No photos to show on this, but wanted to share some information on if can you paint Chalk Paint® over wallpaper?
Yes, you can use Chalk Paint® over wallpaper BUT……..
9Again)……But…….. the most important factor to consider though was if your wallpaper was sized properly when it was first hung. You would not want to paint the wallpaper- have the chalk paint moisten it and then have the wallpaper fall off the wall.
So, if you want to paint wallpaper- I would also recommend that you apply one or two coats of Shieldz Wallpaper Primer first. The Shieldz Wallpaper Primer will act as a moisture barrier so that the wallpaper does not become saturated and loose by the Chalk Paint®. It will also block any inks used to print the wallpaper from bleeding through into the new paint layers.
I would STRONGLY suggest doing a “test” area in the most inconspicuous spot in the room because we cannot guarantee that this will not cause an issue with your wallpaper (that is a disclaimer in case we were subtle). And then — be prepared for if it does not work – to take on the project of stripping the wallpaper! I get that removing wall paper is not fun. In fact- if it was not put up properly- removing it can even ruin your drywall….but in the end, you may have to bite the bullet.
Lastly, always ask yourself if what you are doing could impact the resale value of your home if you were going to sell it. : )
Janet is going to break this all down for you in easy steps you will want to do yourself.
PAINT YOUR BASE COAT:
First, using a piece of vinyl floor covering, (pick up a remnant at your local linoleum store or big box store…you often can get them for free) Janet base coated the mat with Annie Sloan’s Old White Chalk Paint®. She applied two coats of it.
APPLYING THE TRANSFER:
After letting that dry overnight and the paint has begun to cure, she then placed the Iron Orchid Design’s Transfer called Winter’s Song Wreath on to her painted floor cloth. Using the tool that comes with the transfer, using a rubbing motion, she transferred the design onto the painted floor cloth. Notice how the acetate that the transfer is packaged on for safe keeping has a grid pattern on it. The grid pattern will not transfer, but it is there as a tool to help you align the transfer for placement better.
Janet started lightly with washes and slowly built up from there. She wanted to give the flowers depth and a three-dimensional appearance. She used acrylics on her floor cloth, but she has used Chalk Paint® before and it worked fine. <the only difficulty when using Chalk Paint® is that it dries so fast, you will definitely want to add water to thin it out so it acts like a watercolor paint> Otherwise, it won’t give you enough time to play with shading and highlighting.
For some added design and interest, she painted green and pink stripes on the edges. You can tape off your stripes or just paint them freehand. It’s personal preference at this point. She let all of her color dry and start to cure overnight.
DUST OFF THE SURFACE BEFORE APPLYING THE LACQUER:
After letting all the color set overnight, prior to applying her topcoat, Janet used a sticky lint roller to remove any dust or dirt particles on the surface of her floor cloth. This is a very important step, because you don’t want any of that debris in your final varnish coats. You will be surprised and can see in the photos that even though an hour prior Janet had cleaned it, by the time she was ready to varnish, there was more debris. If you choose to use a brush, she would recommend a good varnish brush with some softness to it. You do not want a stiff brush that will drag on your surface. That will leave brush marks.
APPLY THE LACQUER TO PROTECT YOUR PAINT AND TRANSFER:
Now she has a pretty work of art for her floor!! What I love about these transfers and stamps offered by the IOD sisters, Sally and Josie Celio Iron Orchid is that even if you are not an artist and can only draw stick figures, you can still create beautiful florals and other designs for your home decor or your business.
PS…Because I know you guys will ask, yes vinyl and canvas floorcloths are extremely durable and clean up with a damp rag and water. When I owned a shop, I had quite a few on the floor that got walked on daily for five years. They held up beautifully.
And, If your piece of vinyl is not non skid, then you can use the unique double sided tape they sell for this purpose. This is one example.
Another point….vinyl and canvas floorcloths are NOT to be used on top of carpet.
Trish always shares, “first- if you have a local stockist- go visit them and build a relationship with them. Go to them with your questions and project issues.” BUT- if you do not have a local stockist- we invite you to try our customer service!As for buying any of the products we mentioned earlier in this post- I hope that you select The Purple Painted Lady® to be your one stop resource! We have two locations in western NY. Check out our Information tab and come and meet us! Otherwise- if you are not located near me- the following information may apply to you. This information is directed to those who do NOT have a local stockist. Because if you do – go and meet them, shop from them and build a relationship with them. The guidance, information and knowledge they share with you – will be invaluable. Get inspired by their shop that they lovingly curated – just for you! Enjoy that one on one experience! But for those who are in a location where there is no one selling paint products- and you must buy on-line- consider us. With that said, visit www.anniesloan.com to find a stockist near you. We are here to help you, our customers! We want you to be successful!
SOME OF THE REASONS WE THINK THE PURPLE PAINTED LADY® CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE BEST: * We love our customers and it shows!* Ordering online? If you order before 3 pm EASTERN TIME any day Monday thru Friday – we will ship out your package that SAME day either via USPS or UPS. We ship orders out every since week day all over the US. (THIS IS DIFFERENT than SAME DAY DELIVERY. We do not offer that)* We offer low flat rate shipping cost so if you are one town away or 10 states away- the shipping cost is the same.* We have awesome follow up customer service, too!*
SHOP ONLINE HERE : ) And I will be here to help you as you progress through your future project! And if I do say so myself- we offer the BEST customer service that you will ever experience! Lastly- if I was helpful to you- ….please consider leaving a positive review on my Facebook business page sharing your positive experience or thoughts about The Purple Painted Lady®. Here is a link to my Facebook page=> http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Purple-Painted-Lady/291882785710 This really helps me! (wink, wink!) XO~Trish
I have a good friend and her name is Janet. She is a modern day Renaissance woman. Seriously, there is not much she cannot do! She is also a professional artist. You can find her on Facebook or on Youtube. She is always painting for others but she recently painted her whole dining room and it turned out so beautiful, I want to share it with you all.
Janet shared, ” Stick a fork in me, I’m done!”
“OK, so let’s talk about what I did to update my dining room. My dining room is a very small room and for years I’ve always thought it was just is too dark. There’s only one window, although it’s large, and it gets a little afternoon sun. So most of the day it’s pretty dark in there.
First let me say this is not a valuable antique table. My table is from the 1990s, it is oak and made by Drexel. It was a yard sale find years ago when I lived in Texas. If you follow me, you know that about a week ago I painted an oak cupboard that’s in the same room. I lightened it up and gave it a pretty Swedish Gustavian vibe. Of course the moment I stepped back I looked at my cupboard I knew I had to paint my table and chairs.
I lightly distressed everything with my trusty straight edge razor just add pressure points from where the body would touch or where the table would be handled over the years.
Using some of the leftover custom green from my cupboard project, I painted French ticking stripes on all the seats. Taking stripes are my go to design when I want a little something and I don’t want it to clash with other patterns in the room. You can paint them freehand or tape them off with blue painters tape. The key to getting a nice stripe is to use very little paint, in fact almost no paint on the brush. Too much paint and the stripe would bleed underneath the tape.
On day two I took my can of Annie Sloan Clear Chalk Paint Wax and applied one coat on the chairs, the fabric seat cover and the whole table. Over the next few days I will apply two more coats of wax, waiting 24 hours in between applications, on the table top only. That way I’ll have a nice protective finish on the top which can be easily repaired in the future should there ever be any damage to it.
And that’s it, she’s all done! I can’t tell you how lovely it was to walk downstairs this morning and see this light and pretty table in my dining room after years of so much dark wood. I know this look is not for everyone, I get that. But for me, during this time in my life, it’s absolutely what I yearn for. Clean light and bright.
The thing I love about what the paint did for my table, is that the parquet, which I’ve never cared for, is very much toned down when you look at the table. You don’t notice that, where before that is the first thing you noticed.
I know it’s daunting to look at big projects like this and put them off, I did it for over 20 years. But just get started and once you see the transformation happening it’ll give you that boost to keep going. Is this a big project, yes of course. But is this a hard project, absolutely not. I used one can of Old White and a half a can of clear wax. So basically with about $75 worth of products and a little elbow grease I got a whole new dining room, not a bad investment😉 The Purple Painted Lady
2020 is going to be a great year to get home projects done! We love this one just completed by The Salt of the Earth Co, which is owned by Kerry who is an artist at the annual The Purple Painted Lady Festival/Barn Sale in September. She shared this basement stairs project with us – which we think turned out fabulous!!!
She used Krud Kutter to first clean the stairs, then followed up with wiping the stairs a rag and fresh water to remove any residual cleaner.
Kerry wrote, “2020 is the year of getting house projects done for us. We partially finished the basement last year so the kids have a place to hang. The steps and walls down to the basement needed some TLC.
Thanks to The Purple Painted Lady…We used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint® in Honfleur on the steps and jazzed up the risers with some color. Now just need to get a curtain to separate the stairs from the shelving and put the railing back up.”
IMPORTANT TIP WHEN PAINTING STAIRS: Kerry painted every other step so she could easily manage the project and not paint herself in the lower level while it dried. Brilliant tip for you to do if you are painting stairs.
SUGGESTION ON WHERE TO GET THE PEEL AND STICK TILE “stickers:
Check out etsy for “tile stickers” for your stair risers or backsplash.
Trish always shares, “first- if you have a local stockist- go visit them and build a relationship with them. Go to them with your questions and project issues.” BUT- if you do not have a local stockist- we invite you to try our customer service!As for buying any of the products we mentioned earlier in this post- I hope that you select The Purple Painted Lady® to be your one stop resource! We have two locations in western NY. Check out our Information tab and come and meet us! Otherwise- if you are not located near me- the following information may apply to you. This information is directed to those who do NOT have a local stockist. Because if you do – go and meet them, shop from them and build a relationship with them. The guidance, information and knowledge they share with you – will be invaluable. Get inspired by their shop that they lovingly curated – just for you! Enjoy that one on one experience! But for those who are in a location where there is no one selling paint products- and you must buy on-line- consider us. With that said, visit www.anniesloan.com to find a stockist near you. We are here to help you, our customers! We want you to be successful!
SOME OF THE REASONS WE THINK THE PURPLE PAINTED LADY® CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE BEST: * We love our customers and it shows!* Ordering online? If you order before 3 pm EASTERN TIME any day Monday thru Friday – we will ship out your package that SAME day either via USPS or UPS. We ship orders out every since week day all over the US. (THIS IS DIFFERENT than SAME DAY DELIVERY. We do not offer that)* We offer low flat rate shipping cost so if you are one town away or 10 states away- the shipping cost is the same.* We have awesome follow up customer service, too!*
SHOP ONLINE HERE : ) And I will be here to help you as you progress through your future project! And if I do say so myself- we offer the BEST customer service that you will ever experience! Lastly- if I was helpful to you- ….please consider leaving a positive review on my Facebook business page sharing your positive experience or thoughts about The Purple Painted Lady®. Here is a link to my Facebook page=> http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Purple-Painted-Lady/291882785710 This really helps me! (wink, wink!) XO~Trish
Buffalo checks are HOT! As in, like everywhere I turn in the home decor stores – I see it. It adds whimsy and depending on the color you choose – it can add a pop or be subtle. It adds a bit of whimsy- yet can also be timeless and classic. You can go with the traditional black and white or …consider grey and white or a light beige.
Funny, because I am usually a few years behind on trends….I just like what I like…and don’t change too quickly and I am not ashamed to admit that. But, I have caught the Buffalo Check fever and probably was getting into it a little too much! In fact I was starting to wear buffalo plaid every day- so I had to real it in. I’m not joking.
At my Macedon, NY store location – as it got closer to the fall and winter moths, we decided to change the pattern on our front sidewalk from the previous, pattern that we did in the spring. Keep reading to see how we achieved this look and check out our Youtube video on how we did this.
First, we swept the sidewalk well and then began to paint over the old pattern we already had on our sidewalk. We used Old White Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan first and created a solid base coat. Old White Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan is a great color because it is a soft white but does not have any yellow to it. As for determining to paint the whole base in a white versus a black – my thought is it’s always easier to paint darker colors over light versus light colors over a dark base.
Once the paint was totally dry, we began measuring and outlining vertical stripes with painter’s tape. Most importantly, you need to think about should the tape be in the INSIDE of the line or OUTSIDE of the line. (again, watch my video so you can get a visual on this)
We then used Paris Grey Chalk Paint® to paint the vertical stripes with a roller that had a medium to long pile nap. For furniture, we always recommend a foam roller, but for something textured like concrete or a brick wall, a nappy roller is actually better because it helps get the paint into the crevices better!
For the horizontal stripes, we alternated Graphite and Paris Gray Chalk Paint® to create the “check” pattern. I have seen so many ways to approach painting Buffalo check. On furniture, some will retap over stripes to avoid, but the section we painted was about 10 feet by 10 feet- so it was easier to just be strategic.
Here I am in chilly mid-November, bare foot and painting outside. Yes, people drive by my shop in this small town and think, “what is that crazy lady up to now?!” But I don’t care…I am having fun and some day when I look back on my life- I will only laugh! Anyway, the next image was taken right before we started painting the Graphite Chalk Paint®. I love Graphite because it is a warm Charcoal. Still a dark color, but not a true black.
Again, just to recap, make sure you lay your painter’s tape outside of the space you are painting – otherwise you could make the square too small.
TOPCOAT?: Annie Sloan’s Matte Lacquer or Gloss Lacquer can be used either inside or outside. So,, if you are painting a concrete floor inside your home, I would strongly recommend sealing it with either Annie Sloan’s Matte Lacquer or Gloss Lacquer. We chose to not seal this outside, but you need to consider Annie does recommend a topcoat and does not really promote this paint for outside walkways. Since we are in western New York and we get that white stuff here called snow…..our front sidewalk is literally plowed by a truck with a 350 pound snow blade that drags over it and then, to torture it some more…..rock salt is thrown all over it to prevent ice. So, we went into this knowing we will need to re-do it in the spring.
We love how festive it looks now that it is finished!
Here is the sidewalk after 2 solid months of snow and salting. It looks like a worn faded flannel.
Trish always shares, “first- if you have a local stockist- go visit them and build a relationship with them. Go to them with your questions and project issues.” BUT- if you do not have a local stockist- we invite you to try our customer service!As for buying any of the products we mentioned earlier in this post- I hope that you select The Purple Painted Lady® to be your one stop resource! We have two locations in western NY. Check out our Information tab and come and meet us! Otherwise- if you are not located near me- the following information may apply to you. This information is directed to those who do NOT have a local stockist. Because if you do – go and meet them, shop from them and build a relationship with them. The guidance, information and knowledge they share with you – will be invaluable. Get inspired by their shop that they lovingly curated – just for you! Enjoy that one on one experience! But for those who are in a location where there is no one selling paint products- and you must buy on-line- consider us. With that said, visit www.anniesloan.com to find a stockist near you. We are here to help you, our customers! We want you to be successful!
SOME OF THE REASONS WE THINK THE PURPLE PAINTED LADY® CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE BEST: * We love our customers and it shows!* Ordering online? If you order before 3 pm EASTERN TIME any day Monday thru Friday – we will ship out your package that SAME day either via USPS or UPS. We ship orders out every since week day all over the US. (THIS IS DIFFERENT than SAME DAY DELIVERY. We do not offer that)* We offer low flat rate shipping cost so if you are one town away or 10 states away- the shipping cost is the same.* We have awesome follow up customer service, too!*
SHOP ONLINE HERE : ) And I will be here to help you as you progress through your future project! And if I do say so myself- we offer the BEST customer service that you will ever experience! Lastly- if I was helpful to you- ….please consider leaving a positive review on my Facebook business page sharing your positive experience or thoughts about The Purple Painted Lady®. Here is a link to my Facebook page=> http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Purple-Painted-Lady/291882785710 This really helps me! (wink, wink!) XOTrish
