Coming Soon...

We are so excited to introduce this beautiful line of glass giftware by Odyssey Imports. These will be perfect for the holidays. 

My First Time...with Stencils

So we had a beautiful antique gate-leg table consigned, but someone had primed it at some time. So since there was no going back I decided to paint the table a soft butter yellow. When I finished with the yellow, it just seemed to need something more. I decided this could be a great opportunity to learn more  about the stenciling process.
After some research I had the basic idea. Here are the steps I took to give this table a little make-over.

Ready with my stencil purchased from Michael's and my dainty roller. I bought stencil spray adhesive, but it just seemed like I would turn into a sticky mess so instead I secured the stencil with tape. It works well as long as you make sure your roller has a LIGHT coat of paint. Here we go. 

First square done. I used a robin's egg blue to complement the yellow. This one definitely took the longest. Once I had the second square lined up it was smooth sailing.

I soon realized that by how I had placed the stencil, I would have to go back and fill in the edges at the end.  Oops.

I thought about stopping here and just having the stripe, but I decided to commit and finish the whole top.

Make sure to clean your stencil in between rolls or you won't be able to line it up easily. 

Success!

Detail with the edges added. 

5 hours of painting later...

The finished product. Sold at our Grand Opening Party for $150.

After the paint was dry I added two coats of Polycrylic and two coats of Minwax Paste Finishing Wax to make sure the top would be able to survive everyday wear and tear.

If you would like a custom painted dining room table email me at galeriactr@gmail.com or leave a comment and I would be happy to make that happen for you. Happy stenciling!

Our First Month

It's been an exciting first month here at Galeria CTR. We've been getting our name out there and working on adding to our inventory. Starting this month we will have a beautiful line of imported glass giftware by Odyssey Imports in store, so look forward to that.
I've been up to my elbows in up-cylcing projects. I wanted to share of few of them with you today.
We have been scouring garage sales, estate sales, and thrifting like mad to find little gems that need some TLC.

Let me show you the latest...

This Salvation Army Find needed some personality.

TA DA. I had a memory game of Charley Harper prints that fit perfectly. 

Here's the side view. A coat of epoxy and this little coffee table is ready. $99.99

Two tables with damaged tops. First we sanded. 

This little side table needed a modern update. First I added the primer.

Then I painted the top with a green glaze. Once the glaze was dry I added dark stain to let the wood grain show through. 

I decided this one needed a coat of color because the top had a large water stain.  So first the primer. Then a nice blue. 

Here's the round topped table updated with a coat of ocean blue paint. 

Two coats of paint, poly-crylic, and wax later. Color block blue gate-leg $79.99

All finished. $39.99