B.Y.O.F. {Bring your own Furniture} Workshop

It's a party - a B.Y.O.F. Party! That's right, after many requests for this type of workshop it's HERE in NW Arkansas. You can create a custom-looking furniture piece in just a few hours with paint and a little elbow grease. So hunt down your perfect piece & get ready to become a refinishing expert. 

Bring a furniture piece that you are able to carry by yourself – such as a small dresser, bookshelf, chair, side table, etc. We do provide help loading the day of the workshop, but please limit the size of your piece. Furniture must be in good condition, if you have specific questions on what works best please email me katie@2katiedesigns.com. 

Here are some great examples of acceptable projects for this workshop setting:

We will cover:

• How to make & apply chalk paints
• Sanding & Prepping furniture
• 2 Color Distressing
• Smooth, Modern Finishing
• Aging/Distresed Finishing
• Proper Waxing for durability

You’ll get to take home all of your completed sample boards along with your completed furniture piece.

Workshop Details: Workshop includes a consultation with J2J about your specific project & paint colors, prior to class. Instruction during the workshop, along with all your paint & supplies. We provide lunch/dinner and drinks as well. 

We will be available to answer any questions you may have as you finish your piece of furniture with paint & waxes. Classes are limited to 12 participants, so everyone gets in depth instruction with our crew. 

You simply show up with your piece of furniture, wearing your painting clothes, and be ready to make junque into a jewel!

Date: Saturday, May 25th OR Thursday, May 30th 
Location: Junque 2 Jewels Workshop
Cost: $75
Time: Saturday 9:30am-1:30pm or Thursday 5:30pm - 9:30pm

Dates

Saturday, May 25th Thursday, May 30th

Class policies reminder:

Cancellation Policy

You must provide at least a 24 hour advance notice if you cannot make your reserved class in order to receive a credit toward a future class. No refunds will be issued as payments are processed at the time the reservations are made.

Right to Cancel

2Katie Designs reserves the right to cancel a class any time due to insufficient enrollment; registrants will be notified approximately 24 hours before the class is scheduled to begin and refunds will be processed or offer credit towards another class. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Attendees

Our regular scheduled classes are intended for painters age 16 and older. We do offer Kid classes on occasion for younger age groups where noted.

Problem Solved?

To be perfectly honest, I have a problem.

I try to blame my lack of organization on just having too much on my plate or other people messing up my system but the real ugly truth is that I'm an organizational MESS!

I am just not a very oganized person.
I don't want to be disorganized.

I'd LOVE for everything to have a perfectly designated home, rather than searching high & low all the time for things.

I'd LOVE to know what's on the calendar each day rather than relying on my BFF to keep up with my hair appointments.

I'd LOVE not to be sending belated birthday cards but rather pro-actively sending them out before the actual birthday.

I'd LOVE to know the answer to "what's for dinner?" before it's actually dinner time.

I'd LOVE to know when my dogs are due for shots, not get an ugly answer from the boarding facility when I go to drop them off (happens to me EVERY time!).

So I'm going to do something about it! I painted this desk...

Not a big deal right?

Well I'm claiming it to be an extremely big deal. It will function as my command center and launch me into being my most organized self : )

At least that's what I'm imagining. It will have a family calendar, stash of cards, stamps & envelops. Maybe coupons & mail? It will be the hub where I pay bills from and so much more! It's a craft/mess free zone designated to ME being organized. Wish me luck.

<3Katie

PS:The technical side of this post is that I took a slick surface desk I found on craigslist and primed it and painted it slightly neon acid yellow (it's not for everyone). Then we added a quatrefoil top detail and refinished the hardware and did some distressing to make it something I love to look at. It's full of character & a little spunky. Hopefully it's so inviting I want to sit down and organize something: )

End Table make over

 

Thanks to my mother's love of frequently re-decorating her home I am often the recipient of hand me down furniture pieces...This end table is one of those such scores!

 It was a light solid oak ornate end table that didn't quiet go with our current living room so it was the next victim of my chalk painting spree!

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I whipped myself up some home made chalk paint with some black paint and Plaster of Paris I had on hand. Painted the table with two coats of the mixture, then sanded and finaly finished with a coat of dark walnut Minwax stain. After everything was dry I sealed with a coat of Shellac for a shiney finish.

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Now it's a one of a kind shabby chic love of mine - perfect for the living room!



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