Fantastic job! Back in the day, it would have been a sin to paint a grandfather's clock. I'm so glad we have all grown out of that fear because the clock looks gorgeous. You two did a beautiful job!
You did a phenomenal job it turned out great! I bet you two girls could really get up to trouble together. What one doesn't think of, the other one does...
I am getting ready to paint one I got for free. Someone left it behind and the new home owner didn't want it. They lived just down the road from me and i was the first to inquire. It has already been painted, a lime green. Not a good paint job at all, so I'm thinking of painting it black and distressing it. Not sure yet. I'm debating on taking the pendulums out and putting in shelves. Not sure if it even runs. The new homeowners say they think it will run off it's cleaned properly. Undecided as of yet. I do love how yours turned out! Thanks for a great video!
Susan mused about putting shelves in this one but didn't since this was a family heirloom. But for kicks and giggles we searched Pinterest and for other clocks on FB MktPlace for this reason. It didn't look like the the shelves could hold much in such a tight space, though. Let me know what you decide.
@@tableflippinghousewife Gosh I had so many typos in that! LOL fixed them. I'll probably get to this project when it gets warmer out. I want to take time to think about this project anyway. Hubby is like.... I can't believe you brought another "project" home😂 Well, it was free! Haha. We'll see. It's not taking up much space at all for now. Will update in the spring on what I did with it. Thanks for replying!
I'm about to paint my grandfather clock, so your video was very interesting. Thanks. You did a great job. BTW, in the UK a smaller clocks like yours would be classed as a grandmother clock. Only the tall ones are called grandfather clocks. Heightist, I know! 😀
Back in the 1960's/70's it was all the rage to take oak furniture from the early 20th century and paint it. The color white was especially popular. Beautiful round oak tables with claw feet were some of the things that were painted. Eventually this fad passed, and antiques dealers and collectors began to strip and restore these things, which have less value than pieces still in their original condition. Decades later a similar fad arose, one in which people once again took antique furniture and slathered it, this time, with trendy chalk paint. A neighbor did this with a beautiful rosewood side table which is now chalk paint gray. On top of it she placed a wooden duck, also covered with chalk paint, with a bow around its neck for that "country look". YUCK. Now there's nothing wrong at all with painting used or vintage furniture per se, but you can bet that the chalk paint fad will also pass, and folks will be shaking their heads over the fact that antiques, once again, had been treated in this way. Painting antique furniture is no different than stripping 200 year old milk paint off of an 18th century blanket chest, and I've seen that done too. If it's old and beautiful, leave it alone, dust it, maybe wax it, repair it properly if need be, and pass it on to the next generation.
Your response makes me wonder if you actually watched the video. If not, this was a family heirloom that my friend wanted to keep but adapt to make it more like her home decor. That. Is. Why. It. Was. Painted. I am aware that painted furniture isn’t everybody’s “jam.” But neither is antique or vintage furniture in its original finish That is why they are painted. I pick up antique and vintage furniture from thrift stores and off of FBMktP all the time that have been on the market for weeks and weeks. Yet once painted, I can sell them quickly. So please keep in mind that not everybody’s taste is the same as yours and that perhaps you should move on to those folks that restore furniture to their original finish.
So I have this crazy idea and I have not found it done yet, I wanna take my dad's old grandfather clock that doesn't work anymore and I either wanna make it into an aquarium or turn it into a fountain. Possibly both hahaha thoughts?
@@tableflippinghousewife Hey there so the process has started :D took the clock pendulum apart and waiting for other clock and fountain parts to come in. I hope everyone likes it once it's done will update then.
Fantastic job! Back in the day, it would have been a sin to paint a grandfather's clock. I'm so glad we have all grown out of that fear because the clock looks gorgeous. You two did a beautiful job!
You did a phenomenal job it turned out great! I bet you two girls could really get up to trouble together. What one doesn't think of, the other one does...
Thank you Lori. We DID have a great time that weekend - but no trouble. Ha ha.
I am getting ready to paint one I got for free. Someone left it behind and the new home owner didn't want it. They lived just down the road from me and i was the first to inquire. It has already been painted, a lime green. Not a good paint job at all, so I'm thinking of painting it black and distressing it. Not sure yet. I'm debating on taking the pendulums out and putting in shelves. Not sure if it even runs. The new homeowners say they think it will run off it's cleaned properly. Undecided as of yet. I do love how yours turned out! Thanks for a great video!
Susan mused about putting shelves in this one but didn't since this was a family heirloom. But for kicks and giggles we searched Pinterest and for other clocks on FB MktPlace for this reason. It didn't look like the the shelves could hold much in such a tight space, though. Let me know what you decide.
@@tableflippinghousewife Gosh I had so many typos in that! LOL fixed them. I'll probably get to this project when it gets warmer out. I want to take time to think about this project anyway. Hubby is like.... I can't believe you brought another "project" home😂 Well, it was free! Haha. We'll see. It's not taking up much space at all for now. Will update in the spring on what I did with it. Thanks for replying!
I'm about to paint my grandfather clock, so your video was very interesting. Thanks. You did a great job.
BTW, in the UK a smaller clocks like yours would be classed as a grandmother clock. Only the tall ones are called grandfather clocks. Heightist, I know! 😀
The UK? Excellent! Good luck with your clock! I’d love to see what you do with it.
Fantastic work; would look great in a home offcie or living room. Hope it will last your generations to come.
What kind of paint is that?
Dixie Belle chalk paint.
Back in the 1960's/70's it was all the rage to take oak furniture from the early 20th century and paint it. The color white was especially popular. Beautiful round oak tables with claw feet were some of the things that were painted. Eventually this fad passed, and antiques dealers and collectors began to strip and restore these things, which have less value than pieces still in their original condition. Decades later a similar fad arose, one in which people once again took antique furniture and slathered it, this time, with trendy chalk paint. A neighbor did this with a beautiful rosewood side table which is now chalk paint gray. On top of it she placed a wooden duck, also covered with chalk paint, with a bow around its neck for that "country look". YUCK.
Now there's nothing wrong at all with painting used or vintage furniture per se, but you can bet that the chalk paint fad will also pass, and folks will be shaking their heads over the fact that antiques, once again, had been treated in this way. Painting antique furniture is no different than stripping 200 year old milk paint off of an 18th century blanket chest, and I've seen that done too. If it's old and beautiful, leave it alone, dust it, maybe wax it, repair it properly if need be, and pass it on to the next generation.
Your response makes me wonder if you actually watched the video. If not, this was a family heirloom that my friend wanted to keep but adapt to make it more like her home decor. That. Is. Why. It. Was. Painted. I am aware that painted furniture isn’t everybody’s “jam.” But neither is antique or vintage furniture in its original finish That is why they are painted. I pick up antique and vintage furniture from thrift stores and off of FBMktP all the time that have been on the market for weeks and weeks. Yet once painted, I can sell them quickly. So please keep in mind that not everybody’s taste is the same as yours and that perhaps you should move on to those folks that restore furniture to their original finish.
So I have this crazy idea and I have not found it done yet, I wanna take my dad's old grandfather clock that doesn't work anymore and I either wanna make it into an aquarium or turn it into a fountain. Possibly both hahaha thoughts?
An aquarium would be fantastic! If you do anything with it, please circle back and send me pictures.
@@tableflippinghousewife Hey there so the process has started :D took the clock pendulum apart and waiting for other clock and fountain parts to come in. I hope everyone likes it once it's done will update then.
@@JoeUnknown-xh6qo FANTASTIC!!!!! Yes, please keep me posted.
You went to visit a friend to get away from work and ended up working.
🤣 We’re teachers at the same school. Crafting of any sort is not considered work for the two of us. We love it!