Curated by Skillshare
5 Classes (2 hours 38 minutes)
- Materials
Required supplies are listed above each class.
- Final Product
Custom furniture piece, vase, wall art, statement table, and lamp
- Level
Intermediate
The Art of Faux Ceramics: Effortlessly Transform Pots & Vases
First up, discover how you can use textured paint to make everyday objects look like high-quality stone. Find out how to achieve a "ceramic" appearance on any object, age and distress a piece for a vintage effect, create an accent pedestal, and add unique details like clay handles and color blocking. Supplies: baking soda, paint, a paint brush, a bowl, a chopstick, an old vase, soil, clay, and a glue gun.
Upcycled Home Decor: Furniture Makeover for Beginners
Next, learn to turn existing furniture into household treasures full of personality. You'll learn to choose the right objects, install transformational hardware, revamp your piece with a few coats of paint, and add unique and upscale final touches. Supplies: drill, screwdriver, tape measure, paint, paint brush, and paint roller.
DIY Wall Art: 5 Beautiful & Budget-Friendly Techniques
Now that you've taken your first steps by learning to transform existing pieces, take it to the next level by creating your own! You'll play with watercolors, markers, and foam to create eye-catching textured wall art that looks expensive and fits almost any aesthetic. Supplies: pre-used frames and canvases, watercolor paint, a black marker, joint compound, a scraper.
Mosaic Masterpiece: Design Your Own Tiled Statement Table
You crafted a smaller decor piece of your own -- now it's time to go bigger! In this class, you'll create a mosaic statement table. You'll cut your tiles into their ideal size and shapes. By the end of class, you’ll learn exactly how to transform cracked, broken, or leftover materials into intricate and Instagram-worthy pieces. Supplies: Any piece of furniture, tray, or home décor item you have on hand, hammer, glue, grout, and floor tiles or another material like glass.
Light Up Your Living Space: Redesign & Rewire Any Lamp
Lastly, it's time to take on a slightly more ambitious project and revamp your own lamp! You’ll learn how to transform a broken or out-of-style lamp into a home décor piece that will outshine anything you can buy in a store. In this hands-on class, get ready to redesign an existing lampshade or make one from scratch, use a lamp rewiring kit with no previous experience, make your lamp completely your own, and transform the lamp’s base. Supplies: screwdriver, wiring kit, lampshade, raffia string, glue gun, and ceramic paint.
Congratulations! You’re All Done.
You did it! You’ve completed the full Learning Path. We can’t wait to see where these skills take you next.