Saturday, October 17, 2015

Painting Aids From The Garden And More



The weather in Texas has finally cooled down enough to make it possible to paint in the garage again. Just in time for me, since I've been storing up painting projects most of the Summer.
 I stacked two chairs together and started painting with Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint in Country Grey. 

Yes, it does look like white doesn't it? It's actually a greenish-yellow-beige as far as I can tell. Here's a closer look at Country Grey on a frame I'm working over  on. Squince up your eyes so you don't see my bowl of onions, OK?
But, getting back to my story here...When my back started hurting from all the bending, I commandeered the rolling garden seat. We bought this mobile seat at Sam's Club, for around $69, early last Spring. 
 We haven't used it much for gardening, but it sure has come in handy for working on projects around the house. The seat swivels around and it's low to the ground, which allows for easy access to low areas.
 While we're on the subject, another handy low-cost item that I've found really helpful with painting projects is this flat moving dolly. We bought it a few years ago at Lowes for $12 and found it so handy, we immediately bought a second one.
It's great for moving a stack of boxes or you can use two of them to move couches, chairs and all sorts of furniture. I use them when I paint large pieces of furniture. Here is a cabinet I'm painting sitting on the flat dolly.
By placing the furniture on top of the flat dolly, I can paint the piece all the way to the bottom since the dolly holds it off the ground by a few inches and allows me to turn the piece all around. 

I'm not going to paint the cabinet Country Grey. I was just checking out how the paint adhered to the press board finish. I'll be back with these pieces when I get them done.



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15 comments:

  1. That rolling seat is great! (I'm thinking of getting one as a Christmas gift for my husband who does the painting-in-the-garage thing at OUR house!

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  2. Glad to hear that it's finally cooled down for you, same here. Love that rolling seat, I my go looking for one.

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  3. Oh it's already too cold for me to paint in the garage. However, I'll be doing a few pieces in my basement, smell or no smell. The chalk paint isn't bad for smelliness.

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  4. love your seat,... I have several of those flat carts, aren't they wonderful.

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    1. Irene, you are right. I can lay a recliner on it's side and move it through doorways by myself on a flat dolly.

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  5. That rolling seat is pretty cool. I think my dad could really use one of those and the holidays are right around the corner. Thanks for sharing... :)

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    1. Dee, giving them as a gift is a great idea. Wild Bill used the rolling seat to repair our cement curb on the street side of the sidewalk. Some big truck apparently didn't make the turn and looks like his big tire just knocked off a 9 inch chunk.

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  6. I must have that garden rolling seat,,, I could speed clean my baseboards with it..I'll give that gift to myself:)
    thanks so much for sharing that with us..

    I cant wait to see what you do with that cabinet~!

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  7. I've been waiting for it to cool off too, to paint outside
    and now I think it's too cold!
    Dang.
    The chairs are looking good!
    and now I want a gardening cart
    and that flat one would definitely be something I could use to roll stuff out to my booth!
    Looking forward to seeing your finished pieces!
    xoxo

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  8. I've been waiting for the cooler weather to do yard work! Not nearly as much fun as painting! :) The rolling stool is a great idea! Can't wait to see all of your projects when you are done! They are coming along nicely! ~Rhonda

    PS...Thanks for stopping into visit and for the kind comment left! :)

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  9. I've been waiting for the cooler weather to do yard work! Not nearly as much fun as painting! :) The rolling stool is a great idea! Can't wait to see all of your projects when you are done! They are coming along nicely! ~Rhonda

    PS...Thanks for stopping into visit and for the kind comment left! :)

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  10. Oh I absolutely need one of those rolling gardening seats. Hope I can find one on line. I thank you too!

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  11. Rivercrest Cottage,
    LOVE that Garden Seat on Wheels!!!
    Putting one on "Mr. Ed's" Christmas Wish List!!!
    Your pieces are gorgeous!!!
    I'll be back to see the 'finished' projects!!!
    Fondly,
    Pat

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  12. I love that color gray and the frame is gorgeous! I love that little garden seat...how convenient!! Can't wait to see the cabinet when it is finished!

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  13. The weather has finally cooled off here too but I won't be doing any fun painting projects. What a great idea to use the little garden cart....very clever! Can't wait to see everything!
    ~Des

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