainable Living Courses Ombre Effects Courses

Course Description

Overview

Transform old furniture into beautiful and functional pieces using different hand-painted styles
  • Introduction
  • Finding Your Piece and Choosing Your Colours and Technique
  • Painting Techniques
  • After Caring and Staging Your Piece
  • Final project
Each one of us is unique, so the furniture we fill our homes with should be, too. Artist Chloe Kempster uses bold colors and creative designs to give old furniture a modern twist. She sells her pieces around the world and has been featured by Country Living Magazine, The BBC, and more.

In this course, she gives you the tools you need to turn forgotten pieces of furniture into beautiful and functional pieces of art using different painting techniques. Learn to live more sustainably and create bespoke furniture that reflects your personality.


Syllabus

  • About Me
  • My Inspiration
  • Materials You Will Need
  • Sourcing a Piece of Furniture
  • Demonstrate Painting Techniques
  • Creating a Mood Board and Choosing a Colour Scheme
  • Preparation
  • One Colour Paint Effect Using Chalk Paint
  • Waxing
  • Painting an Ombre Effect Using Multiple Colours
  • Final Project with Botanical Details
  • Finishing Touches
  • After Care Tips
  • Staging, Photography and Sharing on Social Media
  • Upcycling Furniture with Paint and Illustration

Taught by

Chloe Kempster

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