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If you’re a Richmonder, you might’ve already deciphered that the Sunny mentioned in this morning’s Reader Redesign is none other than local paint heroine Sunny Goode. Heck, even non-locals with a good memory might have picked up on it since Sunny’s name has popped up more than once on YHL, like when we house crashed this Domino-featured home that sported Sunny’s signature stenciled paint treatment on her floors:
Or when we dropped in on her store, Sunny’s Goodtime Paints, a couple of years ago:
Plus we even got to sneak a peek of one of her newest creations: the floor at the soon-to-be open children’s consignment boutique called Clover located in Richmond’s Carytown district. Sidenote: we’ll be showcasing even more inspiration from this stunning shop soon because it’s chock full of awesome (and doable!) ideas.
But in case you’re still in the dark about just how talented and inspiring Sunny is, allow us to shine a little light on the subject. Sunny serves up a boatload of tools and inspiration to make your next paint job work a little harder when it comes to creating a more unique, playful, personal, and beautiful space. We know her best for her stencils, color washes, and stains- which can bring some much-needed pattern to a blank floor or wall. But she’s also got monograms, decals, and even two books (Paint Can! and its kid-tastic sidekick).
So because Sunny has so much fun stuff to dish out, we’re excited to announce that TWO lucky winners will score an $100 shopping spree. So you have the chance to snag whatever goodies catch your eye on her site the most! And the rest of you will be able to cash in on a pretty sweet discount too (stay tuned for those details on Thurs). But enough jibber-jabber. Here are all the deets:
- PRIZE: $100 towards anything from Sunny’s Goodtime Paints
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “SHINE ON ME!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … help us get the creative painting juices flowing and share your favorite use of paint (whether it’s something you’ve done or just something you’ve seen). Is it a surprisingly stellar color combo? An object that was totally transformed by a few brushstrokes? Or perhaps a painted pattern or stencil that really make the room?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, July 21st at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: Two
- PRIZE SHIPS: The lower 48 United States
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!
See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics courtesy of Sunny’s Goodtime Paints.
Heather says
SHINE ON ME!!!
I love to use spray paint!
Taylor says
Shine on Me!!! First of all I love this blog! My husband Taylor (yes thats right we have the same first name and middle initial!) and I just got married two months ago and have started the fun journey of renovating our first house!!! So painting is a big part of renovations for us seeing as how money is very tight!! We actually took your blogs advice and are about to start painting the kitchen cabinets! Stay tuned for before and after pics!
Erin says
SHINE ON ME!
I don’t have a lot of experience transforming spaces with paint yet, but that is about to change, and I’m looking forward to experimenting when we close on our first home in one week.
Shannon M says
SHINE ON ME!!!
We repainted our fire pit from a boring old black to an amazing burnt orange color. It totally pops in our backyard now.
Trisha says
SHINE ON ME!
I love the look of tonal stripes, especially when used on an accent wall.
Krystle D says
SHINE ON ME!
When we moved into our house, the living room was a very dark red- well, we changed that and now it is a calming blue that really enhances the 10 ft. ceilings!
Amy G says
SHINE ON ME!
My favorite use of paint has to be a specific color, Benjamin Moore’s Palladian Blue. After I saw it in a friend’s bathroom, I knew it was the perfect color. We used it in both our living room and bathroom and it looks so different in each room, but great in both!
Jes says
SHINE ON ME!
I love (although have never done) hand painted beads. I am way into making jewelry and love the personalization and uniqueness hand painted beads can provide a piece! =)
Angie says
SHINE ON ME….(“you crazy diamond” ;)
As a fellow Richmonder, I must admit I am in love with Sunny Goodtime Paints but have not yet had the $$ to take a shopping spree in the store! HOWEVER, our new home is being built and I plan on using some of her creative techniques and paint in our house when it is completed in November…can not wait!!!
I wanted to post a picture of one of my favorite uses of paint- plaster relief walls! Although time consuming (everything worth while is though, isn’t it?) I bookmark many of the unique ideas I see and this is one of them…reminds me of something you’d see in the Fan or Museum District. (see link below)
http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/how-to-make-plaster-relief-walls/index.html
jody says
SHINE ON ME!!
The best is the little things that make a BIG change w paint…spray painting a plastic silver mirror with white…chalkboard paint to dress up a wall..the list goes on…
Laura J says
SHINE ON ME!
I love how paint can totally transform a piece of dark, drab antique furniture. I inherited my grandparents’ HUGE 9′ dining table. It’s very ornate (read: tacky filigree everywhere), so I’m not quite ready to put it in our dining room. I’m hoping with some aged white paint with some grey wash will help it look old, but not dated, and strinkingly glamorous!
Rachael Taylor says
SHINE ONE ME!
Oooohhh, this is neat! I can see using it to paint the floor of our studio apartment above our barn (we haven’t built it yet).
Laura Potchen says
Shine on me!
I wish we could get crackin’ on more paint projects…in the works though…we will be focusing on the kid rooms first..sure would love to score some of those fancy dancy monograms for the rooms…hehehe!
Tyler says
SHINE ON ME!!!!!
Tara says
SHINE ON ME! I love stripes painted in a room. In fact, I’m going to use your information to paint stripes in one of our bedrooms this weekend! Thanks for the wonderful tips!
Liza says
SHINE ON ME!
Casey N says
SHINE ON ME!!
Izzy says
Shine on Me! I love taking craigslist finds and transforming them, sometimes with paint, sometimes just a good sanding
Julia says
Shine on me ! I love Sunny and her incredible ideas she’s a fellow Hollins University alum!! Go Hollins! My favorite paint job to date is our NYC living room that with a quick coat of butter yellow went from drab to fabulous !
Whitney says
SHINE ON ME!
I can’t wait to remodel the house we are inheriting..paint can really transform a space completely!
Kimberlea says
SHINE ON ME!
Everything in my house could be freshly painted white and I’d be happy.
Dacia says
SHINE ON ME!
Kate says
SHINE ON ME!
my wood floors are painted and need a little sprucing up…i’m sure sunny will inspire me!
Megan Minach says
SHINE ON ME!!!
I was looking through a bunch of articles, trying to come up with some ideas for my den area. i cam across this painting technique I had never heard of before. Strie painting. Strie painting is a technique that gives your walls, doors or panels a slightly striped or streaked appearance. You achieve the striped look by dragging a dry brush through a glaze mixture that was applied over a base color.
It also looks like this technique can be used on furniture as well. This technique will definitely be considered when I start redecorating my den. Easy way to transform any room or piece of furniture.
Amy Rode says
SHINE ON ME!
Jennifer W. says
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Taryn W. says
SHINE ON ME! My favorite paint project is a mural – I’m looking forward to being able to do this in our new house!
Sunny's Life in Rehab says
SHINE ON ME! The nice thing about a major house fire is I’ve gotten to repaint almost everything we own, and aqua has been my main squeeze lately.
Beth says
SHINE ON ME! I have been painting a bunch of mismatched boxes and tins white to use as storage in my craft room. Things look so much neater when the color is cohesive.
tiledsgnr says
Shine on me! I love that you can love paint today, hate it tomorrow, and CHANGE it tomorrow!
Christina says
SHINE ON ME!!
Stephanie G says
SHINE ON ME!
I’m fairly obsessed with painting-and re-painting walls. I love the difference a color can make!
Michelle says
SHINE ON ME!
I love when people use chalkboard paint on walls or doors in their kitchens! It’s such a fun way to make a space a little more interesting, and it’s super functional.
QP says
SHINE ON ME!
I love to use paint to update all the vintage Craiglist and eBay finds I use to decorate my home – so easy!
Abby B. says
SHINE ON ME!
My mother has a beautiful mirror that has a moon and stars painted around it. It’s simple yet spectacular.
Emily says
SHINE ON ME!
I love the look of subtle stripes in a bedroom and the look of painted floors. But, my most favorite use of paint has to be for a pop of color in a room, such as a unique wooden chair painted turquoise or orange. LOVE THE LOOK!
Barbara says
SHINE ON ME!
I will paint anything. Everything looks better with a fresh coat of paint!
Amy says
Shine on me! I am loving painted ceilings right now!
Shaye C. says
SHINE ON ME!
I love me some spray paint!
Miranda says
Shine on me! Pretty please with sprinkles on top!
My paint project is coming up–I’m going to do some lamps…this post gives me inspiration.
Melissa G says
Shine on Me!
Mary Ellen says
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Marlow says
SHINE ON ME!!
I recently painted our kitchen!! We had yucky laminate cabinets but really couldn’t afford to install new ones. SO we painted them white!! LOVE LOVE LOVE It
Melissa says
Shine on me!
Giffin says
SHINE ON ME!
I’m planning a wedding and I love the look of different textured vases and bowls spray painted one cohesive color. Personality and with our color scheme… don’t mind if I do!
Jessica Reeves says
SHINE ON ME!!!
We painted our ceilings a very soft shade of pink. It helps to warm up the light in the room and makes everyone have that “lit from within” glow! Makes people look fantastic in pictures too!
Ashley says
SHINE ON ME!
I love using paint to reinvent everything! From picture frames to furniture…paint definitely transforms old into new!
Jackie Sabella says
Shine on me! I recently redid my old toy storage chest from when I was a child. It was an old walnut brown, and I sanded and painted it white to go in our guest room. It looks great!
Erin says
SHINE ON ME!
I love the tone-on-tone accent wall that k.f.d. designs featured here: http://kfddesigns.blogspot.com/2010/04/accent-wall.html I’d love to try something similar in my new bedroom!
Kate says
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I’ve really been inspired by gray and yellow together. We just painted a couple of accent walls in our house gray and now I want to put up yellow frames everywhere!