Color Spotlight: Painted Furniture
April 15, 2010
There’s something about nature in bloom in April that gets everyone thinking and talking about color. I confess, with spring in the air and summer on the horizon, I’m looking around my house for ways to inject pops of color here and there as well.
So as you know from yesterday’s musings about thrift store hunting, like many of you, I have an addiction to fixing up furniture. The other day I stumbled across a company called Somerset Bay that uses color on their pieces in the most incredible way and I was completely inspired. Brace yourself, because these colors will have you wanting to run to the paint store to refinish one of your own in a similar fresh spring shade.
Now please pause while I pick my jaw up off the floor. Isn’t it amazing how one brightly painted piece can make a room come alive? Talk about serious color inspiration.
Do you have any plans to introduce more color into your home this season ? Do share!
All images courtesy of Somerset Bay.
Tags: color inspiration, inspiration file, painted, somerset bay
Love the yellow bench with the cutouts in the back! If I had an actual entryway I would be dying to get something like that. Maybe in my next house right?!
Those are beautiful pictures!! I am contemplating painting a table blue for my master bedroom, but I have to admit I am just plain skeered! :)
Love the write up in Apartment Therapy. You are the bomb-diggity!
You do know that I am telling everyone in blogland that you are my BFF? Just thought you should know…
Traci
I love them all! I can’t decide which I like best. We’re about to start completely redoing our house and I have no idea what to do. I pick a style and find something in a different style I like. Thanks for the inspiration pictures.
How gorgeous! I just snagged one of your pictures for my office inspiration. Thanks Hun!
Seeing all that painted furniture reminds me of when I was a kid. My mom painted every piece of wood furniture in our house a different color & then antiqued it. She even did every closet door. This was the late 60′s, early 70′s. Then about a decade later she decided she wanted everything back to natural wood & had to strip every piece. Such fun. Everything old, becomes new again. I just hope macrame doesn’t come back in fashion. But then, I’ll probably love it if it does.
Inspirational and beautiful post, thank you!
the colors for each piece were spot on! beautiful! i’d love to own any one of them!
These are beautiful. I absolutely love painted furniture. Great post!
I used to be scared of color…I’m warming up to the idea of using color in my home because I really want to! This year is going to be the year. All these pictures have given me so many ideas, thanks for sharing. :)
*Picks up jaw and wipes up drool* I might need a bath now. Beautiful and such inspirational pieces! Just the look I am going for in my new house. One thing I plan on having color is my piano. It’s in need of some love and repair so why not paint it while I’m at it?
I love these, but always find myself painting things white and black. I must get over that. Stat.
I just did a post on green furniture! http://themagicbrushinc.blogspot.com/2010/04/diamond-in-rough-check-out-my-new.html
Several of my clients are going gutsy and I am going with them!!!!!!!
I love the colored furniture. So beautiful!! I want to re-do my guest room and have considered doing some colored pieces. Great inspiration. Thanks for sharing. Love & blessings from NC!
I’ve been hunting the thrift shops around here for ages looking for a little pedestal table like that navy one, but I want to paint one kelly green. One day I’ll find one!
Love it love it love it! I am too chicken to try it on a big piece but I might have to try it out on a smaller piece!
love all of these. thank you.
happy happy friday to you.
xoxo,
raru
I’m trying to decide what colour to paint some cane and rattan chairs I picked up recently, and this post has made my decision so much more complicated! So many gorgeous colours to choose from, and I have to decide on just one – what’s a girl to do? But love the images, I’m new to your lovely blog and can’t believe I’ve been missing out for so long! Now an avid follower. Kerri xx
I have been updating my house to include yellows this spring. I love the way that pop of color changes the whole feel of the spaces.
I love painted furniture, and these are all beautiful examples of it. I’ve got several old pieces of furniture I plan to paint one of these days, and this post has inspired me to go ahead and get moving on it!
Have a great weekend, Kate! :-)
Beautiful. The craft room is begging for color and I plan on loading it up with lots of girly colors and details.
Okay, picking our jaws up off the floor too!! These are stunning – especially that lovely light green curio cabinet with the drawers behind the glass. Amazing!!!
Gorgeous! I can’t wait to see how you incorporate these ideas with your own projects.
I love pops of color in my home! I love to add reds, greens, pinks and my favorite turquoise here and there. It keeps it whimsy and interesting. Love those pieces you shared!!
Hugs,
Victoria
I love painted furniture. I’ve even done a few pieces of my own that were successful. That’s different for me!
Thanks for this inspiration.
Fun! I loved the first pic with that wonderful blue chest. I bought my first piece of painted furniture (not counting the piece I painted out on the porch) a few months ago for my guest room. Love mixing the painted pieces in with the non-painted. :-)
Susan
I love, love, love it all! I always sell my colored pieces, but I need to start painting some pieces for myself. I love that white curio with the vibrant blue interior.
WOW! I love all the pieces and don’t think that I could pick just one.
Excellent blog post! I have to tell my Dad about this site. Great job.
Inspirational and innovative. Combining colors can be difficult but when done creatively and effectively, they look amazing. Thanks
Hi Kate – You emailed me with advice on the paint color of a little console table for my family room. Well, I finally finished it and posted pictures up on my blog. I gave you a big THANK YOU shout out on the post and would love for you to see the final product when you have a spare minute. Ha ha ha. :) Thanks again for your help!
Anissa
http://tocraftortocook.blogspot.com/2010/05/restoring-console-table-lots-of-lessons.html
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just bookmarked this site!! what beautiful furniture!!!
Reminds me of milk paint. Just a little glossier. I do want to run out and paint something. Which is funny considering we just spent 2 weeks painting our kitchen cabinets green. I just can’t be stopped!
Thought you might like this ‘oomph’ esque table (tini table) that I found at homegoods this weekend…..for those of us on a budget but LOVE THE LOOK! Great blog by the way!! xoxo, Shelli
http://alamodemaven.blogspot.com/2011/03/lotus-bleu-and-side-table-for-you.html
Your blog is beautiful. The furniture lovely. You really need to check out the new Annie Sloan Paint. Email me – you will love this stuff!!!! no sanding, no stripping, goes on anything, even wax!! 24 Lovely colors and so many looks you can get…all these yummy colors you show and more!
I’ve got several old pieces of furniture I plan to paint one of these days, and this post has inspired me to go ahead and get moving on it… I am thinking to replace some furniture too….
These are all so beautiful. I wish I could see a picture of the pieces with the entire room. It is hard for me to figure out how to tie in all the fun colors into a room and make it look good without being matchy matchy.
I bought an antique chest that looks similar to the yellow Indian Key Chest pictured above. It looks so great in our living room! What a beautiful piece of furniture! If your ever in Chicago, check out Nest Furniture (thefurniturenest.com / 2707 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614) which is where I bought the piece.
Beautiful…all of them…But it’s all about choosing the right color, isn’t it? Thanks for sharing this.
These are gorgeous pieces of furniture, all I can do is look at them and wish. Have you seen their prices? I can’t understand how anybody can charge over $2000.00 for a side table.