Home, South Africa's best-selling home and garden magazine, has for many years been a source of inspiration when it comes to decorating your spaces. Now, for the first time, the Home team is offering you an online masterclass series in chalk paint techniques at an affordable price! This series, presented by Home editor Wicus Pretorius and Dale Niehaus of chalkpaint studio Chisel & Chalk, covers the basic principles of chalk paint techniques. They'll also show you a few advanced techniques as well as step-by-step furniture makeovers using Tjhoko Paint and Annie Sloan products.
10 Masterclasses, complete with shopping lists and notes that you can keep on hand for when you start painting. View the video series in the comfort of your own home, and get painting!
The episodes
1 Surfaces Wood, metal, fabric, plastic - everything you need to know before picking up your paintbrush.
2 Sealants Learn the difference between Tjhoko Paint Clear Glaze and Antique Brown Glaze, Annie Sloan's range of wax products and more.
3 Embellishments Add detail and texture with embellishments; find out how to work magic with the different types.
4 Transfers From decoupage to waterslide transfers - master this technique and create works of art!
5 Stencils Add patterns, embossing and texture using stencils in different sizes.
6 The weathered look Give any piece of furniture more character using a variety of ageing techniques - all with chalk paint.
7 Renovation project: melamine You don't have to replace your old melamine cabinets and countertops at great cost - chalk paint is the solution! Our guest presenter Hanlie Bonafede of Urban Chalk shows you how.
8 Renovation project: chest of drawers with frottage and colour-wash technique Guest presenter Nan Day of Simply French decorates an old chest of drawers with a frottage technique, then gives the wooden top the finishing touch with a colour-wash technique.
9 Renovation project: filing cabinet Guest presenter Trish Shaw of Dusty Drawers gives an old steel cabinet a fresh look with various techniques on its four drawer fronts.
10 Renovation project:French flair for an old bedside table Giving a bedside table a more romantic look is as easy as 1, 2, 3! Guest presenter Joe Strydom of Trouv shows you how.
Get creative with our online course!
Watch the series of masterclasses in chronological order, or start with the episode that catches your eye - see the breakdown of each episode alongside. In addition to the masterclass series, you also get access to the complete library of chalk paint projects that have appeared in Home over the years. What are you waiting for?
Get all 10 episodes at stapvirstap.tuis.co.za - for just R499! *
* Online episodes launching in Afrikaans; course notes and library of projects available in Afrikaans and English.
