Unify Eclectic Furniture Pieces With Paint
Even mismatched furniture pieces can be used together when you have a cohesive color scheme to tie them together. Yard sale finds, "trash to treasure" upcycles and hand-me-downs can all work harmoniously in your home: the key is a giving them all a common thread, like the same color palette.
I recently used this technique in a beautiful new clothing boutique but it can just as easily be applied in your living spaces. Here’s what we were working with: two antique store finds, two tables bought when another business closed, and one newly built retail counter. The mission: make them all work together.
Details were added to dress up the retail counter like decorative wood trim, medallions and faux raised panels, which were created with wall panel molding. A set of ornamental bookends on sale at Cracker Barrel became corbels under the extended countertop.
A small hutch was purchased from an antique store to became the computer desk behind the counter. All of the pieces were painted with General Finishes Snow White Milk Paint and glammed up with some GF Champagne Pearl Effects. GF Lamp Black tops really look nice against the white!
Random pieces eventually all worked together.
A dining table and bench became display tables for clothing and shoes. Both pieces were previously cream-colored with light wood tops.
The smallest table, also an antique store find, is now used as part of the store's jewelry display. Four large frames were upcycled into additional display areas.
This Hobby Lobby purchase matches the sign in the store's first location. As with the other sign, I painted it GF Seagull Gray and then added GF Pitch Black Glaze and some GF Champagne Pearl highlights. See the completed sign in the next photo on the gorgeous shiplap backdrop behind the counter. (And those lighting fixtures - gasp!)
And it all works together! I loved the challenge of taking several mismatched pieces and creating a cohesive look that flows together. You can create a unique look in your home by thinking along these lines too. Everything doesn't have to match - sometimes all you need is a little paint and imagination!
Materials are estimated as if I had to buy the paint, even though I had a good bit of it on hand. Time is sort of a guess, too, because the job was done over a stretch of time, usually a few hours an evening after work.
Go to the complete blog (link below) to see more details on this gorgeous new glam boutique that is now ready for opening day!
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