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Monday, February 24, 2014
Trying MMS milk paint on a Stormy Day Dresser
UPDATE Pics showing the wreath I just made. Love the colors w/the dresser...
If you've seen my other posts, you know I've done quite a few pieces with the milk paint from the Real Milk Paint Company. I love their colors and their paint.
But I'm always on the lookout to try different things. I found this nice old dresser
off of CL (yeah I know, surprise!) and wanted to do a lighter color.
First I applied some Real Milk Paint co in "Peacock". Then I used MMS "Shutter Gray" to layer
over the top.
Since this was bare wood, the paint really adheres. On places where
Monday, February 10, 2014
Rileys Dollhouse Day 5
Day 5 - The face
Now is the time to make the face of the house. Ill be making it as a completed panel, and once its done I can just slip it into place and secure it.
Ive started with the layout - 5 windows and a door. Ive pretty much centered the windows to each individual room. After I cut the openings, I will trim everything out with maple. Ive routered a 3/8 x 3/4 groove in the maple, and this will wrap the openings nicely. This is the first time Ive done a window wrap in this manner. I thought it would give a more completed and finished opening, and as shown in the photos below, it does.
In the last two photos, Ive set the face into place just to see what it looks like. Its not secured yet, but I wanted to see what it looks like...
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Now is the time to make the face of the house. Ill be making it as a completed panel, and once its done I can just slip it into place and secure it.
Ive started with the layout - 5 windows and a door. Ive pretty much centered the windows to each individual room. After I cut the openings, I will trim everything out with maple. Ive routered a 3/8 x 3/4 groove in the maple, and this will wrap the openings nicely. This is the first time Ive done a window wrap in this manner. I thought it would give a more completed and finished opening, and as shown in the photos below, it does.
In the last two photos, Ive set the face into place just to see what it looks like. Its not secured yet, but I wanted to see what it looks like...
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