“Quiet Place” Beach Table

I’ve been buried lately in an endless mountain of paperwork. Can I just say that getting everything ready for your accountant is pain in the butt when you’re self employed with a painting business? I can’t stand paperwork, so for me, this is torture.
“Lets go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest a while” Mark 6:31

Needless to say, I haven’t had much time to rest or paint lately but I have a very talented friend who has started hand painting pieces exclusively for Shizzle Design.

Meet Local Artist ~ Laurie Miller!
(photo coming soon)
She acquired the most amazing talent for painting recently which seems to have come out of nowhere. I like to joke with her that she must have been struck with lightening. She just laughs but has no idea why she can suddenly paint these beautiful images with no previous experience or training. It must be a God given talent that she’s suddenly tapped into, we don’t know ~ but it’s amazing none the less.

Laurie is the sweetest, most humble person you’ll ever meet and she just laughs nonchalantly when I compliment her incredible talent.

Laurie painted this beautiful antique side table which she named ~ Quiet Place.
This painting was inspired by Mark 6:31 where Jesus said “Lets go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest a while”

Wow! I don’t know about the rest of you, but I can’t think of many more relaxing places than a comfy chair on the beach.

The fresh air, sunshine and waves crashing onto shore sooth my soul like magic.

Laurie painted the legs in a combination of CeCe Calwell’s Blue Montana Sky and Omaha Ochre accenting it with Destin Gulf Green.

It is so pretty. It goes perfectly in the beach house I’ve been dreaming about all my life ~ some day, some day.

This one of a kind table is headed to the Shizzle Design booth in Not So Shabby in Holland, Michigan.

To check out the availability of this piece, click here.

Thanks Laurie!! YOU rock!!

Linking up at these great parties:

Domestically Speaking – The Power of Paint Party
The Shabby Creek Cottage – Transformation Thursday
Miss Mustardseed – Furniture Feature Friday
Redoux – Friday Link Up Party
Homespun Happenings – Rustic Restorations Weekend
Funky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special
Silver Pennies – Silver Pennies Sundays
Knick of Time Interiors – Knick of Time Tuesday

a hui hou!

Shelly

For less than the price of a gallon of paint, you too can be on your way to painting furniture like a pro. Click here to download

March 13, 2013

Turquoise Coffee Table

Howz it going? Did you all remember to turn your clocks ahead the other night. It always throws me off for a few days when they change the time. Am I the only one?

I spent this past weekend at an awesome women’s retreat and am rested, refreshed and ret-to-go. I didn’t have the chance to do any painting last week but wanted to share a little coffee table I forgot to post that was painted in CeCe Caldwell’s Destin Gulf Green and Santa Fe Turquoise.

If you haven’t tried CeCe Caldwell’s Paint yet, something like this is a perfect size piece for a first project.

I love mixing colors, not that you have to because there are so many great choices, but I always like to kick it up a notch.

I’ve been on a serious turquoise kick lately ~ I don’t think of myself as a “blue” of person, but looking back through my projects, I realized that some of my favorite projects have been painted in blue ~ what can I say?

A little distressing, a little wax and Viola!

I even had the opportunity to climb a rock wall for the first time ~ totally cool! It’s a goofy picture of me; I look like a guy with my sweatshirt and hard hat, but it sure was fun! If you ever have the opportunity to try it, go for it!

Rockies Here I Come!

Have a GREAT week!!

If you missed my last project, a turquoise highboy…

you can check it out here

This dresser has been featured at:

Silver Pennies

Linking up at these great parties:
Domestically Speaking – The Power of Paint Party
The Shabby Creek Cottage – Transformation Thursday
Miss Mustardseed – Furniture Feature Friday
Redoux – Friday Link Up Party
Homespun Happenings –Rustic Restorations Weekend
Funky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special
Silver Pennies – Silver Pennies Sundays
Knick of Time Interiors – Knick of Time Tuesday

a hui hou!

Shelly

For less than the price of a gallon of paint, you too can be on your way to painting furniture like a pro. Click here to download

March 8, 2013

Shizzle Style Paint Workshop at Michigan State University

Michigan State University is BIG on being GREEN!

Table painted by one of our students at our last workshop

Their hopes are once you “Go Green”, you’ll “Stay Green” They have an amazing facility on campus called the MSU Surplus Store. They’re rethinking every aspect possible to reduce the amount of trash that ends up in our landfills.

Reduce ~ Recycle ~ Re-use

Their theory is “once you go green, you’ll stay green” ~ and it’s working. Last year, they diverted over 50% of the 30 MILLION POUNDS of materials they received! Now that’s cool!

They researched new ways to make our world more environmentally friendly and discovered, that unlike most other paints on the market, our paints are 100% ALL natural including not only chalk but clay which yields the most amazing finish!

They know there are lots of paints on the market with low VOC’s, but our paints are a better choice because they have NO VOC’s!

I can paint right in my house. How cool is that? Did you know that CeCe Caldwell’s Paints & American Paint Company Paints are also Latex Free an Acrylic Free? That’s huge for people who suffer from allergies!

Michigan State University (MSU) chose Shizzle Design to teach a furniture painting workshop on campus in Lansing, Michigan.

We’re were very honored to be chosen for as the instructors to teach this Special Furniture Painting Workshop MSU on Saturday, April 6 ~~Reserve your space for this class HERE~~ Sold Out

Painted by one of our students at our last workshop

Ready to join us for a Furniture Paint Workshop? We’re adding many more fun workshops from beginners to advanced techniques to our 2014 Schedule, Check back for new classes here.

Yes, this time of year ~ we roll out the drop cloths and paint right in the house.

We can because we use 100% All Natural Chalk and Clay Paint and Wax. Bring a small piece of furniture and you’ll leave with a masterpiece.

Painted by students at our last workshop

We’ll teach you how to layer paint colors

Two color wet distressing

We share lots of tips and our own personal techniques

We also will be teaching at a Fundraising Paint Workshop in California in May ~ Stay tuned for details and see our complete schedule of paint workshops here.

Did you know that…

We’ve opened up a Shizzle Design Paint Studio at 2018 Chicago Drive, Jenison, Michigan 49428? This is where Cathy and I paint our furniture but we want our customers to know that we’re here for you. We encourage everyone to stop in any time to buy paint or to get your questions answered.
We’ve taught people from all over the United States and Canada how to paint furniture Shizzle Style using chalk and clay paints? Join us for a fun and relaxing workshop. Click Paint Workshops to see a list of current classes offered.
You can Subscribe to Shizzle Design for tips, tutorials, ideas, pictures, videos for our furniture painted in all natural chalk and clay based mineral paints?
Did you know that you can get these sent directly to your inbox and that it’s FREE? It is ~ so what are you waiting for? Enter your email in the right hand column of our blog to stay in the loop.
We have a Shizzle Design Facebook Page? We share all sorts of additional tips, ideas, photos EVERY DAY and offer special deals (which you’ll only know about if you’ve Liked our Facebook Page?).
We have numerous Pinterest Boards? Stop in and check out our extensive portfolio ~ Pin us on Pinterest
We sell our painted furniture at Not So Shabby Antiques and Fine Furniture at 2975 West Shore Drive in Holland, Michigan 49424?
We are Authorized Retailers for American Paint Company’s Chalk/Clay/Mineral Paints in several places West Michigan locations and sell both domestically and international online? Click LOCATIONS or ONLINE SHIZZLE SHOP.

Click here to see Shizzle Design Painted Furniture Makeovers

Click here to see our Shizzle Tips, How To Tutorials & Video’s

Click here to see Funky Finishes

Linking up to these GREAT Parties!

Domestically Speaking – The Power of Paint Party

The Shabby Creek Cottage – Transformation Thursday

Miss Mustardseed – Furniture Feature Friday

Redoux – Friday Link Up Party

Homespun Happenings – Rustic Restorations Weekend

Funky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special

Silver Pennies – Silver Pennies Sundays

Knick of Time Interiors – Knick of Time Tuesday

a hui hou ~ Shelly

March 1, 2013

Repurposed Turquoise Highboy Dresser Serves as Coffee Station in Hair Salon on Lake Macatawa

I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not a “blue” person, but when I picked up this antique highboy a while back, I kept imagining it in shades of turquoise blues and greens.

The original finish on the piece was an antique white which looked pretty in and of itself until you got a closer look. It definitely needed a little sprucing up. I started out by painting a quick layer of gray.

Her personality was bursting at the seams so I decided to give her an cute little outfit to match. I grabbed all my leftover cans of paint and started slapping them on with no real rhyme or reason.

Cuz that’s how I roll!

I just kept working in the colors as I went along; the next few shots are showing the raw paint before I waxed it.

The color looks pale before it’s waxed but I knew the wax would kick it up a notch.

Here comes the wax!

This piece sold right away and I was fortunate enough to meet the gal when she came in to pick it up.

This piece sold immediately and I was fortunate enough to meet the gal when she came in to pick it up. She’s building a new hair salon on Lake Macatawa and this will serve as her new coffee station! How COOL is that?

She had a piece of glass cut for the top where she’ll have her coffee pot… and the coffee, tea, sugar, cups… will be stored underneath in the drawers.

I’m tickled pink over the whole idea of it!

I often don’t get to meet the people who buy my furniture at the store since I’m home painting, so this was pretty cool.

Did you know that…

We’ve opened up a Shizzle Design Paint Studio at 2018 Chicago Drive, Jenison, Michigan 49428? This is where Cathy and I paint our furniture but we want our customers to know that we’re here for you. We encourage everyone to stop in any time to buy paint or to get your questions answered.
We’ve taught people from all over the United States and Canada how to paint furniture Shizzle Style using chalk and clay paints? Join us for a fun and relaxing workshop. Click Paint Workshops to see a list of current classes offered.
You can Subscribe to Shizzle Design for tips, tutorials, ideas, pictures, videos for our furniture painted in all natural chalk and clay based mineral paints?
Did you know that you can get these sent directly to your inbox and that it’s FREE? It is ~ so what are you waiting for? Enter your email in the right hand column of our blog to stay in the loop.
We have a Shizzle Design Facebook Page? We share all sorts of additional tips, ideas, photos EVERY DAY and offer special deals (which you’ll only know about if you’ve Liked our Facebook Page?).
We have numerous Pinterest Boards? Stop in and check out our extensive portfolio ~ Pin us on Pinterest
We sell our painted furniture at Not So Shabby Antiques and Fine Furniture at 2975 West Shore Drive in Holland, Michigan 49424?
We are Authorized Retailers for American Paint Company’s Chalk/Clay/Mineral Paints in several places West Michigan locations and sell both domestically and international online? Click LOCATIONS or ONLINE SHIZZLE SHOP.

Click here to see Shizzle Design Painted Furniture Makeovers

Click here to see our Shizzle Tips, How To Tutorials & Video’s

Click here to see Funky Finishes

Linking up to these GREAT Parties!

Domestically Speaking – The Power of Paint Party

The Shabby Creek Cottage – Transformation Thursday

Miss Mustardseed – Furniture Feature Friday

Redoux – Friday Link Up Party

Homespun Happenings – Rustic Restorations Weekend

Funky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special

Silver Pennies – Silver Pennies Sundays

Knick of Time Interiors – Knick of Time Tuesday

a hui hou ~ Shelly

February 22, 2013

Wax Video on Emerald Green Dresser

Pantone named Emerald Green the Color of the year for 2013

Well you can imagine my excitement then, when I saw the first case of CeCe Caldwell’s Emerald Isle Paint on my pallet.

I’m sure the guy on the dock thought I was totally goofy when he saw me beam from ear to ear. After we offloaded the pallet, I grabbed a dresser from the workshop and busted into a can.

In this picture the paint is drying, the drier parts are lighter.

This is what it looks like after a coat of Emerald Green sealed with Clear Wax.

You can see how I applied the wax in this video

CLICK HERE to watch VIDEO

I decided I wanted to antique it with dark wax. You can see the difference where I’ve applied it.

This isn’t a very good picture, it looks all funky because the dark wax isn’t completely dried. I was losing light, so I’ll try to get some better pictures tomorrow.

I think the close up shows it best.

Well, what do you think? Do you have somewhere you can add a splash of color?

This Dresser has been Featured at…

Linking up at these great parties:

Domestically Speaking – The Power of Paint Party

The Shabby Creek Cottage – Transformation Thursday

Miss Mustardseed – Furniture Feature Friday

Redoux – Friday Link Up Party

Homespun Happenings – Rustic Restorations Weekend

Funky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special

Silver Pennies – Silver Pennies Sundays

Knick of Time Interiors – Knick of Time Tuesday

a hui hou!

For less than the price of a gallon of paint, you too can be on your way to painting furniture like a pro. Click here to download

February 15, 2013

King Size Bed all Dressed up in Red

I thought Valentines Day was a great day to share the king size bed I painted in CeCe Caldwell’s Traverse City Cherry.

I decided to paint this in my living room so I’d have lots of room to spread out all the pieces. LOVE working in here, so much nicer than my TINY workshop, this king size headboard never would have fit!

I could totally get used to using this space ~ wonder what my husband would think of that? hmm…

I gave it a quick base coat of CeCe Caldwell’s Virginia Chestnut but you can also use American Paint Company’s Wild Horses for this deep base. I wanted a deep espresso to show through when I did the wet distressing.

Virginia Chestnut has a funky color to it when it’s dry like it is in this picture, but when you wax it ~ it is fabulous!! Traverse City Cherry freaks people too out when they use it the first time because it has a definite pink cast to it when it dries. For a more warm, rich red, I recommend American Paint Company’s Firework’s Red. If it would have been available when I did this set, I definitely would have chosen that over the Traverse City Cherry.

Here she is after the wax.

It’s rich and scrumptious!

See how pretty the brown and red look now? Happy Valentines Day!!!

Now that you know how easy it is, go try it and have a blast making over your first piece!!

Did you know that…

We’ve opened up a Shizzle Design Paint Studio at 2018 Chicago Drive, Jenison, Michigan 49428? This is where Cathy and I paint our furniture but we want our customers to know that we’re here for you. We encourage everyone to stop in any time to buy paint or to get your questions answered.
We’ve taught people from all over the United States and Canada how to paint furniture Shizzle Style using chalk and clay paints? Join us for a fun and relaxing workshop. Click Paint Workshops to see a list of current classes offered.
You can Subscribe to Shizzle Design for tips, tutorials, ideas, pictures, videos for our furniture painted in all natural chalk and clay based mineral paints?
Did you know that you can get these sent directly to your inbox and that it’s FREE? It is ~ so what are you waiting for? Enter your email in the right hand column of our blog to stay in the loop.
We have a Shizzle Design Facebook Page? We share all sorts of additional tips, ideas, photos EVERY DAY and offer special deals (which you’ll only know about if you’ve Liked our Facebook Page?).
We have numerous Pinterest Boards? Stop in and check out our extensive portfolio ~ Pin us on Pinterest
We sell our painted furniture at Not So Shabby Antiques and Fine Furniture at 2975 West Shore Drive in Holland, Michigan 49424?
We are Authorized Retailers for American Paint Company’s Chalk/Clay/Mineral Paints in several places West Michigan locations and sell both domestically and international online? Click LOCATIONS or ONLINE SHIZZLE SHOP.

Click here to see Shizzle Design Painted Furniture Makeovers

Click here to see our Shizzle Tips, How To Tutorials & Video’s

Click here to see Funky Finishes

Linking up to these GREAT Parties!

Domestically Speaking – The Power of Paint Party

The Shabby Creek Cottage – Transformation Thursday

Miss Mustardseed – Furniture Feature Friday

Redoux – Friday Link Up Party

Homespun Happenings – Rustic Restorations Weekend

Funky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special

Silver Pennies – Silver Pennies Sundays

Knick of Time Interiors – Knick of Time Tuesday

a hui hou ~ Shelly

February 8, 2013

VIDEO – How to Wet Distress Paint

Hi guys! Happy snowy morning to ya.

The storm that’s rolling through just dumped another foot of snow on West Michigan ~ you know what that means ~ SNOW DAY!!!

No worries though, ‘cuz my cousin Matt of Pro Mow Landscaping is to the rescue!

The kids are still nestled under their heated blankets

Little do they know when they wake up, it’s operation “clean the house ‘cuz it’s another furniture painting workshop weekend” at the Andrade house.

It’s been so cold and we’ve had so much snow this week that I’ve decided to move the workshops that we normally set up in the garage to the luxury of our toasty warm living room. We only heat this part of the garage for the workshops but the part of my workshop that I keep heated year round is small ~ VERY small. It works great for a dresser but even something like a buffet is too wide for me to easily work around.

I decided to paint their bedroom furniture in our living room, OK OK, the furniture actually sprawled through our living room AND dining room when you tack on several other projects I’m working on.

Guess what? I LOVED it!! Call me crazy, but this may just be the new norm. I actually got the idea when I started painting a king size bedroom set a few days ago.

Anyway… in the middle of my makeover, I got a wild hair to show you how easy it is to wet distress CeCe Caldwell’s Paint with just a damp rag. Here goes! Never mind that it is totally unedited ~ you’re getting Shelly here, up close and personal. My hair isn’t brushed and apparently I can’t put my pj’s on right side out ~ lol! Enjoy!!

Learn How Easy it is to Wet Distress with CeCe Caldwell’s Paint

Here’s how it looks after being wet distressed

I did this right in the comfort of my living room since it doesn’t create any dust like sanding does and CeCe Caldwell’s line is completely all natural ~ 100% green.

CeCe Caldwell’s Paints are Latex Free!

To Watch the Wet Distressing Video, click here

Our paint is latex free which is not only great news for people with latex allergies, but is also what makes our paint so easy to distress.

You have to wet distress BEFORE you wax it because waxing seals the deal

Check out the finished bed here

Now that you know how easy it is, go try it and have a blast making over your first piece!!

a hui hou, Shelly

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This post was featured at Redoux Interiors!!

Wahoo!!

Linking up at these great parties:
Restore Interiors – Restored it Wednesday
Primitive & Proper – POWW 95
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The Shabby Creek Cottage – Transformation Thursday
Miss Mustardseed – >Furniture Feature Friday
Redoux –Friday Link Up Party
Homespun Happenings – Rustic Restorations Weekend
Funky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special
1929 Charmer – Sunday’s Best Party
Knick of Time Interiors – Knick of Time Tuesday

a hui hou!

For less than the price of a gallon of paint, you too can be on your way to painting furniture like a pro. Click here to download

January 26, 2013

Hang it up! Things that hang things

I concentrate most of my time painting furniture for my booth at Not So Shabby, but I’m also always looking for smaller items to fill in the gaps. I have a million things on my “I wanna make this” list, it’s just finding the time to do them.

The themed link up Funky Junk Interiors this week is Hang it Up which reminded me of a few of my favorite creations which I don’t think I’ve ever shared on here before.

One of my favorites is to use a reclaimed piece of wood with various hooks and picture frames. I have a thing for photographs, so I’m always trying to come up with different ways to display them.

Here’s another one that I made out of the twin piece of reclaimed wood I had at the time.

One of my all time favorite “Hang it up” pieces was a Bling Thing that I made out of parts of old furniture. I like the architectural interest of this one, with function to boot!

Last year, I scored a large, solid wood door which came out of an old hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I loved the vintage Fire Escape that was on it, we just cleaned it up and added one of my favorite hooks to create a unique architectural piece.

Upholstered bulletin boards are another favorite of mine, especially with decorative thumb tacks. I made these using heavy duty upholstery tacks and old buttons. I love the colors in this Tommy Bahama fabric and the beaded trim is the icing on the cake. These are all my favorite colors in one piece of fabric.

I also am in love with these types of hooks. I pick them up whenever I find them.

I wish I had some pictures of the windows I’ve done. They always sell before I remember to take a picture – ugh! Next time!!

A hui hou ~ Shelly

Did you know…

Shizzle Design is a small family owned business in Jenison, Michigan. My sister Cathy and I work, paint, ship and teach our chalk and clay paint workshops out of the same space where we paint all our furniture. We are truly humbled to be known as a leader in the world of chalk and clay paints.
Cathy and I empower DIY’ers by sharing our years of experience. Stop in for paint and we’ll offer you honest and knowledgeable answers for all your chalk and clay paint needs.
Did you know we are not paid employees of American Paint Company? It typically takes me 10 hours to publish one of my blog posts. Everything from shooting the photographs, writing the content, editing, cropping… is given freely. The only way we make money is if someone purchases paint, workshops or painted furniture from us. If you enjoy the information you get in our website, please share and let us know.
We are so blessed to have taught people from all over the United States and Canada. Join us for one of our super fun hands-on chalk and clay paint workshops. Learn in our casual & relaxed environment. Click Paint Workshops to see a list of current classes offered.
Subscribe to Shizzle Design for tips, tutorials, ideas, pictures, videos for our furniture painted in all natural chalk and clay based mineral paints.
Did you know that you can get these sent directly to your inbox and that it’s FREE? It is ~ what are you waiting for? Enter your email in the right hand column of our blog to stay in the loop.
We have a Shizzle Design Facebook Page. We share all sorts tips, ideas, photos EVERY DAY and offer special deals (which you’ll only know about if you’ve Liked our Facebook Page).
Pin our posts on Pinterest ~ Find all sorts of inspiration here.
We sell our painted furniture in our Shizzle Design Paint Studio at 2018 Chicago Drive, Jenison, MI 49428 and at Not So Shabby Antiques and Fine Furniture at 2975 West Shore Drive in Holland, Michigan
Shizzle Design is an Authorized Retailer for American Paint Company Paints. We offer a large inventory of chalk and clay paint and supplies at our Shizzle Design Paint Shop /Studio, 2018 Chicago Drive, Jenison, MI 49428. We also stock several other shops in the greater Grand Rapid’s area, to find out where, click LOCATIONS. Not from Michigan? No worries, we ship paint and paint supplies worldwide through our Online Shizzle Shop.

For more Chalk & Clay Painted Furniture ideas, tips, tutorials & inspiration, click:

Shizzle Style Painted Furniture Makeovers

Shizzle Tips, How To Tutorials & Video’s

Funky Finishes

I’m so excited that this transformation was Featured at:

Knick of Time

Redoux Interiors

also linking up to these great parties!!

Domestically Speaking – The Power of Paint Party

Miss Mustardseed – Furniture Feature Friday

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January 18, 2013

How I Created a Faux Zinc Finish

Does it ever take way longer for anyone else to accomplish things? It does for me like ALL THE TIME.

I painted this in one of my favorite colors, Young Kansas Wheat the day I got it but it just didn’t do anything for me. It was too plane Jane for my liking. It needed something, a French Label, a stencil, dry brushing, layering ~ something.

I pondered ideas while I waited for a light bulb to go off…

August

September

October

November

December

2013

Finally it hit me ~ I’d try a faux zinc finish to resemble those pieces in Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn.

I’ve seen a lot of different versions for this but two of my favorites were created by Jami at Freckled Laundry and Kelli from Restore Interiors.

This is the zinc finish that Jami from Freckled Laundry created

I know! It ROCKS!

Stop by Freckled Laundry and Jami’s amazing transformation!

Jami created the neatest finish on her night stand which I like even better than the expensive inspiration piece!

The other super cool vintage faux zinc table that I thought would be appropriate for my table top was inspired by Kelli from Restore Interiors.

L O V E IT K E L L I !

Kelli is amazing both inside and out and her talent ~ wow… stop by Restore Interiors and check it out!

So, with inspiration at my fingertips, I proceeded with my experiment.

I painted the table top with CeCe Caldwell’s Vermont Slate.

Gave it a thin wash with Dover White

Then sealed it with CeCe Caldwell’s Clear Wax (I didn’t have any gilding was) so I mixed the clear with a plop of metallic silver paint, some Dover White, a splash of low odor Mineral Spirits and water.

So far, so good. I spritzed it with water

Lots and lots of water, until it was completely soaked!

When I came back the next morning, this is what I found

Isn’t this cool? I loved it but thought I should add one more layer, ya know… for a little more dimension.

UGH ~ WHY CAN’T I LEAVE ANYTHING ALONE!!!

I messed it up!

I had a really cool finish and I messed it up!

I just couldn’t leave well enough alone.

I’m so mad at myself.

I farted around with it some more to make it look more like a weathered / lime wash look, but gave up on the faux zinc for this one. No worries though ~ I will to zinc again, soon!

Did you know that…

We’ve opened up a Shizzle Design Paint Studio at 2018 Chicago Drive, Jenison, Michigan 49428? This is where Cathy and I paint our furniture but we want our customers to know that we’re here for you. We encourage everyone to stop in any time to buy paint or to get your questions answered.
We’ve taught people from all over the United States and Canada how to paint furniture Shizzle Style using chalk and clay paints? Join us for a fun and relaxing workshop. Click Paint Workshops to see a list of current classes offered.
You can Subscribe to Shizzle Design for tips, tutorials, ideas, pictures, videos for our furniture painted in all natural chalk and clay based mineral paints?
Did you know that you can get these sent directly to your inbox and that it’s FREE? It is ~ so what are you waiting for? Enter your email in the right hand column of our blog to stay in the loop.
We have a Shizzle Design Facebook Page? We share all sorts of additional tips, ideas, photos EVERY DAY and offer special deals (which you’ll only know about if you’ve Liked our Facebook Page?).
We have numerous Pinterest Boards? Stop in and check out our extensive portfolio ~ Pin us on Pinterest
We sell our painted furniture at Not So Shabby Antiques and Fine Furniture at 2975 West Shore Drive in Holland, Michigan 49424?
Shizzle Design is an American Paint Company’s Chalk/Clay/Mineral Paints in West Michigan locations and sell both domestically and international online? Click LOCATIONS or Online Shizzle Shop.

Click here to see Shizzle Design Painted Furniture Makeovers

Click here to see our Shizzle Tips, How To Tutorials & Video’s

Click here to see Funky Finishes

Linking up to these GREAT Parties!

Domestically Speaking – The Power of Paint Party

The Shabby Creek Cottage – Transformation Thursday

Miss Mustardseed – Furniture Feature Friday

Redoux – Friday Link Up Party

Homespun Happenings – Rustic Restorations Weekend

Funky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special

Silver Pennies – Silver Pennies Sundays

Knick of Time Interiors – Knick of Time Tuesday

a hui hou ~ Shelly

For less than the price of a gallon of paint, you too can be on your way to painting furniture like a pro. Click here to download

December 29, 2012

Best Painted Furniture 2012

Isn’t it amazing how time seems to go faster and faster every year? I swear, every time I blink, another year is torn off the calendar.

Hand Painted Faux Clock Table

Learn how to make a hand painted clock table here

2012 was filled with extremely heavy workloads, but we were also blessed beyond our wildest dreams. With that, I bring you the

Best Painted Furniture Renovations by

Shizzle Design ~ 2012

The Number One Most Popular Post from

Shizzle Design’s Painted Furniture Renovations of 2012 was the…

Antique Oak Buffet

Layered in Seattle Mist & Several Other CeCe Caldwell’s Chalk and Clay Paint Colors

There was a lot of blood, sweat and tears put into this piece which was in pretty sad shape when I found it. The painting is always the easiest part; I had so much fun layering colors and highlighting the amazing detail.

I also used a router for the first time to carve out a new top to replace the old oak top which had warped beyond repair.

I really wanted to keep it for MY bathroom vanity but knew the tear out and installation would be too much for me to take on alone.

You can check out the entire transformation of this buffet here

The Second Most Popular Post receiving the most interest in my style of painting was the…

Vintage China Cabinet

Layered and Dry Brushed Shizzle Style in CeCe Caldwell’s Cinco Bayou Moss, Spring Hill Green and Destin Gulf Green

This type of painting truly reflects my personality.

This is one of my favorite paint styles!

You can see much more pictures of the finish I did on this piece here.

Coming in at #3 was the…

French Provencial Lingerie Chest with Hand Painted Hardware

(I am seriously addicted to painting hardware!)

For complete details on this piece, visit Lingerie Chest with Hand Painted Hardware

STUDENT BEWARE ~ If you come to one of my Shizzle Style Paint Your Furniture Workshops, watch out… I have a really hard time leaving people’s hardware alone ~ Just sayin!!

Following are the remaining Best of Shizzle Design 2012, shown in no particular order. Each of them contain the direct link to the post in directly below their photo. Enjoy!!

Vintage Stereo Cabinet Claimed by Mom

details on this Vintage Stereo Cabinet HERE

This Vintage Bed found a new home in Long Island, New York!

Solid Pine Vintage Cedar Chest

Click here for more photos & information on this cedar chest

Antique Hand Painted Buffet / Sideboard in ASCP

Many more pictures of this buffet are available here

Gorgeous Antique Dresser in Destin Gulf Green

Click here to see more photos of this dresser transformation

My Signature Style Paint Technique

Hand painted and waxed in CeCe Caldwell’s Eco-Friendly Paints ~ read more here.

Empire Chest of Drawers in Old White

Click HERE for more pictures and info on this dresser

Antique Buffet Hand Painted in CeCe Caldwell’s Mesa Sunset

more info and availability of this buffet here

Hand Painted Lamps in Alaskan Tundra Green

more information on how to update your lamps with paint here

French Dining Room Table and Chairs in Vintage White

Entire transformation including using tips on using a spray gun are available here

One Sassy Antique Dresser!

read all about this vintage dresser here

Autumn’s Blessings Buffet

check out the entire transformation of this buffet here

Did you know that…

We’ve opened up a Shizzle Design Paint Studio at 2018 Chicago Drive, Jenison, Michigan 49428? This is where Cathy and I paint our furniture but we want our customers to know that we’re here for you. We encourage everyone to stop in any time to buy paint or to get your questions answered.
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