Since it’s almost July 4th, I thought I’d share some red, white, and blue today with these turquoise and red frames. I’ve been buying up small frames with a lot of detail like these. They’re a lot of fun to play with since those details hold the glaze and antiquing dust so well.
NOTE: I decided to list these in my Etsy shop. Take a look if you don’t want to paint them yourself!
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Supplies for Turquoise & Red Frames
- Americana Decor Chalky Finish Paint, Treasure
- Americana Decor Chalky Finish Paint, Rogue
- paint brush
- palette knife
- Country Chic Furniture Glaze, graphite
- rag
First, I cleaned the frames. Thrift store frames can be pretty dusty. Especially when they have a lot of detail on them like these frames had.
Next, two coats of turquoise paint. Pretty, but I wanted the detail on the frames to stand out even more.
Then I added the red paint with my palette knife. This painting technique is a lot of fun. It’s easier to show you than to explain it so I shared this painting method on a Facebook Live video… here it is:
Did you see me scratch the finish? I didn’t realize there was some dried paint on my rag when I was removing the glaze and it scratched the paint.
But I went back over that area with the same steps and it all blended in just fine.
So what do you think of this finish? I think I’ll try it in a different color combination. This frame especially looks a little like it’s a piece of evidence from a crime scene! Eeeek!
Maybe I should use these for Halloween decorations?
Anyway, if you enjoyed these turquoise and red frames, you might also like these other frame projects, too:
- How to Age Frames with Antiquing Dust
- Thrift Store Frame Jewelry Organizers
- Thrift Store Frames in Blue, Gray, & White
- DIY Barn Wood Frame
- Easy Ways to Revamp Thrift Store Frames
I’d love to hear about your latest thrift store frame makeover. Leave me a comment!
‘Til the next project,
Ann @ Duct Tape and Denim
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I really enjoyed your tutorial. I never would have thought of red and turquoise together, but I really liked the idea of a wall grouping of them. i’ve always been a dry-brusher so the pallette knife technique was interesting! I still love the standards of white with gold, gold/black, silver/black, red/gold, brown/gold (old Italian colors!) and copper or bronze/black/verdigris green. Maybe I’ll come up with some prints and frames that fit, pick up 2 colors from them and get adventuresome!
Thrift stores always have great frames. Great idea to make them over. Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week!
Kim
Beautiful:-))) I love Americana Decor chalk paints:-)) Recently, I have painted my bedside tables using these paints:-))
Turquoise and red look good together indeed. I like the rustic look yet the shades are modern. I chose this to be featured on our weekly #OMHGWW
Thanks!