I have an art project in progress. It was inspired by a few bloggers here, here, and here who were inspired by this (above picture) piece from Ballard Designs.
I decided my squares were going to be 3x3 so I matched up the width and length to an appropriate size for the wall behind my tv. I do realize if we ever upgrade to a flat screen this will need to be relocated. Lowe's had my plywood and chip samples. I went with greens and rust colors. I would love to see different shades of the same color.
I followed the tutorials. Right now, I'm waiting for my first coat of mod podge to dry.
After the mod podge dried for a couple days I got around to applying the glaze. Since I had plenty of that available and no stain I opted for the glaze. It was already tinted black. Two applications was enough for me. I did get worried as I was wiping the glaze off the first time the squares were a little milky colored (I'm guessing that was the mod podge) and my squares were discolored. It looked like I had a Sante Fe theme going on which I was not digging. I let that fully dry and was relieved when it went back to the original color. With the glaze, take off more than you think you should. You can always add more, but it's mostly impossible to alter it once it dries.
5 comments:
Love it! I'm inspired.. I may have to go pick up some paint chips today.
So those are just paint samples??? I'm so confused! But it looks awesome!
Wow! U have so much talent Ginny! I can't wait to see the finished project.
See? You didn't even need my advice... it turned out perfect!! How did you do it?
Okay, the finished picture doesn't do it justice. I definitely need to work on my photography skills.
I am really pleased now that I've had a chance to get used to it.
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