Creating Sample Boards and The Vote Is In!

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Sample Board

It may not be the New Hampshire primary but hey, the Deacons Bench also had a record number of voters 😉  Thanks to all who commented!  What fantastic readers I have!  It came down to:

  • Leave It:  33
  • Paint It:  14
  • Undecided:  8

I wanted to share a comment from Joyce, the previous owner,

As the prior owner, we bequeath it to Suzanne’s judgement. Its origin is lost in deep family history but it has travelled from Pennsylvania to Maine to Maryland with us for our entire adult lives. Our cats drowned many a year’s sunlight on it, basking in the glory that it no doubt shared in many settings.

Thanks so much, Joyce!  I certainly have a decision to make!

Now on to Sample Boards…  I am working to replicate the following vintage paint finish for a client’s newly constructed bathroom vanity.  Here is the piece that I am trying to imitate.  Isn’t it fantastic?Sample Board6

Sample color boards are a great way to show your client the different finishes and have them choose the perfect one.  I basically spent the afternoon creating different mixes of paint colors and applying them onto the boards. Hopefully one will be the right color scheme and I can take it from there.Sample Board5 Sample Board4Sample Board3Sample Board7

I actually did the front and backs for 6 different color mixes.  I hope to share more of this project as it progresses.  Today, I’m working on a fantastic piece that I hope to post about on Friday.  Until then!

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  2. On this particular piece, I vote to leave it as is. If you painted it, you would only be trying to replicate the state it is already in.

    Susan G.

  3. she’s just using a picture of this chest as a finish guide. She is not going to paint this actual chest.

  6. Hi Suzanne,
    I always do a sample board when I have a client that is unsure. They are a lot of work but oh so worth it!!
    Love your new blog theme!!
    Maxine 🙂

    • Hi Maxine, I only just started with the sample boards – my AS stockist recommended I do it – and it’s a great idea. She has her clients literally sign them to give their OK to a project so as to avoid issues in the future. She had a few clients who insisted the final product was not what had been shown and so she had to repaint. Yikes. Thanks on the blog theme! A work in progress!

  8. I don’t do commercial work, just my own stuff. The trouble with sample boards for me is documenting with enough detail to remember how I did the samples!! LOL Love your work and recommend your board to anyone who mentions painted furniture.

    • Thanks, Patti! I actually write sticky notes and apply them to the backs of the boards or I would never remember what I did lol!