All the wonderful BEFORE & AFTERS you are about to see look so amazing in person,
and the students that preformed the work were outstanding.
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?How many of you would like to attend a furniture makeover weekend?
Well the PR Guy here and the LNT Group in Merritt coordinated that exact thing,
and I was the chosen teacher.?
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| we added drawer stops, learned some bled blocking tips, and added a graphic transfer on this dresser |
18 students, some with multiple projects, 2 days, almost every tool I own,
and with years of experience we gotter done!
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| it was stripped, cleaned, painted grey, clear waxed, then dark waxed. It is off to the upholster soon! |
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The week before the class, students started to email photos and ideas of that they would like to do.
When this chairs BEFORE pic showed up George started to panic, but I wasnt worried in the least.?
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| vintage high chair painted in a cherry red was heading back to Prince George to be a display piece in a floral shop |
We traveled over 2 hours to get to our destination but some ladies traveled much farther to join us.
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| simple vintage chair given a new life with a light turquoise spray, sanding, and waxing. |
We did lots of color mixing and I showed students how to thin and strain paint for spraying.
Any one who wanted to try their hand at using the paint gun could also try it out.
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| coordinating wallpaper was added in the back and you can see more of the detail of this cabinet now that it is lighter |
We wallpapered and waxed, we stripped some pieces, we stained a few pieces,
we painted and polyed, but best of all ...
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I had a blast running non stop repairing things, adding things, making suggestions,
and simply helping everyone leave with a beautiful new pieces of furniture they would be
proud to display in their homes.
All these photos are in progress shoots from my Furniture Makeover Weekend.
The idea for a furniture makeover weekend started 8 months earlier. I believe it also started much
smaller but since we would have to travel to the location I suppose the coordinators figured to get the
most out of it while we were there. Lots of projects can be finished in a day but the idea was for
everyone to learn from all the different projects though out the weekend not just their own.
Ive taught class before and Ive managed 20 staff but you just never know what you are in for the
first time you do anything big. As the chosen weekend got closer I found myself pretty calm,
and eager to take on the challenge. I got to go shopping for supplies in the last week and get
everything packed. I still didnt know what every project was so I had to pack in anticipation.
Once upon a time I was a Girl Guide so I am always prepared.
We arrived early Saturday morning and met the ladies from LNT group. There wasnt much time to
met and greet, we had to find a sink to set up the paint mixing and figure out the area to spray
outdoors. My tool boxes would also have to found their way to the second floor where we were setting up. Long industrial tables circled the room in preparation for all the students to work on.
Before I knew it students were arriving and projects were appearing on the tables.
THE CONSULTATION ... 18 of them!
I had to talk with each person to find out what they wanted out of their furniture piece.
Repairs, additions, color, and finish, some projects evolved right there in the 2 hours, but I had to move along to get everyone focused and working.
I recall asking a group of ladies at the sink "what time is it" the response was "10 to 12
almost lunch". My reaction "is that it" made them laugh. Well at least it was lunch time!
I was in the Twilight Zone, time meant nothing to me as I ran from here to there seeing each
anxious smile wanting my attention. I would get half way through a leg install and be off again
down stairs to mix paint, which was on my way to saw the lumber I needed to finish the leg install.
By early afternoon on day two I started to notice things slowing down and coming to a finish, I could stop and talk with a student for a few minutes, I could pick up a rag and help them buff their finish, we were standing pieces up and admiring them as they were done. That was the goal and we did it!
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