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Inspiration

how to create blackboard drawers — Here’s how to create blackboard drawers, very easily, very quickly and very cheaply with Vintage Rocks Liquid Kohl in Blackout. Make a useful and funky set of drawers for a child’s bedroom or playroom. The Vintage Rocks Liquid Kohl in Blackout creates the perfect surface to write on with chalk so […]

How to create Blackboard Drawers with Vintage Rocks Liquid Kohl

25th February 2017 in Inspiration / Liquid Kohl / Tutorial tagged Blackout / How To / Liquid Kohl by Emma Cooper (updated 2144 days ago)

weathered look — An old brown box that I bought at Beaulieu Auto Jumble last year, had been sitting in the workshop, buried under a pile of other boxes and suitcases. Out of sight and out of mind until a lovely lady from Gloucester came in to have a browse. She uncovered the shabby, battered box and took […]

Create a weathered look with Vintage Rocks Paint

18th August 2016 in Inspiration / Tutorial tagged Chalky Paint / How To / Inspiration / lagoon / Parka / Petticoat / Purple Haze by Emma Cooper (updated 2144 days ago)

How to paint Ikea furniture — I’ve been asked a lot lately how to paint Ikea furniture, especially those shiny, melamine type finishes that appear in the Expedit, Kallax, Malm and Lack ranges. If you’ve already done a Google search “how to paint Ikea furniture” then you’ve probably come across lots of tutorials showing you how […]

How to paint Ikea furniture without sanding or priming

7th July 2016 in Inspiration / Tutorial tagged Chalky Paint / How To / Inspiration / lagoon by Emma Cooper (updated 2144 days ago)

How to create a linen paint effect — Here’s a little video tutorial showing how to create a linen paint effect. I’m trying to get into the habit of making regular videos such as tutorials and the odd vlog here and there. I booked myself a session with an acting coach because I felt that I needed a […]

How to create a linen paint effect (with puppy love!)

17th May 2016 in Inspiration / Tutorial tagged Chalky Paint / Coal / Dry Brush / How To / Inspiration / Petticoat by Emma Cooper (updated 2144 days ago)

Well hell-owl! What do you think of this commission piece that I painted for an ‘ickle owl lover. Painted in Vintage Rocks Baby and decoupaged with a woodland design to co-ordinate with her girly bedroom theme http://ift.tt/1X6eEDY

Well hell-owl! What do you think of this commission piece ...

3rd May 2016 in Inspiration / Tutorial tagged Baby / Chalky Paint / Inspiration by Emma Cooper (updated 2144 days ago)

This is going to be a super quick blog. I want to get in the habit of just diarising things rather agonising about what to write and not getting anywhere fast! On Sunday, we’ll be showcasing our furniture and paint at Taurus Crafts in Lydney, Gloucestershire. As usual, I decided […]

Creating a blackboard style sign

21st August 2015 in Inspiration / Liquid Kohl / Tutorial tagged Blackout / How To / Liquid Kohl by Emma Cooper (updated 2144 days ago)

vintage inspired wedding — Imagine a beautifully whimsical, vintage inspired wedding … Tables scattered with teacups and saucers. Pretty bunting adorning the walls, chiffon draping the chairs, peonies and tealights adding to the vintage ambiance. Here’s some inspiration for a vintage inspired wedding Gorgeous, worn, shabby looking pieces can be used for a wedding […]

Vintage Wedding. Vintage Rocks

1st June 2015 in Inspiration tagged Inspiration by Emma Cooper (updated 2144 days ago)

We hadn’t really considered painting Mexican Pine before, probably because it’s not quite vintage … Yet. However, our lovely customer, Jodie already had this table and was looking for a new look for her living room. Her brief was “vintage white or cream”, other than that she was happy for […]

Not very VINTAGE but it still ROCKS …

1st March 2015 in Inspiration tagged Chalky Paint / Inspiration / lagoon / Petticoat by Emma Cooper (updated 2144 days ago)

Have you ever wished that you could motivate your family to muck in around the house more? You find yourself nagging and nagging to get them to do their chores until finally, you just do it yourself? I think I may have come up with a solution! A CHORE DOOR! […]

How to get them to do their chores with the ...

19th February 2015 in Inspiration / Tutorial tagged Barefaced / Chalky Paint / Crack Me Up! / How To / Mineral / Petticoat / songbird by Emma Cooper (updated 2144 days ago)

White Furniture Paint Vintage Rocks Whiteout — A friend of mine was looking for a new home for her beloved rocking horse. A cute little wooden horse that she’d bought for her children who have now outgrown him. She needed space so baby Dobbin needed a new family. She sent me his photo and asked if I’d […]

Introducing our new mascot … this zebra rocks

15th July 2014 in Inspiration / Liquid Kohl tagged Blackout / How To / Inspiration / Liquid Kohl by Emma Cooper (updated 2144 days ago)