Tuesday 22 September 2015

Wait till you how AMAZING this turned out !

Deirdre & Rob were tired of their 
90's Chest and wanted an update !
Rather than tossing a very expensive piece, 
they did this ...  

 
 
 

Wednesday 16 September 2015

Painting Workshops are a Blast at Graham & Brooks !




Here is Lorna, Owner of Graham & Brooks, getting ready for her workshop !




 Fabulous Store with so many great things - including our Fabulous Bluestone Cottage
Chalk, Milk & Silk Paint !!!
 This hutch is done in our "Vintage Velvet".

Lorna covers a variety of techniques before you tackle you piece - so you can choose the one that best suites you !



The Before's 

 

During


 
 



 

 Voila !!!





Call or visit Graham & Brooks for upcoming workshops !
43 Cootes Dr. Dundas, Ontario
289-238-8618

Tuesday 1 September 2015

A look back at our recent workshops!

What a summer it's been for our Painting Workshops...


As it is now September (AH!, Say it ain't so!), we thought we'd take a look back at a few of our workshops from this summer.


We've had everyone from seasoned veteran painters, to those painting furniture for the first time, and everyone in between.

Its amazing when a beginner painter gets to the distressing stage. They start sanding very conservatively, apprehensive about whether or not they want to distress the piece. Then Pam walks over, armed with the power sander and says:

"Do you mind if I get in here and just show you an example?"

The painter steps away cautiously and gives Pam free reign to distress the piece, and as Pam finishes up the section she's doing, the painter's eyes widen and they are so excited about the result. They grab that power sander and go to town on the rest of their piece, often distressing it much more than they had originally planned but also loving it more than they thought they would.


It's been amazing also how many different pieces we've had and how unique each one turned out. Everyone has different tastes and it shows in the finished products. Check out a few of our before and after pictures from throughout the summer: 












We've also had some furry friends visit us this summer and we couldn't have been happier to have them!!!


Thank you everyone who has participated in this summer's Workshops, they wouldn't have been the same without each and every one of you!!

Stay tuned for upcoming Fall Workshops, but in the meantime head to Facebook to stay up to date!