Furniture Painting

Name: Furniture Painting
Start: 2021-03-20T10:00:24+1100
End: 2021-06-19T15:00:00+1000
Location: The Bower

Sat, 20 Mar, 10am - Sat, 19 Jun, 3pm 2021 AEDT

The Bower

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Description

Learn how to restore furniture pieces to recreate your own favorite circa look, be it shabby chic/French provincial, retro or industrial. The workshop will cover surface preparation, paint application, colours, sanding techniques and appropriate accessory enhancement choices.

What To Bring:

1. Timber furniture: 2 small furniture pieces e.g. bedside cupboards, timber side tables, timber chairs (not slatted), wooden stools, stepladders, pedestals, hat/coat stands. NO chipboard; solid timber is preferred. Ensure your furniture is clean and free of dust/dirt.

2. Paint: your choice of paint colours. Must be acrylic. If you are wanting a multi-layered effect then white or a light colour works best as a base. Soft pastels tend to work better than darker colours. For small items, 500ml will be sufficient. For larger items (tables), 1L will ensure you have enough. We will have some paint supplies available also for you to use.

3. Paint brushes: one small 5cm wide; one large 10cm wide.

4. Workgloves: not essential, but useful. Likewise for a painting shirt.

5. Lunch and drinks: cafes are nearby but you may wish to bring your own lunch and drinks.

Sandpaper and steel wool are provided. Please don't wear your best clothes.

10am - 3pm

Please note you will need to show proof of address to get the Parramatta price.

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

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The Bower Teaching Workshop at Summer Hill is a practical, hands-on learning space where people can build the skills to repair, reuse and maintain the things they already own.

Located within the Inner West Sustainability Hub, the workshop offers community classes in areas such as carpentry, furniture repair, home DIY, bike maintenance, basic plumbing, welding, upholstery and creative reuse. Each class is led by experienced facilitators and designed to give participants the confidence to use tools, understand materials and complete practical repair or making projects.

The workshop is central to The Bower’s mission to demonstrate the circular economy in action. We use reclaimed materials wherever possible, teach people how to extend the life of household goods, and show that many items can be repaired, adapted or repurposed rather than thrown away.

Alongside our retail stores, repair services and House to Home program, the Summer Hill Teaching Workshop helps turn environmental values into everyday skills. Every person who takes part is helping build a community that wastes less, shares knowledge and keeps useful materials in circulation for longer.

When you take part in a workshop, you’re actively supporting our mission to create a more sustainable and equitable future.

https://bower.org.au/learn

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