Heads up, our 2019 Christmas Open Houses are this weekend! Save BIG at all three Shizzle Design locations.

If you’re viewing this on Facebook, click the link to get a sneak peek of all the Christmas and home decor I’ve brought in!

It’s that time again… Save big at all three of our West Michigan Locations!  Holland, Grand Rapids and Grandville


Nov 9 – Not So Shabby Christmas Open House

2975 West Shore Drive, Holland, Michigan 49424

DEAL – Save 20% on furniture, decor and Christmas (excludes a few items marked “firm”) and save 10% on ALL PAINT & PAINT SUPPLIES one day only at Shizzle’s Not So Shabby location. Click link for a sneak peek of photos for all 3 locations!

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American Paint Company’s Bold & Beautiful Color Collection of Chalk & Clay Paints

American Paint Company’s Bold & Beautiful Colors
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This is a Limited Edition Chalk and Clay Paint Color Collection by American Paint Company.  They are the same thick and rich original paint formula that you love from the Main Colors from APC.

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My Favorite Green!  Rich, Warm Green, deeper & more vibrant than Nana’s Cupboard

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Wedgewood is a rich, warm, dusty blue

Espresso
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Espresso is a chocolate brown paint color

Persimmon

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Persimmon is a vibrant orange

Purple Rain

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Rich Color between a purple and a plum

Sea Foam

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Medium Green, Cooler in tone than a Kelly Green

Soulful

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Soulful is a medium lavender with a cool undertone

Starry Night

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Starry is a bold, vibrant blue

Vixen

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I love this one too!  Great for kid’s chairs…  Vixen is a deep, cool-toned Magenta

 

A hui hou ~ Shelly

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Did you know…

  • It’s just the two of us:  My sister and I own and operate Shizzle Design which originated in my garage.  We have and will continue to work hard providing the best customer service.
  • We specialize in painting furniture and are truly humbled to be known as a leader in the world of chalk and clay paints.  Stop in for paint and we’ll offer you honest and knowledgeable
  • We are blessed to teach people from all over the U.S.  Join us for a super fun hands-on chalk and clay paint workshop in a casual & fun atmosphere.  For a list of current classes, click here.
  • Subscribe to our weekly blog posts for tips, tutorials, ideas & painted furniture inspiration.  Enter your email in the right hand column of our blog to stay in the loop.
  • Like our ShizzleLLC Facebook Page We share what we’re working on EVERY single DAY so you’ll usually find out about new classes, new products, new furniture, sales… if you follow us there. The more you comment, the higher your chance is of getting our daily posts.
  • Visit our Pinterest Page for our portfolio & more inspiration here.
  • Our Painted Furniture is offered at: Shizzle Design Paint Studio 2018 Chicago Dr., Jenison, MI 49428, Not So Shabby at 2975 West Shore Drive in Holland, MI 49424 & Landry’s Antiques in Hudsonville.
  • Shop Paint:  Shop our large inventory of chalk and clay paint and supplies on our Online Shizzle Shop and at our West Michigan LOCATIONS.

Broyhill Saga Premier Mid Century Modern Highboy & Dresser Updated in White and Java Gel Stain

Last summer, we acquired several pieces of Mid Century Modern pieces of furniture.  I have to tell you, it’s not my taste, so I was really stumped on what to do with them.  They sat in our workshop waiting for their turn and I finally decided to knock them out and get them out of our shop.

I have to be honest, it’s very difficult for me to work on pieces when I don’t like the style.  MCM is something that is usually painted a solid color so distressing was not an option.  How fun is that?   The lines are also very straight with very little detail, so it was pretty much torture for me but I plugged away and did my take on that era.

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I started painting the base of the dressers in white but the original finish was leaching through turning everything orange so I stopped and gave each piece two good coats of shellac then painted them Navajo White.  The asymmetry of the drawers drove me bonkers since half had a divider and half did not so I decided to paint the drawers on the right white as well.

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I stained the drawers with stars with rich Java stain

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I primed and painted the drawer pulls with a rich metallic.

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These were sealed with two coats of American Paint Company’s Top Coat.  I did four coats on the tops for added protection.  It’s so easy to apply using a sponge; my sister Cathy likes to use rags.  It’s really easy no matter how you apply it, just drippy.  Be sure to have a drop cloth underneath if you’re painting in the house.

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Ironically, I had one other piece of Mid Century Modern furniture dropped off at the same time.

This little blue nightstand disappeared immediately so apparently some people really get into this era.

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This was painted with Peacock blue, glazed with black glaze and then sealed with American Paint Company’s Hard Coat.  I brushed my glaze on with our Viniquities paint brushes.  It does such a nice job at feathering it out and for this piece, I wanted to replicate more of a wood grain look with the glaze.

For the Hard Coat, I prefer to use a sponge or lambs wool.  I’ve been able to create beautiful finishes doing it this way.  When I try to brush it on, it dries too fast for me and I end up overworking it, then I brush over an area that’s half dry and I pull it…  So much easier and faster just to use a sponge, at least it is for me.

Kalei took both pieces to Not So Shabby on his day off where they’re eagerly waiting their new owner.

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Sorry about the lame pictures.  It’s been dark and dreary and cold and stormy the past month.  So looking forward to nicer weather.

So what do you think?  Is MCM your style? 

Feel free to share, pin, like and comment below

 

A hui hou ~ Shelly

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Did you know…

  • It’s just the two of us:  My sister and I own and operate Shizzle Design which originated in my garage.  We have and will continue to work hard, God willing, to provide you with the best service we can because to be honest, it’s a fine line between feast or famine when you’re in our line of work.
  • We specialize in painting furniture and are truly humbled to be known as a leader in the world of chalk and clay paints.  Stop in for paint and we’ll offer you honest and knowledgeable answers for all your chalk and clay paint needs.
  • We are not paid employees of any paint company, we simply retail the paints?  It typically takes me about 10 hours to publish one of my blog posts.  Everything from shooting the photographs, writing the content, editing, cropping… is given freely.  The only way we make money is if someone purchases paint, workshops or painted furniture from us.
  • We are blessed to teach people from all over the U.S.  Join us for a super fun hands-on chalk and clay paint workshop in a casual & fun atmosphere.  For a list of current classes, click here.
  • Subscribe to our weekly blog posts for tips, tutorials, ideas & painted furniture inspiration.  Enter your email in the right hand column of our blog to stay in the loop.
  • Like our ShizzleLLC Facebook Page Be sure to click the down arrow to “get notifications”.  You’ll see a lot more posts if you leave comments and share our posts.  We are at the mercy of Facebook.  On average, FB only “serves” our posts to about 20 people out of 6,000 people who’ve liked our page.  Sad but true.  The more you comment and share our comments, the higher your chance of getting our posts.  We share what we’re working on EVERY single DAY so you’ll usually find out about new classes, new products, new furniture, sales… if you follow us there.
  • Visit our Pinterest Page for all sorts of inspiration here.
  • Purchase our painted furniture at our Shizzle Design Paint Studio 2018 Chicago Dr., Jenison, MI 49428 or Not So Shabby at 2975 West Shore Drive in Holland, Michigan.
  • Buy Paint  Shop our large inventory of chalk and clay paint and supplies on our Online Shizzle Shop or at our West Michigan LOCATIONS.

I’m linking up to my favorite parties!!

Domestically Speaking – The Power of Paint Party
Miss Mustardseed – Furniture Feature Friday
Funky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special

Linking up at these great parties:

Domestically Speaking – The Power of Paint Party
The Shabby Creek Cottage – Transformation Thursday
Miss Mustardseed – Furniture Feature Friday
Redoux – Friday Link Up Party
Homespun Happenings – Rustic Restorations Weekend
Funky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special
Silver Pennies – Silver Pennies Sundays
Knick of Time Interiors – Knick of Time Tuesday

a hui hou!

Shelly

 

Vintage Vanity gets Vibrant & Whimsical Makeover

Hi guys!  I’m slowly getting back into the groove after relaxing at mom’s condo in Fort Myers but I have to tell you, it’s taking a while.

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The 30 degree drop in temperature from Florida to Michigan was a rude awakening.  I knew what we were returning home too so I tried to over sleep or misplace our boarding passes but my daughter was adamant about getting to her track meet that afternoon so there so onto the flight we went.

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We got home just in time for her to check into an hour’s worth of school so she could take part in the meet.

That night was

THE World’s LONGEST

WINDIEST

COLDEST Bleacher

Track meet… eva!

Did I mention it was cold?

Our meteorologist joked today that we’ll most likely have a later than usual date for the last hard freeze.  Typically it falls around the first weekend in May.  I can’t believe Lake Michigan is still 30% covered in ice!  It’s usually down to 1% by now, that’s 30 times more than normal!  I shot this photo as we flew over the shoreline.

Ice breaking up on Lake Michigan Shoreline taken April 2014 after a brutal 2013-14 Winter

I’m sure a lot of you are anxious for Spring to arrive; hopefully it’s already arrived in your neck of the woods.  I see pictures of other people’s flowers and I’m so jealous!!!  If we can’t start planing for a few more weeks, at least we can enjoy brighten up the place with some paint.

Cathy did a super cool makeover on this antique vanity.  When we got it, it looked like this.

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It was one of those pieces that you look at and think “What the heck and I supposed to do with THAT?”  We both had sentimental feelings about it since we had one exactly like it in our room growing up but seriously, the style???  How could we bring it into our era??  I shoved it back in the corner like a naughty little kid in a time-out but it hadn’t done anything wrong ~ lol.  The veneer was also missing and coming off in various locations on the front so we had to address that.

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Since it didn’t have any detail to play up, I suggested adding fabric.  I’ve seen that done on other pieces of furniture, come to think of it ~ I’ve done it myself too on a buffet a few years back.

Soooo, off to the fabric store we went.  I spocked the neatest print right off the bat but it wasn’t my project so I had to let Cath choose.  I couldn’t believe it when she ended up with the one I liked.  We almost always have different ideas for things so I was  pretty geeked to see what she did with this.Shizzle Design painted furniture American Paint Company's Chalk Clay Paints Ideas Tips Retailer Where to Buy Michigan Online Shop

She base coated the vanity in American Paint Company’s all natural chalk & clay paint using Bordello, a vibrant purple/fuscia that I absolutely love.

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She applied all her paint in a messy, any-which-way style to build a lot of texture and interest, then layered over that with a wash of a fabulous new color from the Limited Edition Ellis Collection called Waistcoat.  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this color!

Waistcoat over Bordello BEFORE Clear Wax

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Waistcoat over Bordello AFTER Clear Wax

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The stool was base coated with Beach Glass, one of my favorites (I may have kind of, sort of… planted the seeds by placing my favorite colors on top of her material 🙂   I was absolutely loving where this was headed but I what would she put over that???

American Paint Company’s Beach Glass

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She went in the back and mixed up a dreamy yellow-orange.  What a cool color!  LOVE this!!!

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After all the vibrant colors were applied, Cath sealed distressed everything and applied American Paint Company’s Clear Wax to everywhere except the drawer fronts.  This is where the cool fabric comes into play.  It was adhered with Modge Podge specifically designed for fabric then sealed with American Paint Company’s Topcoat.

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She finished it just in time for the Women’s Expo that where we were featured presenters at DeVos Place & Performance Center.

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Shizzle Design Painted Furniture and American Paint Company’s Chalk and Clay paint at DeVos Place Grand Rapids MI

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Cathy finished it all off with a pretty trim and is practically giving it away with the low price.  It’s sitting pretty waiting for its next owner at our Shizzle Design booth within Not So Shabby in Holland.  For location, click HERE.

Well….  What’cha think???  

Upcoming Events…

 

May 3  Get Messy with me while trying out our Chalk and Clay Paint, Wax, Topcoat, Metallic Mica Powders, Glazes… during the Outdoor French Flea Market at Caledonia Vintage Marketplace, Caledonia, Michigan

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May 16 and May 17   Transform Your Find with Shizzle Design Furniture Painting Workshop at our Shizzle Design Paint Studio, Jenison, Michigan

 

Our Transform Your Find with Shizzle Design Workshops on May 16 and 17th are quickly filling up.  If you’d like to join us for one of those classes, grab an old piece of furniture and spend a fun day with us!!  For more information on how to register, click HERE.

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Did you know…

  • Shizzle Design is a small family owned business in Jenison, Michigan.  My sister Cathy and I work, paint, ship and teach our chalk and clay paint workshops out of the same space where we paint all our furniture.  We are truly humbled to be known as a leader in the world of chalk and clay paints.
  • Instead of hoarding our knowledge, we empower DIY’ers by sharing our years of experience.  Stop in for paint and we’ll offer you honest and knowledgeable answers for all your chalk and clay paint needs.
  • We are so blessed to have taught people from all over the United States and Canada.  Join us for one of our super fun hands-on chalk and clay paint workshops.  Learn in our casual & relaxed environment.  Click Paint Workshops to see a list of current classes offered.
  • Subscribe to Shizzle Design for tips, tutorials, ideas, pictures, videos for our furniture painted in all natural chalk and clay based mineral paints.
  • Did you know that you can get these sent directly to your inbox and that it’s FREE?  It is ~ what are you waiting for?  Enter your email in the right hand column of our blog to stay in the loop.
  • We have a Shizzle Design Facebook Page.  We share all sorts tips, ideas, photos EVERY DAY and offer special deals (which you’ll only know about if you’ve Liked our Facebook Page).
  • Pin our posts on Pinterest ~ Find all sorts of inspiration here.
  • We sell our painted furniture in our Shizzle Design Paint Studio at 2018 Chicago Drive, Jenison, MI 49428 and at Not So Shabby Antiques and Fine Furniture at 2975 West Shore Drive in Holland, Michigan
  • Shizzle Design is an Authorized Retailer for American Paint Company Paints.  We offer a large inventory of chalk and clay paint and supplies at our Shizzle Design Paint Shop /Studio,  2018 Chicago Drive, Jenison, MI  49428.  We also stock several other shops in the greater Grand Rapid’s area, to find out where, click LOCATIONS.  Not from Michigan?  No worries, we ship paint and paint supplies worldwide through our Online Shizzle Shop.

Click here to see Shizzle Design Painted Furniture Makeovers

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Linking up to these GREAT Parties!

Domestically Speaking – The Power of Paint Party
The Shabby Creek Cottage – Transformation Thursday
Miss Mustardseed – Furniture Feature Friday
Redoux – Friday Link Up Party
Homespun Happenings – Rustic Restorations Weekend
Funky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special
Silver Pennies – Silver Pennies Sundays
Knick of Time Interiors – Knick of Time Tuesday

a hui hou ~ Shelly

Whimsical Patchwork Painted Dresser

Do you ever have one of  THOSE days?  THOSE weeks?  THOSE months?  I do!  Sometimes I just need to walk away from everything and escape the chaos for a little while.  This is one of our favorite places to relax.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park

Lake Michigan’s Beautiful Shoreline, Empire, Michigan

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I love Michigan’s summers!  Since it’s light until almost 10:00 p.m. this time of year, late afternoons and evenings the perfect time for painting.  The sun isn’t intense, the winds are usually calm and everything seems more tranquil.

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I took the opportunity to slap together a quick makeover using various leftover sample pots of American Paint Company’s chalk, clay and mineral paint.  I dumped blobs of each color onto a plate and went to town.  No deep thought, no planning ~ Ready, Set, GO!

The only thing I knew I wanted was a chunky, patchwork quilt type of colorful finish.  I used American Paint Company’s Beach Glass, Orange Grove, Amber Waves of Grain, Home Turf, Dessert Cactus (and I can’t remember what else).  Here’s what I ended up with.

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To begin, I simply slapped on the paint and kept layering… and layering… and layering!

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This dresser is a good representation of what’s going through my brain at any given moment.

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To me, it’s not just about the color, it’s how a piece feels

I wish you could reach through your monitor and feel how silky smooth the finish is on this piece.  It’s sealed with American Paint Company’s Light Antiquing Wax which adds a sunset-like warmth to the vast array of colors I used.

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I love APC’s Antiquing Waxes!  

They are by far the easiest dark waxes I’ve ever used.  They can be applied directly over the paint without an initial coat of clear wax!

APC’s Antiquing Wax comes pre-mixed so…

  • You don’t have to mix it up yourself and worry whether you have it mixed well enough to cure properly.  It’s good to go.
  • You don’t have to fart around cutting the dark wax with clear wax just to make it glide on evenly.  It naturally spreads out evenly without creating streaks you can’t blend into the finish.
  • You also won’t have to dilute it with Mineral Spirits like some chemically laden waxes require to make them work properly ~ just brush it on like you would Clear Wax and buff with an old t-shirt and you’ll end up with such a buttery smooth finish that you won’t be able to stop touching it.

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Ok, maybe that’s just me 

I touch a lot of painted furniture that doesn’t FEEL good

To create this look, take a variety of colors and start slapping it on in random patterns.  Dry brush in every which way then use a little water to spread it around and repeat over and over again until you like what you see.  I used a variety of colors from American Paint Company’s chalk/clay/mineral paints including: Fireworks Red, Home Turf, Surfboard, Orange Grove, Wild Horses, Home Plate, Beach Glass, Coral Reef and whatever else was within my reach that day.

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I do the same thing with carpet, couches, sweatshirts and linens.  Living room carpet needs to be soft enough to lay on, the fabric on a couch needs to be so comfy that you can crash face first into it…  Yes, I’ve been known to lay on couches at LaZboy and I’m about as experienced as they come at picking out the best rocking chair.  Ok ~ so I like to rock.  One of these days I’ll share some of my earliest photos of this habit that I seem to have carried on to adulthood.  Did I mention, I still rock my 10 year old?  SHHHH ~ don’t tell her I told you!!

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I dropped this off to our Shizzle Design booth at Not So Shabby in Holland, Michigan

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These colors lift my spirits!

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What do you think?  

Leave me a comment below ~ I’d love to hear about your favorite color combinations!

Did you know that…

  • We’ve opened up a Shizzle Design Paint Studio at 2018 Chicago Drive, Jenison, Michigan 49428?  This is where Cathy and I paint our furniture but we want our customers to know that we’re here for you.  We encourage everyone to stop in any time to buy paint or to get your questions answered.
  • We’ve taught people from all over the United States and Canada how to paint furniture Shizzle Style using chalk and clay paints?  Join us for a fun and relaxing workshop.  Click Paint Workshops to see a list of current classes offered.
  • You can Subscribe to Shizzle Design for tips, tutorials, ideas, pictures, videos for our furniture painted in all natural chalk and clay based mineral paints?
  • Did you know that you can get these sent directly to your inbox and that it’s FREE?  It is ~ so what are you waiting for?  Enter your email in the right hand column of our blog to stay in the loop.
  • We have a Shizzle Design Facebook Page?  We share all sorts of additional tips, ideas, photos EVERY DAY and offer special deals (which you’ll only know about if you’ve Liked our Facebook Page?).
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  • We sell our painted furniture at Not So Shabby Antiques and Fine Furniture at 2975 West Shore Drive in Holland, Michigan 49424?
  • Shizzle Design is an American Paint Company’s Chalk/Clay/Mineral Paints in West Michigan locations and sell both domestically and international online?  Click LOCATIONS or Online Shizzle Shop.

Click here to see Shizzle Design Painted Furniture Makeovers

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Click here to see Funky Finishes

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Linking up to these GREAT Parties!

Domestically Speaking – The Power of Paint Party

The Shabby Creek Cottage – Transformation Thursday

Miss Mustardseed – Furniture Feature Friday

Redoux – Friday Link Up Party

Homespun Happenings – Rustic Restorations Weekend

Funky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special

Silver Pennies – Silver Pennies Sundays

Knick of Time Interiors – Knick of Time Tuesday

a hui hou ~ Shelly

 

Fabulous Furniture Makeovers from our Latest Shizzle Workshop

I blinked and this week was gone!  Between hauling the kids back and forth to Vacation Bible School and Cathy out with a horrible Strep infection, the week just went poof.

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I’ve had a lot of requests for how some of the finishes were created so without further adieu, here are the makeovers from last week’s Shizzle Style Furniture Paint Workshop.

Gail made our paint class part of her vacation.  She and her husband drove up to Michigan and spent some time near the Lakeshore in Holland before attending our class.  She brought in the most amazing ornate table that she refinished in one of my signature paint finishes.

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Didn’t it turn out stunning?  You can learn how easy it is to create this look here.

June 15 ornate antique hand carved accent table hand painted using CeCe Caldwell's Virginia Chestnut, Pittsburgh Gray, Young Kansas Wheat, Byron Center, MIMary & Sue drove in together for the workshop.  From the sounds of it, Mary would give Karen from Redoux Interiors a run for her money should they end up at the same dumpster.

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She scores all sorts of things in the alleys on trash day including this unique side table.  She had already started painting it before I captured the before picture, but there was a lot of decorative painting on it when she started similar to what’s on the top.

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She slapped on a coat of CeCe Caldwell’s Michigan Pine in a few minutes.

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She then slapped on CeCe Caldwell’s Kentucky Mint in random places.  While she was doing this, we could see some of the original gold popping through so she worked that into the design by wet distressing  back through.June 15 cylindrical table painted at a shizzle style #painatedfurniture workshop byron center #cece caldwell's michigan pine layering

A little bit of Michigan Pine was dry brushed after it was wet distressed.

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To break it up and tie in with the hardware, Mary painted the top with CeCe’s Virginia Chestnut. I love, love, love the brown with it.  I think it will look fabulous in her daughter’s tropical themed room!

June 15 cylindrical table painted during a Shizzle Style paint workshop using CeCe Caldwell's Kentucky Mint, Michigan Pine, Virginia Chestnut dry brush

Mary’s friend Sue brought in an old gossip bench from her entryway.  She is a bit of a perfectionist so the thought of slapping on a bunch of paint made her nervous when she first started messing with it.

June 15 Red Gossip bench painted at a Shizzle Style Furnitiure Paint Class in #AmericanPaintCompany's Firework's Red Grand Rapids, Michigan

Sue wanted just a touch of white to show through under the red so she did a thin coat of Dover White then painted her bench with American Paint Company’s Firework’s Red.  This is the most spectacular red!  I just love this color!  Did I mention I like it ~ a little?

June 15 Red Gossip bench painted at a Shizzle Style Furnitiure #Workshop in #AmericanPaintCompany's Firework's Red Grand Rapids, Michigan

She distressed it little by little to reveal bits and pieces of the white and wood underneath.  I think the color is perfect on this piece!

I don’t know what setting I had my camera on, but it looks pink in this picture

It’s not really pink ~ for some reason the color is off on this shot

 In person, Firework’s Red is the most rich, beautiful red ever!

June 15 Red Gossip bench painted at a Shizzle Style Furnitiure #Workshop in #AmericanPaintCompany's Firework's Red Grand Rapids, Michigan after

This was another quick re-do during the workshop.  Mary slapped one quick coat of CeCe Caldwell’s Santa Fe Turquoise on her metal parlor chair to use as a planter.

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  What a cool pop of color against the flowers! 

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Bonnie sells painted furniture at both the new and old Changing Thymes in Grandville, Michigan but she wanted to learn some new finishes to kick it up a notch.  She brought in a small round end table which she base coated in CeCe Caldwell’s Vermont Slate.  She then painted over that with a custom mix I made up for her of Omaha Ochre and Vintage White.

June 15 great side table

She wanted to do a similar finish to that which I painted on this dresser ~

Did I ever even post on this dresser yet?  Oh zazooz!  I’m losin’ it!

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Bonnie wet distressed to pull back the top layer showing bits and pieces of CeCe Caldwell’s Vermont Slate.

June 15 great side table painted at a Shizzle Style furniture paint shop in Grand Rapids, MI CeCe Caldwell's Vermont Slate, Beckley Coal, Virginia Chestnut, Young Kansas Wheat

The last piece painted at the workshop is a rustic nightstand.  I actually thought it was a drawer when she first carried it in.  Bonnie used a simple coat of Vintage White, wet distressed back to the wood and in a just a few minutes, she had created this!June 15 side table painted in CeCe Caldwell's Vintage White at a Shizzle Style Furnitiure Paint Class Grand Rapids, MI

Isn’t it adorable? It could go just about anywhere now!!  Great job ladies!!  Cathy and I had a blast ~ thanks for sharing your day with us!!

Heres a sneak peak of what I’m working on now…  see ya soon!!!

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Have a great night!!  Shelly

 

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Shelly

So I like Color

I’ll never forget our first trip to The Children’s Museum in Portland, Oregon.  Our oldest daughter was absolutely IN LOVE with the interactive water part of the museum where little kids get to put on raincoats and play with all sorts of cool water contraptions!  I was struck by the vibrant colors that surrounded us and thought how cool it would be as a child to have a room painted with so whimsy.  As soon as we landed in Michigan, I drove to Home Depot and picked up some paint.

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When saw the vibrant colors of American Paint Company’s Paints, I couldn’t help but think of two things: garden chairs and children’s furniture.  I had two twin Dixie headboards in my stash and wanted to paint them to coordinate with the ornate mirror that my sister Cathy had just painted.

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I planned to paint a base coat of the Coral Reef and Orange Grove and then layer over it with Beach Glass distressing back through but I loved the blended orange color so much ~ I left it.

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I still think it looks cool against the Beach Glass and Surfboard on the dresser.  Might not be your thing, but I love it.  Makes me feel like I’m in Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.  You know the room, edible lollipop trees, chocolate rivers… you’ve dreamed of that too, I know you have!!

decorative metal mirror hand painted by Shizzle Design using American Paint Company's Orange Grove and Coral Reef

I did finish my daughter’s room that week so many years ago… I still love it today (when I can find it under all those clothes)

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Took the matching twin headboards to my booth at Not So Shabby in Holland, Michigan and they were gone in a blink

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Redoux – Friday Link Up Party

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Funky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special

Silver Pennies – Silver Pennies Sundays

Knick of Time Interiors – Knick of Time Tuesday

a hui hou!

Shelly

French Country Armoire ~ includes Video on Wet Distressing

I hope you’re all enjoying a picture perfect night like we are here in West Michigan!  The sun is setting as I write this post and I have to tell you ~ I’m so excited to share the pictures of this piece with all of you!

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I loved it when I purchased it, then I got it home and for the life of me, I couldn’t decide what to do with it.  So it sat in my garage until last week.

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I had a general idea of how I wanted to do it but it sure evolved over the course of a couple weeks.   I wanted to create some kind of old world paint finish that would represent years of wear and tear.

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You’re going to think I’m crazy for how I started it, but I wanted to create a colorful base coat that would make it look as though it had been painted many times over the years.  I loved the blue and purple that peaked through on the inspiration piece I had seen online.  It looks nothing like what I ended up with but hey ~ ya gotta start somewhere!

To replicate the undertones I had seen in the photograph, I busted out some Purple Mountain Majesty, Desert Cactus and Blue Jeans from American Paint Company and started slapping it on like a wild woman.

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What can I say?  It was the first week of summer break!

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I have to tell you, I received some pretty interesting comments after I posted this shot on our Shizzle Facebook Page.  That’s ok, I’m used to getting strange looks from neighbors, my husband, my kids….  but stay with me here, this is just my base coat.   I wanted a light neutral and APC’s Rushmore fit the bill!  It’s a beautiful taupe, one of my absolute favorites!!  I poured my paint into a little bowl and diluted it with a little water slapping it on with random brush strokes to cover everything.

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I had already painted the details with Freedom’s Road.  It’s a deep slate color which looks similar to Lincoln’s Hat until it dries.  That’s when you can see Freedom Road is slate and Lincoln’s Hat is black.  Anyway… I painted the crown molding with Freedom Road then dry brushed with a little Desert Cactus.

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Then came the fun part ~ I used a damp rag to wet distress / remove the Rushmore which started revealing some of the initial colors.  Cath taped this video of me while I was distressing.

Click the following link to watch my VIDEO on how to Wet Distress Large Areas to reveal Colors Underneath

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFfW0xW3riU

Just keepin’ it real folks!

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It looked cool but after I had finished the front of it, I stepped back and realized doing the entire piece like this would be WAY too much.

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I had to break it up.

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It was late, dark and I was tired and crabby that it wasn’t turning out how I had planned so I painted over the door inserts with Desert Cactus and after it was dry, did a crazy wet wash using Lincoln’s Hat.

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That’s when my heart skipped a bit.  It was finally starting to take shape and represent my style.

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I worked on it on and off for several more days, tweaking it here and there until I was finally satisfied.  Sit back and enjoy all the close ups.

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The paint we use has both chalk AND clay in the mix!

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 Hope you enjoyed the ride!  It’s already loaded up an will be headed to the store.  For location and availability of this piece, click here.

If it doesn’t turn out how you imagined, just keep working it!

Have a great night!!  Shelly

 

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Shelly

 

Funky Finishes

Anyone who follows our blog has probably figured out by now that we’re not the type to slap on a fresh coat of paint and call it good.

We drive ourselves bonkers fussing over the smallest details. My sister and I definitely fall into the “Tinker” category and if you knew our dad, you know where we acquired it.

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Cathy and I like to add multiple layers of paint and mix it up using a variety of techniques, brushes, paint colors and finishes.  Because of this, we added a Funky Finishes section to our project gallery.  The problem is, you don’t see the Funky Finishes button until you click on….

Portfolio at the top of our blog

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After you click on Portfolio, you’ll see the Funky Finishes button.   It looks like this!

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Beneath our Funky Finishes button, you’ll find all sorts of different pieces we’ve refinished using different techniques.  When you have a chance, click through some of our projects then let me know what you think.

Why am I mentioning this now?  Because I’m getting super excited to unveil my latest Funky Finish on the armoire I just painted.  I’ve been messing with this the past two weeks and will be finished soon.  Here’s a sneak peak!

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If you follow our Facebook Page, you’ve probably been following the progression of this piece.  We share little snippets of information on our Shizzle Facebook page several times a day but I’ll be posting the complete transformation of this French Country Armoire later this week right here.

Many mahalos also go out to Marian at Miss Mustardseed and Danielle at Silver Pennies for featuring Cathy’s Vintage Dresser

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Want to learn how to do this?  Join us for a Shizzle Style Paint Workshop, check our 2013 Schedule  here.

Have a great night!!

 

Everybody’s Gone Surfing…

Surfing U.S.A.   I couldn’t help but sing when I finally finished this dresser that I’ve been tinkering with on and off for several weeks.  I painted it three times trying to get it just right but each time I wasn’t feeling it.  Am I the only one who does this?

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I initially painted it in a rich green but felt this color was a bit too taste specific to sell quickly in our area.   

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 Click here to see how it looked initially

You know me, I like to mix ‘em up so I layered over it to tone it down a bit.

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The top was given one nice coat of APC’s Blue Jeans which has since been retired.  I washed over that color with APC’s Surfboard.  The two colors really pop one another!

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The icing on the cake was when my friend Laurie stopped by and asked if I wanted to borrow her awesome stencil for anything.  Um ~ YEAH!

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I mixed up some leftover sample pots to paint a base color of orange then topped it off with another layer of yellow.

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Scuffed it up a bit then sealed it with Clear Wax and off she went to the shop to await her new owner.

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Ooo~La~La!

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Finally ~ I Likey!  What do you think?

Want to create this look without the guesswork?  It’s easy ~ Order one of our Shizzle Design Custom Paint Kits.  This particular combo is called “Everybody’s Gone Surfing” and can be purchased here.

Follow us on our ShizzleLLC Facebook Page for daily updates, especially if you’re looking for furniture as a lot of it is flying out the door before we can photograph it and get it to Not So Shabby.

A hui hou ~ Shelly

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Did you know…

  • It’s just the two of us:  My sister and I own and operate Shizzle Design which originated in my garage.  We have and will continue to work hard providing the best customer service.
  • We specialize in painting furniture and are truly humbled to be known as a leader in the world of chalk and clay paints.  Stop in for paint and we’ll offer you honest and knowledgeable
  • We are blessed to teach people from all over the U.S.  Join us for a super fun hands-on chalk and clay paint workshop in a casual & fun atmosphere.  For a list of current classes, click here.
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Homespun Happenings – Rustic Restorations Weekend

Funky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special

Silver Pennies – Silver Pennies Sundays

Knick of Time Interiors – Knick of Time Tuesday

a hui hou!

Shelly