This stunning eye-catching sunset colored and blended headboard is a piece that really fired me up!

What is crazy is that paint blending is a much faster and easier technique than almost any other painting technique that I use!!! There are no rules or boundaries. It is a very free technique that you really cannot mess up!

I think it may be because it requires you to use multiple colors….and multiple brushes….rather quickly…..and at the same time!!! So you feel sort of like a crazed passionate artist!

You throw down some paint….spritz a little water…..swoosh the brushes in multiple directions….and watch new colors form!!!

I covered this bed in a base coat of Flamingo. I then used paint in the following order, Daisy > Florida Orange > Flamingo > Peony > Plum Crazy. I used my water bottle to activate (wet) the paint as I went and focused on the band where the colors meet. I sprayed with water for a subtle and less obvious color transition.

I then topped the raised carvings with the DB gilding wax in Turquoise Teal!

I sealed the finished bed with two coats of Gator Hide for a nice sheen and long lasting protection.

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Traceys Fancy

Tracey Bellion is well known for her innovative, brilliant, and over-the-top furniture designs that encompass a Whimsical Wonderland. She loves to paint with playful colors and infuse multiple mixed patterns and textures not usually seen together. Tracey’s signature black and white checkerboard pattern is not only one of her favorite patterns to use to add visual interest, it also serves as a neutral in her furniture designs.

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