Recycling and Brightening Up Old Furniture with White Paint
LUCIANNA SAMU. I’m a firm believer that every sound and sturdy chair is a suitable candidate for the recycling, re-purposing or "up-cycling" white paint treatment. Collecting odd chairs is a hobby for me, and during the long cold months of winter I like to occupy myself cooking up new fangled ways to paint my summer’s collection of needy and sad looking chairs. I shop garage sales, antique shops, auctions, the roadside and finally the September Brimfield show with equal fervor. It’s a long cold winter here on the farm and I need stuff to paint.Continue reading
Recycling and Brightening Up Old Furniture with White Paint
LUCIANNA SAMU. I’m a firm believer that every sound and sturdy chair is a suitable candidate for the recycling, re-purposing or "up-cycling" white paint treatment. Collecting odd chairs is a hobby for me, and during the long cold months of winter I like to occupy myself cooking up new fangled ways to paint my summer’s collection of needy and sad looking chairs. I shop garage sales, antique shops, auctions, the roadside and finally the September Brimfield show with equal fervor. It’s a long cold winter here on the farm and I need stuff to paint.Continue reading
Deck Maintenance
Once your deck is finished and is starting to be exposed to the elements, there are several things you should be on the look out to ensure the wood continues to be properly protected. It’s always a good idea to check for protruding nails and loose boar…Continue reading
Deck Maintenance
Once your deck is finished and is starting to be exposed to the elements, there are several things you should be on the look out to ensure the wood continues to be properly protected. It’s always a good idea to check for protruding nails and loose boar…Continue reading
Deck Maintenance
Once your deck is finished and is starting to be exposed to the elements, there are several things you should be on the look out to ensure the wood continues to be properly protected. It’s always a good idea to check for protruding nails and loose boar…Continue reading
A Patriotic Color Scheme Circa 2011
LUCIANNA SAMU. It’s official–the glorious blue bedroom is complete and I think General George Washington himself would approve. I began the transformation of this room with an uncharacteristic yearning for the color blue, proving once again that when it comes to color conundrums following a gut instinct is a wise decision. Lifting my personal embargo on blue walls in deference to my Revolutionary War era blue and gold color palette ultimately led me to Deep Ocean 2058-30. Ta-da!Continue reading
A Patriotic Color Scheme Circa 2011
LUCIANNA SAMU. It’s official–the glorious blue bedroom is complete and I think General George Washington himself would approve. I began the transformation of this room with an uncharacteristic yearning for the color blue, proving once again that when it comes to color conundrums following a gut instinct is a wise decision. Lifting my personal embargo on blue walls in deference to my Revolutionary War era blue and gold color palette ultimately led me to Deep Ocean 2058-30. Ta-da!Continue reading
A Patriotic Color Scheme Circa 2011
LUCIANNA SAMU. It’s official–the glorious blue bedroom is complete and I think General George Washington himself would approve. I began the transformation of this room with an uncharacteristic yearning for the color blue, proving once again that when it comes to color conundrums following a gut instinct is a wise decision. Lifting my personal embargo on blue walls in deference to my Revolutionary War era blue and gold color palette ultimately led me to Deep Ocean 2058-30. Ta-da!Continue reading
Painting Old World Stone with Texture Paint
LUCIANNA SAMU. Color, texture and pattern are the design equivalent of a master chef’s lightly sauteed mirepoix. Three simple ingredients–how is easy is that? The color and pattern components of a fabulous bedroom design can and should be a love thing; no other room in the house is better suited to your personal taste or love of a particular color. Patterned bedding, drapes, throw pillows, a rug or the artwork can begin to speak to the textural ingredient, but to realize a truly balanced and polished trilogy, nothing speaks to texture better than stone.Continue reading
Painting Old World Stone with Texture Paint
LUCIANNA SAMU. Color, texture and pattern are the design equivalent of a master chef’s lightly sauteed mirepoix. Three simple ingredients–how is easy is that? The color and pattern components of a fabulous bedroom design can and should be a love thing; no other room in the house is better suited to your personal taste or love of a particular color. Patterned bedding, drapes, throw pillows, a rug or the artwork can begin to speak to the textural ingredient, but to realize a truly balanced and polished trilogy, nothing speaks to texture better than stone.Continue reading