Yay or Nay?

Jill B
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Had a great idea to transfer branches on to this cabinet. The original cabinet was stained a dark brown. So I thought would just leave the branches the wood color and paint white around it. I have one coat of white and it will take at least one more. It is alot of work....do I continue and finish it? Is it a good idea? or do I paint over it and go with plan B? Thoughts? Thanks.
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  • Z Z on Feb 01, 2014
    I love it Jill. Go for it! May I add that in the future if you do something like this. Using painters tape to cover what you want to stay stained. Burnish the edges and then paint. Granted it will take a bit of time to cut all the pieces of tape and place it, but it sure will making painting easier.
  • Melissa Melissa on Feb 01, 2014
    i love it!
  • Carole Carole on Feb 02, 2014
    Very original. Love it!
  • Dee Dee on Feb 02, 2014
    very nice. Show us a done picture.
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 02, 2014
      @Dee thanks. Just posted the finished product and process. :)
  • Jenn Jenn on Feb 02, 2014
    I agree, go for it, I love the branches and bird.
  • Sweet Pea Studio Sweet Pea Studio on Feb 02, 2014
    Fantastic idea! If you can, I would add a third bird on the branches on the other side to balance the design (maybe a red or blue bird) and then continue! This is going to be stunning. Yours in art,Pamela
    • Jeanette S Jeanette S on Feb 03, 2014
      @Sweet Pea Studio I think Sweet Pea is right...this is going to be STUNNING! But I think you will be most pleased when you are finished! In fact, while I think a second coat is a great idea, I don't think this has to be a polished finish...a few splotches may give it a little character. Keep us posted!
  • Diana Lafavor Diana Lafavor on Feb 02, 2014
    A lot of work but i think it will be gorgeous when you are done
  • Lorraine V Lorraine V on Feb 02, 2014
    love it --post your process, please.
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 02, 2014
      @Lorraine V Just posted the process and finish product. :)
  • Janice Laprise Janice Laprise on Feb 02, 2014
    Love it too, also like the idea of a bird on the left door, just one. Decor is all about odd numbers, in collections and displays.
  • Vetsy Vetsy on Feb 02, 2014
    I like it..... I like the dark branches and the white back ground can't wait to see the finished product it looks great already..
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 02, 2014
      @Vetsy Thank you! I did just post the finished product in another post. :)
  • Jec291385 Jec291385 on Feb 02, 2014
    Looks done to me now.. Beautiful
  • Sharolyn T Sharolyn T on Feb 02, 2014
    How unique...this will be a piece you will enjoy for years to come! How dull if it was all white after seeing this. :)
  • Pamela Sloan Pamela Sloan on Feb 02, 2014
    Very cool! Ilove it!
  • Dee Dee on Feb 03, 2014
    Great can,t wait to see .Jill your one talented lady.How,s the weather in ND stay warm.
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 03, 2014
      @Dee Thanks Dee! I just posted the complete process on my profile. Take a peak! It was nice yesterday...supposed to be 10 below tonight!
  • Debra Debra on Feb 03, 2014
    Keep going it looks great
  • Connie Connie on Feb 03, 2014
    I love it!
  • Linda Johnson Linda Johnson on Feb 03, 2014
    Looks Great!!
  • Arlene Buono Arlene Buono on Feb 03, 2014
    It looks great, and I think it was a good idea. Some peple are just so smart.
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 03, 2014
      @Arlene Buono Thanks Arlene! Just posted the finished product on another post. :)
  • Victoria Larsen Stencils Victoria Larsen Stencils on Feb 03, 2014
    I really like it! Very rustic. This would have been a great idea for my Idaho mountain home.
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 03, 2014
      @Victoria Larsen Stencils Thanks. I am pleased with it. Just posted the finished project on another post.
  • Cherrie Heikes Cherrie Heikes on Feb 03, 2014
    Looking Good, please share finished project.
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 03, 2014
      @Cherrie Heikes Thanks.....check out my new post on my profile.....posted the completed project.
  • Susan Trudeau Susan Trudeau on Feb 03, 2014
    I love it! Why not leave it just the way it is. The background shaded colors are great. Just put some sort of clear finish on it to protect it. Very, very unique!
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 03, 2014
      @Susan Trudeau Thank you!!! It was just too uneven to leave. I could have sanded it down though....oh well...too late, it is done. Check out my new post. :) Pretty happy with it.
  • Dee Dee on Feb 03, 2014
    Jill just seen it .In love with it. - 8 this morning with 20 below WC .Getting ready to snow again. Where our you going to put this in your home. Please post so i can see it in place. hagd.
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    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 04, 2014
      @Dee When would you be coming to ND? It is 39x54. I am asking $450. If you are interested, let me know! Just know when I distressed it alot of the crackle finish was sanded off. The 2 ends have crackle, but that is about it. Take a look at the detail photos and you will see what I mean. .
  • Marsha Brautigam Marsha Brautigam on Feb 03, 2014
    LOVE it!
  • Melissa Melissa on Feb 03, 2014
    Keep going!! It looks awesome!
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 03, 2014
      @Melissa Thanks so much Melissa! I did post the finished product and process on my profile with a new post. Check it out. :)
  • Debra Debra on Feb 03, 2014
    LOVE IT It is just perfect
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 03, 2014
      @Debra Thank you so much Debra for the kind words. I did just post the finished product on my profile with a separate post. Take a look. :)
  • Polly Zieper Polly Zieper on Feb 03, 2014
    I think I'd stainit to see the natural wood.That's my 2 cents
  • Diana Dray Diana Dray on Feb 03, 2014
    Neat idea!
  • Angie Martinez Angie Martinez on Feb 03, 2014
    I LOVE it the way it is so creative!! GREAT job!!
  • Pat Cobb Pat Cobb on Feb 03, 2014
    I vote to leave as is... or send it to me. It is just beautiful!
  • Kim 'Kiewatt' Waknitz Kim 'Kiewatt' Waknitz on Feb 03, 2014
    Love the idea, I would keep going. Great job, I have the perfect place for it in my house. Lol.
  • Vicki Vicki on Feb 03, 2014
    Love it, I would go with big or bolder knobs. You did a great job!
  • Tegma Tegma on Feb 03, 2014
    I think it's fantastic! You're very artistic to have used the natural wood like that. I want to know how in the world you ever painted around it with all those small branches and such? That must have been a ton of work! It's definitely a yea from me!
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 03, 2014
      @tegma Thank you!! It was ALOT of work. But I think worth it! I did post the finished product and the process in another post on my profile. Take a peak.
  • Melody M Melody M on Feb 03, 2014
    Jill I think you did a great job on it ...it looks very pretty and woodsie..if thats a word.. it would look great in a cabin:) i love it....Great Job!!!!
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 03, 2014
      @Melody M Thanks Melody. I think woodsy is totally a word! :)
  • Eileen Eileen on Feb 03, 2014
    Looks good. How about a faux finish on the painted part? Like ragging? It might not be so painstaking. Or comb-paint it? If you used a darker color on the outer border of the front, where there are no branches, it would frame your art very nicely and give it a finished look.
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 03, 2014
      @Eile I already completed it...minus the wax coat....still need to do that...the process was painful! haha, but I do like your idea of a dark border. Thank you! Posted completed pic on another post. :)
  • Melody M Melody M on Feb 03, 2014
    Jill how did you transfer the image ?
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 03, 2014
      @Melody M I used a projector. I have a photo of when I have the projected image on the cabinet and I had the first of the image traced. It is in the completed project post on my profile. :)
  • Venessa O Venessa O on Feb 03, 2014
    Where can we see the completed pic? I love this and a granite or marble top would be perfect. Beautiful job!
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 03, 2014
      @Venessa O Thanks Venessa! There is a completed pic on my profile. I have a post with before durings and after. Let me know what you think! :)
  • Melody M Melody M on Feb 03, 2014
    i just love it... it looks very professional.. again great job... and im so impressed.:)
  • Venessa O Venessa O on Feb 03, 2014
    I really like it, Jill. I live in the country and love beauty and whimsy. This has both. I do think a dark brown stone top would compliment it nicely with white birch branches in a vase sitting on top. We are avid bird watchers and I could see this in my home. Wonderful project!
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 03, 2014
      @Venessa O Thank you for the kind words! A dark top would be cool. :)
  • Jmarie813 Jmarie813 on Feb 03, 2014
    That is gorgeous!!! I think that having different shades in the white makes it look more realistic...i wouldn't change a thing-in fact,it's so beautiful that it left me breathless!! i love nature & birds..maybe satin shellac to preserve it..Very creative!!! LOVE!!!
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 03, 2014
      @Jmarie813 Thank you so much! I did however already make the white more uniform, but I did heavily distress in areas...which don't really show well in my final photos, but I am really pleased with the piece. You can see the final in another post on my profile. :) (though you may be disappointed if you really liked the faded white.) I do have to finish with a wax yet as I used chalk paint.
  • Patty Patty on Feb 04, 2014
    It's a yea for me. I love it!!!!
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    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 04, 2014
      @Melody M Hi Melody! Thanks for your interest! I posted the final project on Hometalk under my profile. Should be able to click on my name and it should come up! Take a peak and let me know what you think. :)
  • Myrna Taylor Myrna Taylor on Feb 04, 2014
    Yay
  • Kc Corun Kc Corun on Feb 04, 2014
    Two big fat thumbs up! ♡
  • Patty Patty on Feb 04, 2014
    I checked it out and it is gorgeous, I'm glad you didn't put brown trim on it, I think it would have taken away from the simplicity and beauty of the art and would have made the cabinet look to much like a block. It is perfect!!!
  • Christine Christine on Feb 04, 2014
    Oh, how lovely. I think it's beautiful just as it is. Ok, maybe a 2nd coat, but I can't tell on my monitor. This is really well done.
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 04, 2014
      @Christine Thank you Christine. Take a look at the final photos I posted on my profile. Let me know what you think! :) I put another 2 coats on and heavily distressed it.
  • Christine Christine on Feb 05, 2014
    Jill, I do like the final product! Just so fanciful. I also like it without the brown edges. If you ever can't get adhesive off something, or the heavy grease layer TSP won't take off kitchen pieces, believe it or not, a quick layer of Citristrip lets you just wipe it away. You can leave it on for awhile if you want to remove the finish, but if you're just going for gunk, it's fantastic. Plus, no space suit or flesh-eating chemicals. I wouldn't ever use shellac or -urathanes on it as suggested above. They both yellow. If you choose to top coat it in addition to the wax, I'd use polyacrylic. It doesn't yellow. May I suggest when you "heavily distress" not to distress the flat surfaces too much? Unless they're where someone would lean, kick, or actually touch. It's the corners and raised pieces that get the most work. When the flat areas are distressed too much, the piece becomes leopard-ized. Let the flat pieces show the cracking that occurred when you painted over the varnish! Your "heavily distressing" looks like another's soft touch. It's perfect. Very very nice. Keeping or selling?
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 05, 2014
      @Christine Great advice Christine!!. :) I also use polyacrylic on anything I don't wax. The reason I sanded the part that crackled was because when I painted the first coat it really showed all my brush strokes and was so uneven. I actually liked how it crackled but there was no way to make it more uniform without sanding the whole piece. The 2 ends still have crackle as I didn't sand any of that except the edges. What is leopard-ized? And my heavily distressed is probably someone's lightly distressed. It become heavy for me when I do more than the edges. :) I LOVE this piece, but I made it with the intent to sell.
  • Kate F Kate F on Feb 05, 2014
    love it - not like anyone else's. I love unique.
  • DeMarie I DeMarie I on Feb 05, 2014
    Love it. I don't think I'd sell it! LOL I prefer wax finishes - there's just something about the softness of the finish I like. Great job.
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 05, 2014
      @DeMarie I Thanks DeMarie! I have started to really enjoy working with the wax too. And yes, such a hand touched buttery feel. :) This one will be hard to part with. Check out the completed project on my latest post.
  • Jmarie813 Jmarie813 on Feb 06, 2014
    I wish that I had a projector!
  • Meliss Etner Meliss Etner on Feb 06, 2014
    Jill, it has a hollows eve yet elegant vibe-meaning-mysterious yet artsy and timeless. Your craft is in the edit my friend and that is also art. Leave it PLEASE! Just seal it to protect it.
  • Meliss Etner Meliss Etner on Feb 06, 2014
    Actually Jill, I have to favorite this one to remember it. I have become one picky repurposer and, in the near future, blogger. I would never copy it mind you, but it's an inspiration for the unpredicted for sure. Thanks for sharing!
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 06, 2014
      @Meliss Etner Thanks Meliss for the very kind words. I am not concerned at all if you copy or take the idea and run! Each painter puts their own mark on each piece they do and none can ever be the exactly the same which is awesome....each is unique. I did however finish the piece and made the paint more uniform, then I did distress. I have attached a photo below. (I also have a separate post from beginning to end on my profile.) You seem to have loved the other pic, so this one may not appeal to you as much. :) but I am very happy with the end result. Thanks again for the very lovely comments. I really appreciate it. Would love to see some of your work.
  • Rebecca McDurmon Wilson Rebecca McDurmon Wilson on Feb 09, 2014
    I love it! I like birds and trees. You did an excellent job.
  • Marlene Wilson Marlene Wilson on Feb 09, 2014
    I like it,the only thing I would have done was add some more birds and then paint them for some color. But I do like it.
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 09, 2014
      @Marlene Wilson That is a great idea. I do plan to do a dresser with tree branches. I may incorporate that idea next time. :)
  • Pat C Pat C on Feb 10, 2014
    I think it's beautiful the way it is.
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 10, 2014
      @Pat C Thanks Pat. I did finish it up. You can see the finished product on another post on my profile. :)
  • Gail Miller Gail Miller on Feb 10, 2014
    Love this its just beautiful and inspired me to do this on my walls Thank You
  • Denise Nichols Denise Nichols on Feb 10, 2014
    I would finish it its Beautiful!
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 10, 2014
      @Denise Nichols Thank you!!!! I did, you can see the whole process on another post. Click on my profile and you can see the finished product. :)
  • Pam Pam on Feb 11, 2014
    wow, I really like this, I have been planning on doing this on a cabinet that was left here in my home when I bought it. all I have to do is decide on what I want to paint. in history, they painted on everything. great job Jill B
    • Jill B Jill B on Feb 11, 2014
      @Pam Thanks Pam! Would love to see what you come up with. :) My final project is posted on my profile on another post.
  • Meliss Etner Meliss Etner on Feb 11, 2014
    Hope to get blog up and running-at least by March with many photos to share. Taking a blog 101 class now, so I'm very excited to show my skill and here from others. Look forward to hearing what you think and more posts from you as well. Thanks Much!!
  • Larry Jack Jones Larry Jack Jones on Nov 21, 2015
    Stick a red cardinal on it or maybe paint the one(s) you've got in red
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