Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Inspired by Water.

I just finished painting this step stool for a little girl who LOVES to wash her hands but can't quite reach the sink on her own yet. It will go in the powder room where I painted the simple and striking woodpecker/birch trees mural. My customer bought this stool new at Ikea. It was unstained wood with a varnish so I lightly sanded it and used the tried and true Zinnser shellac primer. Luckily for me, my customer still had the wall paint so I borrowed that as well as the red from the hallway outside of the powder room (used for the leaf and fish). I'm so happy with how this turned out since painting on a surface like this isn't ideal when the slats in the wood interrupt the design. My customer is a huge fan of water life, especially turtles, so I can't wait for her to see the final product when I drop it off tomorrow.

1 comment:

  1. Fabulous, fabulous! That little girl is going to love being able to reach the sink on her beautiful new stool. The colors you used are vibrant and alive. Since I am current living near the Gulf of Mexico in Texas, I can appreciate the blue of the water. Great job, YOU ARE AN ARTIST!
    K.P.

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