Paint DIY Archives - Lemon Thistle https://www.lemonthistle.com/tag/paint-diy/ DIY, Hand Lettering + Home Decor Fri, 17 Nov 2023 20:38:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.lemonthistle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-LT-2019-icon-32x32.png Paint DIY Archives - Lemon Thistle https://www.lemonthistle.com/tag/paint-diy/ 32 32 Floral Quote Mural | some mural painting tips for beginners https://www.lemonthistle.com/mural-painting-tips-for-beginners/ https://www.lemonthistle.com/mural-painting-tips-for-beginners/#respond Wed, 11 May 2022 19:21:17 +0000 https://www.lemonthistle.com/?p=25651 Sharing my newest floral quote mural painting- Hope Does Not Disappoint, plus some mural painting tips for beginners! A couple of weeks ago we were visiting friends on vacation and I squeezed in painting a mural for a friend’s new office. Today I thought I would share that mural with you along with some tips …

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]]> https://www.lemonthistle.com/weekend-wooden-deck-refresh/feed/ 3 Painting Kitchen Cabinets With a Sprayer https://www.lemonthistle.com/painting-kitchen-cabinets-with-a-sprayer/ https://www.lemonthistle.com/painting-kitchen-cabinets-with-a-sprayer/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2021 17:01:16 +0000 https://www.lemonthistle.com/?p=22952 Sharing all the tips and ‘how to’ for Painting Kitchen Cabinets With a Sprayer. We’re updating these dated oak kitchen cabinets with fresh paint for a modern farmhouse kitchen makeover! Every time I’ve shared a paint sprayer project over the past couple years, I inevitably get a few questions about painting kitchen cabinets. It’s on …

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]]> https://www.lemonthistle.com/painting-kitchen-cabinets-with-a-sprayer/feed/ 5 Painting a Store + Mural! https://www.lemonthistle.com/painting-a-store-mural/ https://www.lemonthistle.com/painting-a-store-mural/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2020 18:46:47 +0000 https://www.lemonthistle.com/?p=22146 Sharing all about painting a store and a mural in just a few days for a local shop! Tips on mural painting for beginners and for painting a large space quickly with a paint sprayer. There’s two separate parts to this blog post, but I’m making it all one so you can see the awesome …

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]]> https://www.lemonthistle.com/painting-a-store-mural/feed/ 3 3 Day Exterior Home Makeover With Paint https://www.lemonthistle.com/3-day-exterior-home-makeover-with-paint/ https://www.lemonthistle.com/3-day-exterior-home-makeover-with-paint/#respond Fri, 30 Oct 2020 20:56:31 +0000 https://www.lemonthistle.com/?p=21173 Sharing the before, after, and process of this exterior home makeover of my friend Troi’s house- a total transformation in just 3 days thanks to paint and a sprayer! Today I’m so excited to partner with Wagner Spray Tech to share a full exterior makeover! This is my friend Troi’s house, it’s been a rental …

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]]> https://www.lemonthistle.com/playhouse-reveal-solid-stain-vs-paint/feed/ 1 Can You Use Stain with a Paint Sprayer? https://www.lemonthistle.com/can-you-use-stain-with-a-paint-sprayer/ https://www.lemonthistle.com/can-you-use-stain-with-a-paint-sprayer/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2020 22:28:30 +0000 https://www.lemonthistle.com/?p=20272 I’m sharing how I stained my deck- turns out yes, yes you can use stain with a paint sprayer and it works amazing! Here’s my tips. This past weekend, after waiting patiently for the rainy weather to end- I pulled out my paint sprayer and finally stained our deck! You may have noticed in my …

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