This was the first time I had ever tried a project like this, and to be honest, I was a little skeptical that it would even work. I had found this print at a thrift store.
I had actually thought it was a watercolor painting because that’s what it was labeled at the thrift store, and it was in a big piece of plastic, so it was hard to tell. When I got home and realized it was a print, I was disappointed, but now I had something that I could try out this technique on!
I can’t believe how well this worked! All I needed was a little bit of mod podge and some paint brushes!
I started out by painting each area in strokes of the direction that the picture was going, if that makes sense. Like for the light house, I painted the mod podge on vertically on the sides of the house and painted the windows in, just as if I was painting the original painting myself.
The more detail that is painted on, the more realistic it looks! I decided to go one step further to make it look old and to pull out the painted strokes even more. I used this antiquing glaze. I use this for so many things, especially furniture that I’ve lighted up with my lightening technique.
…A little screen shot below of my time lapse when I was using the glaze. I waited for the mod podge to dry well and then wiped the glaze on with a lint free cloth.
I love it with the glaze!!
I cut off the edges around the picture and decided that I was going to hang it with a piece of washi tape.
But, instead, I found this cute frame at a thrift store that worked perfectly! I just had to trim a little on the top and bottom and voila!
I’m very impressed and will be trying this again at some point! It’s such an easy and fun project!
It fits in perfectly right beside my oven!
WOW ! That is so cool!!
Love it that way, not sure I am brave enough..
I love it soooo much . I hv a mini version of the print I found in a magazine years ago . It was an awesome print and you made it aaaammazing ????
Do you have a source or name for this print please?
This looks amazing. I need to try this technique.
I love your techniques. I have white washed a new bare wood bookcase and a cabinet in the past when I was younger. I have a home filled with mahogany and want to lighten a few pieces with your techniques. I have to paint the furniture just where they are. They are standing on wall to wall carpeting. I am going to begin with an enclosed china cabinet. I just love the look of everything that you transform. I will have to read some of your old blogs again to get your directions but was hoping when the time come that I begin, you could send me the directions of how to apply each coat. One of pieces is a long buffet. I have stripped it and evened the color out with a light stain. I then painted polyurethane on as the final step. That was 50 years ago. I was 25. My mother first painted over the shiny mahogany varnish with a French Provincial look, then the next time she painted it shiny black with gold accents. I stripped it all when I inherited it. Now I want to bleach it or pickle it but I think the do it yourself bleached paint is the way to go. I will begin though, with the varnished mahogany China cabinet.(No windows.)
I’m 75 and hope I will be able to compete these two pieces before they get carted away. I do have a little table I could practice on first. Will you please advise me?
Do you have a source or name for this print please?
WOW!!! It looks great!!!
What a cool technic! I’m going to have to try this in the future. Thanks for sharing!