How to paint courtly check

Today I'm sharing a beautiful $2 DIY thrift store tray makeover that I know you are going to love. You can never have too many trays, either for entertaining or decorating. Keep an eye out the next time you are thrifting for a wooden tray. You will definitely want to make one of these for

Check out my free youtube painting tutorial for how to paint this MacKenzie-Childs Inpsired Painted Knife Block. I hope you feel inspired from this easy courtly checked upscale! 👑🤩 In this paint finish video you'll learn: ✔How to make a checked grid pattern! 📏🏁 ✔How to get great paint coverage with minimal coats! 🎉 Isn't this a sharp 🔪 new look !🤣 This is a great small painted decor project to use Dixie Belle Chalk Paints -- makes thoughtful handmade gifts!

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Painting a checkerboard pattern isn't as hard as it looks. You just need some black and white paint and a stool to paint on. You can also use this pattern on…

Several of you have asked how I get the colors in my checks. There are a couple of ways to do this. You can pull through as you go along...

Several of you have asked how I get the colors in my checks. There are a couple of ways to do this. You can pull through as you go along and make your initial checks or you can make your checks and add color after. Here is an example of a piece where I added the color after the checks were made. I used cream and gold paint and pulled the gold through onto my checks. Add the color wherever you think it will look best. You can see the color transforming the black and white. Add whatever colors…

Hand painted DIY courtly check on Goodwill plates! Uhm LOVE! Not 100% perfect, im still learning & practice makes perfect, right?!? Hopefully I can perfect it soon! I used nothing fancy, just acrylic paints from the craft section at Walmart (these can be found at any craft store, I live in a super small town & my nearest craft store is around 40 minutes away! Boo). The paint brushes I bought at Walmart also, I found a value pack for around $4 bucks. Cheap! Make sure the end is squared, not…

Several of you have asked how I get the colors in my checks. There are a couple of ways to do this. You can pull through as you go along...

Have you seen how much those MacKenzie-Childs topiary urns sell for? $800!!! This is a budget-friendly way to get the same look. I'm all about the black + white patterns so I'd love to show you how I did it. Click over to the blog to see them in action ... and how I decorated them with pumpkins at Halloween. Plus I'll give you the exact paints I used, where I bought the original urns & exactly how to weather proof them so they can sit on your front porch for any season! #christmasporch…

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