Lime Paint: When Beautiful Wins
Not every paint that creates a beautiful finish makes good business sense.
I learned that while using Pure & Original Fresco lime paint on an inexpensive serving cart I’d owned for years. The color, Soft Taupe, gave it movement and an old-world, almost stone-like appearance. Nine years later, it still sits beside my front door, and I still love looking at it.
Would I recommend lime paint to a beginning furniture flipper? Probably not. It’s expensive, has a learning curve and requires the right preparation and protection. It can also be difficult to spot-repair because the beauty comes from variations created across the entire surface.
For an experienced furniture artist selling high-end work, however, that one-of-a-kind finish could help a piece stand out—and attract a buyer willing to pay for the additional artistry.
Sometimes we also need to stop looking at every piece as inventory. Our own homes deserve some of our art too. Not every project has to produce a Marketplace payment to give us a return. Occasionally, the return is walking past something we created and thinking, “I’m so glad I kept that.”
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In Episode 56, Lime Paint — Tricky, Expensive & Absolutely Beautiful, I’m sharing what lime paint is, what I learned while using it on furniture and why one particular piece now requires supervision.
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