Should You Hire An Artist?

Well...of course MY answer is a resounding "YES"

I have been an artist my whole life...I drew my first family portrait in France at the age of 4...but when I became an adult and met a lady a  who painted FURNITURE and HOME ACCESSORIES...I WAS SHOOK! I was in AWE at her bold, unencumbered COURAGE to just COVER an armoire with bright colors and shapes and confidently deliver the finished product to her customers.  They always squealed with delight!  

I expressed my admiration to this new artist friend of mine and she promptly invited me to paint WITH her!  I was apprehensive.  I didn't want to mess anything up!  Fast forward to TODAY and I am ENTHUSIASTIC to paint furniture!
 
Painting Old Furniture Just Makes Sense

Painting old furniture is like giving it a facelift. It infuses NEW VIBRANT LIFE into a something that may have been under appreciated as the decades go by.  Maybe along the way, scratches and dings left their unsightly marks on an otherwise structurally sound dresser, table or chair.

Maybe that piece of furniture is HUGE and HEAVY and has occupied the same perfect spot for decades...and it would be a huge production to MOVE it to another location or find a replacement.  If this is the case, hiring a "Decorative Artist" to paint a new color and/or design to it can make your life easier, more entertaining and it can save you TIME!  And we all know: "Time is money." 

Do you really want to spend all the time and effort it would take to find a replacement for something that isn't actually "broken or unusable"?  For MOST of us...I bet the answer is "NO!"  I think most of us would rather be enjoying time with friends and family...or taking care of other business!  There are lots of fish to fry after all!


But...It's SO BIG!

Yes it IS!  Some furniture requires 2 or even 3 strong men to MOVE it!  Move it WHERE? Sell it WHERE? How LONG will it take?? Gahhhhhhh!  It can all be just too much sometimes!  So here's my suggestion. Leave it where it is. Yep.  If it's NOT BROKEN and if it's filled with items that would still need to find another location to be stored...I say: "Leave it where it is and find an artist to come over and paint/revive it RIGHT WHERE IT IS!"  

In many cases, large, heavy pieces of furniture can be painted without moving it AND without emptying it out! I am speaking from experience! I have done it and I was PROUD and the customers were ELATED!  So many problems SOLVED with freshpaint,  and creativity for a FRACTION of TIME and MONEY! This is a worthy endeavor because...

Sometimes OLDER is BETTER!

 That's right! (This can be true for people AND furniture!) 
Furniture that was made "Back in the day" can often be more solid and structurally sound than "NEW" furniture! 
If your furniture is constructed of solid wood with "dovetail" joints...it's PROBABLY worth KEEPING around! Craftsmanship (or lack of)  in furniture is evident when it ages.  

When high quality craftsmanship is evident in a structure...preserving it is the RIGHT thing to do. 

FUNCTIONAL ART!

Depending on the artist you choose, and the level of creativity you are comfortable with...your furniture could be turned into ART with a FUNCTION! 

It can become as beautiful as a Michelangelo sculpture!  OR....if you desire an understated "Less is more" theme...it can become "fresh and new" but with a subdued finish...the choice is completely yours!

And Hey...it FITS!
When you have a piece of furniture painted in the same location where it will remain...you already know it FITS and it FUNCTIONS!  

This is why: "YES! You should hire a professional EXPERIENCED artist to paint your furniture!"



  



 


Can you SEA ME?

By Sandra Dee Nicholson • March 28, 2022
This is a "Sea" themed mural I painted on the walls of an indoor/outdoor swimming pool in BelAir, California. This is just a portion of the very large mural. If you study the floor of the ocean, you will see that I painted a giant life-sized column laying on its side. I painted the column to match the REAL column you see in the foreground. I try to personalize murals with their environments as much as possible. It is a passion of mine.

Colors Make A Difference!

By Sandra Dee Nicholson • March 6, 2022
Colors can make us all feel some kinda way! Choosing new shades to color your world and represent who you are is FUN!
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