I am never late to anything. Never. Well, almost never but I will tell you about that some other time.  I am chronically 20 minutes early to everything in my life. Except social media. I am a little late to the party.  So many people nowadays welcome everyone and everything into their lives by social media. I am not alone.
Let’s talk paint. Without the long drawn out story of how I got to where I am today, let me tell you about paint. I know my way around paint. Formerly a building material and lumber center manager, I know a thing or seventy about paint and sundries.
I am an artisan today, a mom, a wife, a contractor and a friend.  I fabricate, repurpose, recycle, upcycle, create, refinish and rebuild furniture and home décor. It is my passion, and I get a check to do it. It’s no longer a hobby. So, lets get to it.
I have used so many products over the years that the personnel from the hazardous material roundup that happens twice a year here in our community know my husband and I by name.  If the product is inferior, does not conform to my standards, or is just a mediocre product with a pretty label, there is a good chance it is going to spend along time in my garage and then find its way to the hazardous material recycle.
So back to the paint subject. I have used all of them. All the brand names, the small names, the start-ups, the milks, the chalks, the minerals, the homemade. All of them. And trust me, there are A LOT of great ones on the market.
But today is the day I am starting a paint revolution. I have been pondering it for a long while now. I want my pieces to be timeless for customers. I want quality pieces with quality finishes. I have seen wonderful pieces with inferior finishes. Maybe it’s the product, maybe it’s the tools, maybe it’s the finisher.
I recently switched to Farmhouse Paint. This switch did not come lightly. I wanted to use a product that I could stand behind. I wanted it to be made in the USA, water based, lay down nicely and finish top notch. I wanted it to beat the test of time. After all, people usually hold onto their furnishings for a very long time. I want someone who purchases something I have made or finished to feel like it is a piece that they could bestow to their children and their children’s children.
Farmhouse Paint, a company in Georgia, makes a chalk based paint, in 33 rich colors. This is a no prep needed, no wax needed product. They also offer a wide range of specialty finishes such as metallics, crackle, and crusty finishes. They do offer an assortment of stains and sealers should you chose.
As a distributor of this line, I am most impressed by how it sands and finishes silky smooth with NO WAX. It is unbelievable to me. This makes me so happy. So happy that I now stock this paint in two locations; The Rusty Porch at 2134 Main Street in Springfield Oregon and at Laurel Studios, 1732 Laurel Way in Florence Oregon by appointment.  And, I am not going to lie, I have a small hoard for myself.  For now, it’s a small start, but it’s the beginning, the beginning of my paint revolution.
Be happy in what you do.
Daphne