I always get so excited when you put out a video. I binged all your videos when I first started painting furniture and learned so much from you. I want more and more. Please give us more. You don't bore me and spend excessive time on things like sanding and cleaning. I will always watch you first and foremost in the morning while drinking my coffee and getting ready to get my paint on.
I did it! After months of watching, then several weeks of staring at a half- painted nightstand, I finally attempted the PB wood look following your instructions! Used Open Cyn and Brown stain, I was in awe after one swipe with my deck brush! Wow! Why did I delay so long! Thank you for being fearless and creating this method!!
It amazes me how u figure out how to mix products & change stuff around to make yr product better. I love your attitude & how you are so natural. Well done Shannon ❤
😅This has been so helpful! My first attempt, the piece was too warm and it was a near disaster😂, but I just sanded and started over. Now, I’m on the third piece, and it’s looking better and better.
Thank you Shannon. So much good information on this technique. You truly are the best instructor and have the best tools for this beautiful finish. You’re so talented.
I love listening to you Shannon. You taught me a lot. You should check out the General Finishes videos on applying top coats. You use these large applicator pads and you're done in seconds. It's a huge game changer when applying water based top coats. 1 of them sheds so you have to put a stocking booty over it, 😆. Also I cut those big car wash sponges for awkward areas with grooves etc. I feel like a pro now😂. I just bought the same glaze you are using and i think I'm just going to use it on the top of the dresser. Now I'm going to go back to Home Depot and buy this more durable wipe on poly for the tops.
I followed you master classes and love them, I did my first piece after watching your videos, I picked a hard piece for my first project but love it even though it isn’t perfect, I still have to dry brush but was excited to share😊
I found an ice scraper just like that at the dollar store ($1.25). I cut the handle off and removed the scraper. I then cut and tweezed the bristles. I also found a perfect makeup brush there also. Looks just like the one Shannon uses.
Thankyou so much for these videos!! So the last two days i did my bathroom cabinets 3 in total. Today I’m gonna poly them, they came out beautiful. Honestly we probably needed to trash them! ♥️😉thanks so much i watched all your videos several times over. Haha ill try and post some pictures after we reinstall them
AS ALWAYS , thank you so very much for giving us what we want! I am still waiting to try this finish. I have pieces to try it on . Just need to get some good weather here in Northern Utah. We had snow again yesterday on May 5th! So, I haven’t been out doing much. I have watched you videos since the beginning. And I feel like I will be able to do it from all I have watched you and taken your teaching to heart. Thanks for all the lessons learned, so we don’t have to experience them ourselves! You have trial and errored everything for us. You are just adorable. I enjoy watching you teach, darling with your kids and husband and real about life and mistakes. This is the finish I am SO EXCITED to try first as the weather warms up. I’m thankful for how your ADHD brain works. It’s is ingenious and teaches many things. Like, making and cutting up an ice scraper to make a painting tool? Like WHAT??? Hahahahahahaha 😂 You’re the BOMB girl!! 🥰
There’s a problem with taking an aerial view of my property. You can’t see only my back yard all the rest is hidden by a canopy of trees. It really helps in the summer!!! Love the idea of Sunday. My front yard needs work.
thank you ! this is exactly what I needed to see. I'm doing this on a large kitchen table and I've had to redo it a million times because of one section drying to fast. now I will for sure ad the extender! Have you ever done this finish over chalk paint? will it work? also what sheen do you typically use for the base coat; satin? semi gloss? thanks again, and I love that you show the mistakes and how to fix! you are my hero! :)
Shannon - I appreciate your innovative brain. My motto - "there is always a better way". I enjoy your relaxed, conversational-type tutorials. And, your pieces are stunning! I have several calling my name but I am doing what you aren't - my backyard. ; )
For the dry brushing, do you sort of go over the piece with one color, and then wipe off the chip brush and go over it all again with the next color? Or should I put multiple colors on my brush at the same time and just go over the piece one time? I'm so lost on this part! Thank you for the video, this has been so much fun so far!
I'm also lost on the dry brushing, can you please explain it in more detail? Also, what does the dry brushing do for the piece? Thank you so much and keep up your fantastic videos!
Same here. I literally just finished the glaze so it’s in the garage so it can dry for a few days. I put a light fan on it to hopefully speed up the process. I am loving the look. However, I and feeling nervous about messing it up with the dry brush. Not sure of what types of colors to use. I may just stick with a yellow but not sure what other color ideas to add along with it.
So I ended up doing the dry brushing with the Behr Natural Twine (a yellow) paint. At first I thought I was going to regret it but the very next day when I looked at it, I loved it. I am not sure if I will add additional colors though, but the dry brushing for me is a must going forward with this style.
In 3 can you show how you apply your top coat. I've watched 1 and 2 repeatedly and I did nightstands and they turned out great. I'm just waiting for them to dry and do the dry brush
I love living in sunny warm Southwest Florida where I can work outside year round. What I can’t do is buy a snow removal brush, lol. Always enjoy your videos!
Thank you so much for these last 2 videos on the Pottery Barn look. Your work is wonderful. I’m looking forward to the next ones. I followed your method and I must say I am quite pleased with the results……. BUT….I top coated with Fusion Tough Coat once all done and dried for a few days. Sadly, I am not pleased with the feel, it’s not as smooth as I would like. Now I need to redo the top of these two end tables. Do I have to re-sand to bare wood and start over because of the Tough Coat?TIA.
Hey! If you don’t like the feel try giving a super fine sand to your finished work like 600 grit or higher and then applying some wax to the tops (I like Minwax in the color natural) I get it at Lowe’s but any furniture wax you have will work 🖤
So I noticed you use poly a lot. I painted a piece like you do & it came out great. A cabinet maker I know says he never uses poly. He says 2 coats primer, 2 coats Benjamin’s Moore aura paint. It is raw plywood. Do you think I need to do all that? And can I leave off the poly? It’s a giant shoe hall tree
Hi Shannon- because of your detailed videos I've been attempting to refinish my oak table and 6 chairs. I started out on a few small end tables in my living room that are not real wood and mastered the technique on small pieces and then started the table and chairs. I've been frustrated with the chairs! Do you have any tricks for smaller areas and keeping the product looking even throughout without getting the overlap areas? I've used the extender so I get a little more working time but I'm still finding that the working time is just not long enough for me to play with the entire front of my chairs to get a half-way even result! Any ideas for me so I don't bail and keep them painted????
Hi!!!! I love your work and follow and watched all of your videos. So I have a question. I got a scratch on the top of my nightstand. I have not put on a top coat of poly as of yet. How can I fix it? The scratch is vertical and my strokes are horizontal.
I messaged you on Instagram about the ReTique it craze. I actually just purchased the oil modified poly to put on top of my vanity, whenever it's done. 😂
There is one spot on my table that I glazed that is darker than the rest and the glaze is only a few hours dried but isn't wiping off. Can I spot lighten by spot painting and then glazing over top again?
I doubt you will see this but maybe someone would be able to help!! I have a wood piece of furniture that is stained. No poly coat. Just stained. Its stained a lighter color… leans a little yellow. Do you think i could achieve a pottery barn look without painting and using a mix of stains?
I just did this technique after watching your videos. I had some glaze just finish my dresser. But I can't find glaze in any stores anymore. Would antique wax work? Thank you
I haven’t tried using wax, the one from Walmart might work because it’s a liquid antique “wax” but if I were you, try and buy the glaze online. The aged glaze and decorative glaze from rustoleum perform the exact same - amzn.to/47VnTR6
Hi Shannon, I tried your technique on my bedroom furniture last year. I would like to redo the nightstands and try it again now that I have watched all your videos. Do I need to sand off the finish or can I just prime, paint and glaze?
Thank you for watching so many videos here 🩷🩷 You could even skip primer, just a good clean/scrub with a scotch brite pad and soap and water and just paint right over and then glaze
I can’t get my paint to look good, I need a tutorial on how to get the dresser prepared for the gel stain. I’ve done three coats of paint so far and it’s still streaky. I’m not doing something right. :/
Question. From what I understood from the video. If I didn't like the way my glasses came out and color. I don't need to strip it down and sand. I can simply repaint it and add the glaze again?
@@blacksheephouse I tried again and I got the hang of it! My night stands came out good! I was trying to redo my dresser and it started off good then I started to notice that the glaze was drying very fast and started to get streaky. Do you think it's because of the weather? It's hummid outside. Would doing it inside help?
Why are you spraying tops with shellac in the opening part of video? The top was all sanded down. ( Im not asking about the later part, i understand there about the sanding then spray to make it even in finish. ) Im just confused why you showed the spraying of shellac on a sanded dresser in opening intro. Are we supposed the start everything with shellac spray first?
From what I got she sands then either sprays with shellac or a primer. One or the other. They both work the same. I believe she uses the shellac spray when she has primed, painted and then has to do touch ups to get the same finish so glaze and poly don’t have different sheens.
Tip: For your sample jars of paint (because they get stuck!), use a piece of plastic wrap over the top, then screw on the lid! Waala! No more stuck lids!
