big old chair...

I bought this big old chair on a flea market, only because it's so 

incredible nice to sit in it (it wasn't the look, believe me ;).

I new it would have to be changed dramatically if I where to bring 

it in to our all grey living room, but the good thing was, that the cover of

the chair was not damaged or torn so the challenge was to some

how change the look of the chair so it would fit in.

so this is what I did ;

It did take some time & work but now we all

love this big old comfortable chair so

much more.

Thank you for stopping by.

new look...

Hi everybody! 
So glad I finally got around to change the look on my page 
(got a big help from my son ;) 
Hope you like it too. 
I'm working on a new post already ;)

not just walls & ceilings...

Over the years I have used my Kalklitir/ lime-colors

on so many things in my house, other

than just walls and ceilings. 

For example...

it's very easy to change a

plain terra cotta flower pot using lime,

and get old & weathered look on 

a brand new basket...

 Here you can see what some 

acid wash & lime does to

new zinc buckets.

and it's always great to be able to change

beautiful candlesticks that have the right

style, but not the right color,

 into something you love.

(these where new & are made of wood)

(but this candleholder is old brass)

I've also changed the look and color of 

of all kinds of furnitures and frames, 

both old & new,

and even used it

in some art work I'm doing ;)

As you can see I love all grey colors, so I use them a lot,

( plus I often give things lime-wash, over the base color

 to get that old and worn look that I like ;)

You can always mix your own beautiful shades of colors,

 f.ex. by adding Ivory to a dark color like Doloriet,

Celadon secco or Winter secco.

Hope it has been inspiring and 

thank you for stopping by...

how easy it is...

My Kalklitir/Lime colors are now available,

delivered in a white paper bag!!!

...and here you can see two videos on

how easy it is to mix and use ;)

beautiful colors to select from to use

on your walls, furnitures, etc.

on our walls,

(we used the color san saccaria).

on a chair to make a "patina"

( i.e. to look old and used).

here, a lime-wash was used on old wood

to make it look even older,

(lime-wash is lime color thinned down with water).

hand painted color swatches...

and it's environmentally friendly ;)

delivered in a white paper bag

(in powder form)

Here you can see how easy it is to mix...

http://vimeo.com/38815038

and here to use on a wall...

http://vimeo.com/39232119

http://www.kalklitir.com/

btw. we are working on our new web page in english!!

(it will be ready soon, but until then it is only to be found

in our icelandic language ;)

If you are interested in buying our product,

for your home or shop, you can always contact us

via : audur@glera.is

Thank you for stopping by.

having fun...

Wow, how time flies by when you are having fun!
These past weeks, I've been busy in my workshop

hand painting roses on textiles (linen, cotton etc.).

I really, really love doing this,

The next step is to get one good

seamstress I know to do her magic,

(e.i. make it into pillows)

I'm always mixing up new colors

to try out

beautiful samples of silk, taft,

velour etc. are just about all

over the place right now!

color testing..

when ever I'm working, he's there,

and he's always so cool :)

Now I'm planing to put up a small

pillow/show in my workshop

( and hopefully sell one or two ;)

Thank you for stopping by.

White linen pillows...

New crispy white linen pillows with our initials

hand painted on them! I´m still working on

my "new bedroom look" and this is what

came out of last days work. I must say

things have been running rather

slow around here, but

I do love when I get things done!!

A (new) lamp shade also got a make over

(These hand painted boxes, I did

some years ago, fit well in the room now

plus they are great for storing things,

like summer shoe's... ;)

I still have some things to do

before I'm finished, but I

am getting there ;)

keep on lighting the candles...

I bought this hanging candle holder just before

Christmas and I decorated it with pine branches

and red ribbon. We used it a lot so I just couldn't

take it down with everything else and put it in

the storage for next time!

instead I re-decorated it using

white feathers and paper flowers

here in Iceland,

there are still a few months until we will start

seeing longer days with spring flowers

so I will keep on lighting the candles

and looking forward to the spring!

thank you for stopping by...