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    Mak and Jill have been friends since seventh grade. They both were lucky to have creative mamas who encouraged their artistic sides. 

  They have 45 years experience between the two of them upcycling furniture, creating works of art, styling and interior design. They have a beautiful store "The Abode" - located on Avenida Del Mar in downtown San Clemente, where you can find their upcycled furniture, unique finds, and so much more.

They are stockists of Chalk Paint® decorative paint and offer furniture painting workshops, teaching others what they have learned over a lifetime.

 

 

 

 

 

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Wednesday
Jan082014

TYPOGRAPHY ON FURNITURE - AWESOME!!!

Do you ever come across a really boring piece of furniture and wonder what to do with it?  Well here is your answer!  Typography!  

Just slap on a coat of paint, stencil on some words, and whalah!  Look what you get!

This is Marjee's masterpiece.  Iconic surf spots along the California coast.


On this particular piece, Mak painted the base coat in French Linen.  Then she did a thin coat of Old White on the drawers, and a white wash on the body. She then stenciled on the white drawers with French Linen, and sanded it back a bit to get that beachy, weathered look.  Nice job MaK!!

Surf spots are pretty popular in San Clemente.  But the possibilities for typography on furniture are endless!  

 

 

 

How cute is this!  For the photographer in your life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or this - for the British Subway rider in your life! :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or you could try some numbers.....                                                   

Some crazy, crazy, numbers....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or some fancy French numbers....

How about this?

Or this?


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subtle, yet awesome!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How about some reverse stenciling?  And leave some nice wood peeking through?  Oh the possibilities!

 

                                                                                          You can get really involved.

 

Or keep it really simple.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just let your piece of furniture speak to you!This one had a whole lot to say.

I better stop now!

 

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Reader Comments (5)

I like it.

February 5, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterAnomous

I like it.

February 5, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterAnomous

I like it.

February 5, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterAnomous

I like it.

February 5, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterAnomous

Its really nice..
Thanks

February 19, 2014 | Unregistered Commenterdany

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