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This Victorian mirrored shelf used to be above our bed in the old house, but we have a slopey ceiling here, so it needed a new home.It's made this space feel much cosier than before, and I think that even when we get round to decorating next year, it will...
Creating a glaze using Frenchic products
How to mix and apply a glaze over painted furniture If you want to give your creative projects a little something extra, another layer, depth and dimension, then a glaze is a great way to achieve that goal. You can do this easily by mixing together the colour of your...
: Evoking Emotions With Paint Colours
While you might not realise it, colours and emotions are closely linked. Colours have the power to trigger emotions in us, and these reactions are rooted in psychological effects, biological conditioning and cultural imprinting. That’s why it’s so important to understand colour psychology and choose colours wisely when it comes...
Upcycling your furniture
A lick of paint is one of the quickest and easiest ways to update your home’s interior. That’s no different for furniture, which can be truly transformed by high quality chalk paint brushes. Whether you’re looking to revamp an old pine chest of drawers, an end table, bookshelf or a...
Prepping furniture for chalk paint painting
How to prep your furniture for chalk painting. A quick tutorial on what to use and how to do it!
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Reducing brush strokes with chalk paint
The main reason you get brush strokes on your work are: Brush quality Too much paint on your brush Using too much pressure when painting. Here's a quick video talking through technique whilst painting with chalk paint: If you have any further questions please do join my Facebook Page Doodledash...
2019 A Review
Looking back at photos on my camera of 2019 makeovers and these ones in particular were a lot of fun. Using Frenchic Chalk & Mineral paint throughout my upcycling projects (I'm a stockist, of course!) has made it a pleasure. Adding Iron Orchid Design products into the mix now is...
Kitchen Makeover using Frenchic Al Fresco
Our kitchens are the one room in the house that gets used and abused on a daily basis. It's the hub, where we all congregate and share food, drink and stories.
It's the one room that estate agents will tell us can help sell a house and it's the one room where it's common place to spend thousands.
But what if you haven't got thousands to spend? Does that mean that you have to put up with an outdated kitchen space? Not any more!
It's the one room that estate agents will tell us can help sell a house and it's the one room where it's common place to spend thousands.
But what if you haven't got thousands to spend? Does that mean that you have to put up with an outdated kitchen space? Not any more!
Ombre and blending techniques - take your projects to the next level!
Ombre with Frensheen Metallic powders
Do you want to learn how to do this?
Check out my upcoming workshop list...you could learn these fab techniques and take your projects up a notch!
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Painting plastic furniture with Frenchic Al Fresco
Updating these faded plastic garden chairs could not be easier with Frenchic Al Fresco!
Revamp a vintage suitcase
If you've got an old leather suitcase, a very quick way of revamping it is to use Frenchic's virtually odourless, solvent and toxin free Browning Wax. Clean it down with sugar soap and then apply the wax all over before giving it a good buff up to a beautiful Frenchic...
Upcycle your empty paint tins!
I love a collaboration with a shop neighbour! I was thinking what I could do with my empty paint tins and it came to me that it would make a great flower pot! So I popped the tin over to my florist neighbour, Flora Bella, and this is...
Doodledash Stencilling Tips
I'm constantly being asked for perfect stencilling tips, so here goes . . . • Firstly, seal your piece and allow to dry. Sealing first will allow you to wipe the stencil off easily without damaging your paintwork if you make a mistake. • With your stencil in place (I...
Curing time for painted furniture
Curing time for painted furniture Whether you are a furniture painter or a purchaser of painted furniture you will have heard about a curing time. But do you really know why painted and waxed furniture has to cure and what that means? Do you know what happens during that elusive cure...
Pallet wood upcycle!
Create a unique upcycled pallet wood notice board with Doodledash Interiors, Banbury.
Frenchic Chalk Paint Bloggers & Press Event
So Wednesday 28th June was another exciting day in the world of Doodledash. The owners of Frenchic are always striving to improve the awareness of Frenchic to the world and today was a pretty amazing way to do it. Hosted by Frenchic's PR company, Belle PR, it was held in...
Chalk Paint - Shabby Chic Piano
I was delighted to be approached by The Piano Shop, Bath to work on a shabby chic collaboration with this oak, barley twist piano. We decided to keep it quite neutral, to appeal to the largest market, and plumped for one of the Frenchic greys with a white wax finish...
A quick mirror chalk paint upcycle!
So, you've got an old gilt mirror that you've had for ages but doesn't really go with your colour scheme? Don't despair, change it up using Frenchic Chalk Paint! I bought this pretty little mirror back from France but it didn't really shout 'French' to me! So, this is what...
Image Transfer Tutorial
One of the fabulous Frenchic products that I sell is the Finishing Coat. It is an eco friendly, water based varnish that is used to seal chalk paint. It can also be used in many other ways though, and this is one of them - image transfer! If you'd like...
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