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LE ARN THE BA SICS Basic Finish Distressed Finish Dry-brushed Finish Waxed Finish GET TING STARTED WITH JESSIC A !

What to do when starting your very first refinishing project MAKING LEMONADE How Keegan from Lemon Drops Reclaimed built a successful refinishing business and how you can too!

PLUS MORE! Inspiration from many more refinishers!

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GETTING STARTED COV ER A RT IS T | L EM O N D RO P S R ECL A IM ED

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A Look Inside the Get Started Issue 6-7

BA SIC FINISH

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G E T T I N G S TA RT E D

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G I L D I N G WA X

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OMBRE FINISH

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DISTRESSED FINISH

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I N T E RV I E W

BLUE PEACHES FURNITURE

Get ready to get inspired with gilding wax, pretty papers, and more!

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P O RT L A N D ROW S T U D I O

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S TA I N WA X

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Keegan dishes on how she got her start and how you can too!

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CH A L K I T U P WA X E D F I N I S H

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U LT R A -TO U G H TO P COAT

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H E AV E N LY CH I C REFINISHING

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Our game-changing new products makes staining- easy!

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Keegan Robinson, Lemon Drops Reclaimed

Blue Peaches Furniture Lemon Drops Reclaimed Little City Farmhouse Chalk It Up LLC Portland Row Studio Blush Vintage Heavenly Chic Refinishing White House on the Square Sycamore & Pine Little Lou Designs

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Basic Finish

Learning to paint furniture that you love is made easier than ever with Amulent Decor Paint! Amulent's unique formulation allows it to have excellent flow and leveling properties, strength, durability and workability.

Essentially, you can easily achieve a beautiful finish - no experience required!

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Nothing too much, just lightly buff any glossy surfaces and give it a good cleaning. The smoother your surface is to begin with, the better your overall finish will be.

So, it may be worth it to you to spend some time on this step, but it's certainly not necessary for the paint to bond.

While you don't need to prime, you should consider using a clear shellac at certain times. What are those times? Simply, if your base wood has any reddish tones in it (cherry, mahogany, etc...) you're going to want to use 2-3 coats of clear shellac before painting. It keeps those pesky stains (from the tannins) from bleeding back through your paint and ruining your finish!

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Now you can get started! Always attempt to use just enough paint on the brush that it doesn't look "goopy" on your surface. Less is more! Aim for 2 coats.

This is optional, but to get an extra gorgeous finish, buff the completely dried surface lightly with a fine grit sandpaper.

Follow these simple guidelines to achieve the beautiful (and stress-free) finish you want!

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GETTING STARTED

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ew to painting? Here are some key tips to help get you started and make sure you have a long-lasting piece!

The Chippy Barn's paint called Amulent Decor Paint, is a great furniture paint for beginners as it goes on easily and smoothly with minimum prep required. The self-leveling properties in the paint allow it to even out without the appearance of too many brush strokes - so you don’t have to worry about painting it perfectly!

It takes care of the mistakes for you!

COLOUR CHOICE

Have fun picking a colour that speaks to you!

Don’t be afraid to go bold - statement pieces are always fun and great conversation starters!

If you don’t like the colour - you can always paint over it. That’s the beauty of paint - you can paint over it easily!

PREPPING

It’s always great to give your piece a good prep. This entails cleaning it as thoroughly as possible - old pieces can get build up of grim and dirt over the years so you want to

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make sure it is cleaned off so the paint can adhere properly - diluted warm water with vinegar is a non-toxic solution! The Chippy Barn's paint, Amulent, really sticks to most surfaces - but it’s always safe to give the piece a good scuff with sandpaper - either between 150 or 220 grit.

PAINTING

Amulent is so simple to use that this part is a breeze! I recommend using thin coats to avoid clumping - but Amulent self-levels, so it makes it really easy to get nice, clean lines with minimal brush strokes! Usually it will take two coats!

TOPCOAT

Adding a top coat is a great idea for maximum durability of your piece. Picking a top coat really depends on the volume of

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traffic your piece will get. If it’s going to be in a highly used area - like a bathroom/kitchen/ outdoors etc - I recommend using UltraTough Top Coat. For less trafficked areas wax is a great choice!

ULTR A TOUGH TOP COAT

This is great for pieces that are used in high traffic areas such as kitchens, bathrooms or the outdoors. This will really protect your piece from scratches, water resistance and regular cleans. Use a sponge or a brush to apply light coats. One or two coats will often do the trick!

WA XED FINISH

The Chippy Barn has some amazing scents that will make your piece smell wonderful and remove some of the musty smells commonly found in older pieces!

SPECIALT Y WA X

Use your lint free cloth to rub in a light layer of wax. Feel free to do this every 6 months to a year to keep it looking fresh!

MAHOGANY STAIN WA X

Refreshing legs and small areas of wood: if you are looking to refresh legs or small areas on your piece but wanting to keep the natural wood look - mahogany stain wax is a great way to update tired wood!

Just give the area a scuff with 150 grit sandpaper and using a chip brush apply the stain wax! Watch as the tired wood gets brought back to life with a beautiful mahogany tint!

HARDWARE

Changing or updating the hardware can really be a great way to improve the appearance to the piece. Hardware can also be fairly pricey - but a good trick to updating hardware is to simply change the colour on the existing piece! The Chippy Barn has some great metallic gilding waxes that you can use to paint onto the hardware to give it new charm!

All you have to do is take a small artist brush to apply.

Have Fun! Painting is really easy and relaxing! Don’t be afraid to just dive in a try painting a piece! I warn you though!

It is highly addictive!

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Water or vinegar for cleaning or another nontoxic cleaner (Just warm water can even work if the piece isn’t too grimy!)

Sand Paper (220 to 150 grit) Pint of paint in your colour of choice. I would recommend a quart for larger projects!

A good paint brush Wax in your colour choice and a lint free cloth to rub it in (or use a topcoat like Ultra-Tough Top Coat!

Metallic gilding wax for hardware

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Precious Metals

Gilding Wax

Our smooth and easy-to-use Gilding Wax is designed to give all your one-of-a-kind painted or raw wood pieces a touch of elegance.

Just apply it with your finger or small brush to all the intricate details! You can even buff with a soft cloth after completely dried to add shine. Yep, it's that simple!

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PRODUCTS A N T I QU E G O L D G IL D IN G WA X

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A rich copper.

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BLUE PEACHES FURNITURE

TRY MIXING ANTIQUE GOLD AND A LITTLE COPPER LEAF FOR A STUNNING ROSE GOLD!

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A cool, gleaming silver.

A classic warm gold.

A unique gold with red undertones.

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KEEP A SPRAY BOTTLE ON HAND TO RE-WET THE PAINT AS IT STARTS TO DRY FOR A SMOOTHER BLENDED EFFECT!

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BLENDED PERFEC TION

Nothing is more gorgeous than a blended finish - something that Jeanne is so good at!

It's an adaptation of the Ombre finish, just made a little more refined for the everyday home.

Take this gorgeous pair of furniture.

After being painted, Vintage Lace was used for the "highlighting". Coffee Break was used for the "shadowing".

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A RTIS T | B LUS H V INTAG E

Style Trend

OmbrĂŠ

The Ombre finish is a unique style that's admittedly a little hard to pull off well. But with a few quick steps, absolutely anyone can make it work!

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DA R K COLOR Add your darkest color to a the bottom portion of the furniture piece.

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While the dark color is still wet, paint the remaining wood with the light color.

With a damp clean brush, feather back and forth between these two colors until you get the desired gradient, whether smooth or intentionally rough.

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Distressed Finish Adding a touch of distressing can instantly give your furniture a warm and inviting feel - like it's been in your home from the beginning.

Want to know why distressing is so popular? Other than being trendy, it allows you to take a piece of tired furniture in average condition and bring out its timeworn character.

And it's super simple! Whether you're creating a slightly distressed look or you plan on completely going at it with the sanding block, The Chippy Barn's Amulent Decor Paint sands down smoothly and easily without chipping or peeling.

Just use a sandpaper you like and distress where you like. You can even distress with a damp rag while the paint is barely dry, to achieve a ultrasmooth look. Some think that it looks best when distressing occurs where it naturally would - the corners, edges, etc... Or you can distress wherever you like, it's up to you!

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Lemonade MAKING with Keegan Robinson of

LEMON DROPS R ECL A IMED

We chatted with Keegan where she spilled all the details about how she started her sucessful creative business, how the refinishing community has impacted her and why you should get started today!

We've long been a fan of your work. Can you tell us how you got started refinishing furniture?

I can't believe it but Lemon Drops Reclaimed will be four years old this August. I first tried my hand at refinishing while I was on maternity leave with my first child. I wanted a creative outlet as well as something that I could work on from home.

I started with a few pieces for myself and slowly worked up the courage to try listing some pieces for sale. Luckily, those pieces sold fairly quickly and I was hooked. My business is now comprised mainly of custom work, but I'm trying to make time to do pieces that I've chosen as well. It's my therapy.

Well, after four years I'm sure you've probably got a pretty good feel for the work you do... can you think of something specifically you know has helped set your business up for success?

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I'd easily say joining forces with fellow refinishers. I've been very fortunate to have made solid connections with some very talented women in the refinishing community.

I have a group of ladies who I communicate with regularly. We bounce design ideas off of one another, talk pricing, share tips and tricks etc. We've developed a really special camaraderie. Many of the tricks I've learned about refinishing have come from chatting with others in the business.

Other women in the refinishing community, especially, have always been such a great source of fun and camaraderie!

Speaking of women, what would you tell the woman reading this that wants to get started professionally?

Take the plunge! It's so rewarding to pour your heart and soul into something that you love, and if you can make money doing that, then why not?! Start with some smaller, low investment pieces and work your way to

larger, more complex pieces. Oh, and reach out to those that inspire you. Ask questions.

The refinishing community is full of kind people who are willing to share their knowledge.

Switching gears a little, whether you're looking to paint your first piece for your own home, or you're already refinishing in the professional sphere, what are ways that you get inspired?

I find inspiration from different places, but my main sources are Pinterest, home decor magazines/Instagram accounts and of course other refinishers. I do a lot of scrolling.

What would you tell the person just looking to update a piece or two of their home furniture for the first time, but might be a little nervous to take the plunge?

Most of the furniture paints on the market now are very beginner friendly. Do a little research about proper prep and then just go for it! If you make a mistake, sand it back and start again!

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y t i C e l tt i L e s ou h m ar F A LITTLE SOMETHING ELSE

Ever thought of putting a little pop of color on the inside of your next piece like Cait did?

Maybe an accent color that's found elsewhere in the room that the piece of furniture is going to be placed in? It's the perfect way to experiment with a little color, so go for it!

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Color Palette

Best Sellers Looking for some tried-and-true colors for your next project? Take a look at our list of best-sellers.

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FA R MHOUSE G R E Y Warm light grey

M AG NOLI A Off-white with greyish undertones

BALSAM Muted blue with green undertones

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SHIPL A P White with yellow undertones

COA L Blackest black

OLD BLUE Muted denim blue

Create a:

Dry-Brushed Finish CR E ATING V ISUA L INTER E ST Adding a touch of dry-brushing to your next piece is an ways way to add a little texture (in a good way!) and personality to your furniture.

And it's so fun to do!

Just add the tiniest bit of paint to a dry brush.

Dab it off on a paper towel too, just to make sure it's not wet at all. Then quickly drag the brush across the surface in a fast back and forth motion. Now keep going until you get the look you're going for!

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w o R d n Portla Studio NEUTR AL & COZ Y

Day in and out, you're probably looking for a timeless look for your home that you won't tire of anytime soon. Lauren is great at capturing this essence perfectly. With a slightly distressed piece of furniture contrasted next to natural wood is a combo you won't be able to take your eye off of! Pair with a blanket or pillow with lots of texture and you've got a space you'll want to stay in all day!

Our line-up of neutral colors give you many options for your perfect neutral! In addition to Farmhouse Grey (shown here), Magnolia and Shiplap are some of our neutrals that many refinishers just love!

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Stained wood

Stain Wax

With both bright and natural wood colors, our innovative new wax formula combining the staining power of a stain and the protection of a waxed finish is the newest way to bring aged furniture back to life.

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We love using chip brushes for this!

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BUFF IN Work into the surface with light pressure in a circular motion.

W IPE OFF E XCE SS After a few hours or so, buff over the stained parts with a clean rag. Let cure for about 48 hours.

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M A HOG A N Y Warm reddish brown

M A JE S TIC Bright cobalt blue

BLUE JAY Slightly muted dark blue

TURQUOISE Classic turquoise

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C C C C C C C C C C C C

Warm christmas tree green

A ME TH YS T Warm dark purple

RUBY Cool deep red

C A NDY R ED Warm bright red

TA NG ER INE Bright orange

LEMON ZE S T Yellow

P OP ' N PINK Hot pink

JE T BL ACK Black

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DARK AND STORMY

Dark blue is always in style. It's a great way to bring a bit of color into a room in a "safe" way that doesn't feel too risky. Kristi used our navy blue color, Atlantic (shown here) but our blueberry blue, Quiet Night is another blue that's a fan-favorite!

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Waxed Finish

Our Specialty Wax is formulated for smoothness and ease of use.

Enjoy the velvety softness of The Chippy Barn’s Specialty Wax to give the light protection for your painted pieces and low-luster finish you’ve come to know and love!

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U S E L I G H T PR E S S U R E

We've taken the hard work out of waxing furniture. So just grab a wax brush of a clean cloth and buff lightly into your surface!

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Our scented waxes are ultra-popular with refinishers who love a waxed finish! They also help to temporarily freshen up musty smells coming from older furniture!

N O TACK I N E S S

Don't stress about getting a sticky finish that never cures.

Just apply a thin layer when applying, you can't go wrong!

We're certain of it!

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DA R K WA X

Whether you want to create an antiqued look or simply need to tone down a bright paint color, our brown wax will be your go-to product!

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W H I T E WA X

Use for a beachy vibe or over raw wood far a casual look!

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PRODUCTS

Ultra-Tough

FA R MHOUSE G R E Y + U LT R A -TO U G H TO P COAT

When looking to give your painted pieces superior protection from scratches and scuffs, you can trust The Chippy Barn’s Ultra-Tough Topcoat to provide the non-yellowing protection you’ve been looking for!

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DON'T SHAKE THE CAN

When you shake the can, you'll get lot's of air bubbles. No good. Instead, stir the liquid in the can for a minute or so.

U S E T H E R I G H T B RU S H

Many people enjoy using our topcoat with a foam brush, and so do we! But you can always use any other brush specified for a topcoat to ensure a smooth finish.

D O N ' T A PPLY PR E S S U R E

Don't press down too hard! You'll get foamy air bubbles in your finish. Instead, use light and even pressure.

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e s ou H e t i Wh e ar u q S e th on OUT WITH THE OLD, I N W I T H T H E N E W.

After a lot of prep work, including reinforcing the bottom and basic prep, Whitney painted this gorgeous card catalog and lightly distressed at the edges. Adding new hairpin legs and making use of the existing hardware is the perfect combo of old and new!

To bring a little life back to outdated hardware, consider using our Precious Metals Gilding Wax, buffed over the surface and let to dry. Or try any spray paint for an easy fix as well!

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PRODUCTS CUSTOM MIX OF FA R MH OUSE G R E Y + MODERN LACE

e or m a c y S e n i P & LESS IS MORE

Have a piece with gorgeous wood that you can't imagine covering up? Then don't! Using our Mahogany Specialty Wax, you can bring tired wood back to life and restore it's luster!

But maybe you add a little color by painting its drawer fronts? It's a great way to have the best of both worlds, which we're all for! Karen used a custom mix of several different colors to get her perfect color for these drawer front, and we love the result!

Since our Mahogany Stain Wax is wax-based, you won't need to add at topcoat over it as it already has a built in wax topcoat! However, you may want to add our Ultra-Tough Topcoat over the painted parts, or just use a clear wax over those too!

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Pro Tip G IF YOU'RE STAINING, MAKE SURE TO DO THAT FIRST, THEN USE PAINTERS TAPE TO PROTECT THOSE AREAS WHILE PAINTING!

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Style Trend

Stained Wood

SYC AMORE & PINE

Let's face it. Stained Wood is never going out of style. And that's a great thing - because as much as we love paint, we love a gorgeous stained wood as well.

But, staining can be a pain. Should you strip the wood? Or sand it down? Should you condition the wood? Or go for it and hope for the best?

Our Mahogany Stain Wax couldn't make it easier. Just buff into a previously stained finish for a refresh with the protection of a waxed finish (um, time saver!), or lightly sand and buff into the surface.

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M I X & M ATCH

Do you have a favorite piece of artwork in your home? Consider pulling a color from that piece of art and color matching with our palette of 33 colors, just like Kayla did with this cute desk!

Don't see the color that you need? Don't hesitate to reach out to use for our recommendation on which colors to combine to get the color you're looking for!

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JESSICA | BLUE PEACHES FURNITURE

KAYLA | HEAVENLY CHIC REFINISHING

Email: bluepeachesfurniture@gmail.com Facebook: @bluepeachesfurniture Instagram: @bluepeachesfurniture

Email: heavenlychic101@gmail.com Facebook: @heavenlychic Instagram: @heavenly_chic_refinishing

CAIT | LITTLE CITY FARMHOUSE

KAREN | SYCAMORE AND PINE

Email: littlecityfarmhouse@gmail.com Facebook: @littlecityfarmhouse Instagram: @littlecityfarmhouse

Email: sycamoreandpine@gmail.com Facebook: @sycamoreandpine Instagram: @sycamore_and_pine

KEEGAN | LEMON DROPS RECLAIMED

JEANNE | BLUSH VINTAGE

Email: lemondropsreclaimed@gmail.com Facebook: @lemondropsreclaimed Instagram: @lemondropsreclaimed

Facebook: @blushvintagedesign Instagram: @blushvintage

LAUREN | PORTLAND ROW STUDIO Email: lasvacina@gmail.com Facebook: @portlandrowstudio Instagram: @portlandrowstudio

KRISTI | CHALK IT UP Email: chalkitupllc@gmail.com Facebook: @chalkitupllc Instagram: @chalkitupllc

SUSAN | LITTLE LOU DESIGNS Instagram: @little_lou_designs

WHITNEY | WHITE HOUSE ON THE SQUARE Email: whitney@thewhitehouseonthesquare.com Facebook: @thewhitehouseonthesquare Instagram: @whitehouseonthesquare