DIY Decorating - My Addiction to Paint

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Ever since I was a little girl, I loved to paint.  When I was young, my dad used to take my sister and me "sketching."  We'd go to parks and the lake and just sketch.  I remember going to sketch an old barn more than once.  When I was a teenager I was obsessed with drawing faces.  I remember getting the latest issue of Tiger Beat and I would draw all the current heartthrobs.  Then when I was older and became a mom, I painted murals in my kid's rooms and then later for my grandkids.

 
 
 
About 20 years ago or so, I began faux finishing.  I painted everything including walls, floor cloths, cabinets, and furniture.  Even the toilet couldn't escape my brush.  If it didn't move, I would paint it! 

Here are some of the projects that I have done over the years. 

  
2006 Livable Lifetime Showhouse
 
Priceless Performers Dance Studio
 
Priceless Performers Dance Studio
 
 
 


I hope you enjoyed seeing some of my projects.  I know I sure enjoyed putting them together.  For the past few weeks I've been experimenting with one of the newest paints - Chalk Paint.  I'll have more on that in a later blog. :)

Thanks for stopping by...

Until next time,

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Susan Newberry

Hi, I’m Susan! I’ve spent the last 10 years building my online company. I’ve always loved everything to do with design. In fact, after raising my kids, I decided to go to school and get my degree in Interior Design. While running my own interior design company, I started teaching and found that teaching was what I really loved. Combine that with Interior Design and well, you could say I was on cloud nine. I always loved the technical side of design which led me to graphic design and after studying graphic design, I was encouraged to open an Etsy shop to sell some of my creations. With my attention to detail and being somewhat of a perfectionist, graphic design made perfect sense. In December of 2018, I decided to retire from teaching and devote myself full time to my business and I haven’t looked back since! I love designing art for the home and would love to create something special for you.

It’s true what they say, “Love what you do, and you will never work a day in your life.”

https://www.susannewberrydesigns.com/
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