Susan Tuthill

Owner at REHABArt, LLC www.rehabart.com in Fort Mill, SC.

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Contest Entries

2017 Entries

"The Glamorous Feather" Chest of Drawers

By Susan Tuthill, Owner at REHABArt, LLC www.rehabart.com in Fort Mill, SC.

Winning Category

This dresser has been refinished with a beautiful "One of a Kind" hand - painted BLINGED OUT feather design.  Glamorous embelishments such as sequence, iridescent glaze, glitter, and rhinestones are featured throughout the motif. General Finishes Antique White was used to outline the feather design and fun zentangle doodles have been hand drawn and painted with various colors. The entire piece sealed with a Gloss Spray varnish.

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"Whimsical Owl" Chest of Drawers

By Susan Tuthill, Owner at REHABArt, LLC www.rehabart.com in Fort Mill, SC.

Winning Category

This Chest of Drawers shocases a truly "One of a Kind" hand - drawn and painted design that features a whimsical owl design. The body is painted in a subtle aquamarine color and the drawer sides are decopauged with a contrasting black and white chevron fabric.General Finishes Antique White and Seagull Gray Milk Paint and various other colors were used to fill in the design.  The hardware has been refinished in an rub n' buff gold leaf and the entire surface sealed in a durable semi - gloss polyacrylic sealer. .

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"Timeless Elegance" Sideboard/Dresser

By Susan Tuthill, Owner at REHABArt, LLC www.rehabart.com in Fort Mill, SC.

Winning Category

This STUNNING french provincial style sideboard is manufactured by the popular BROYHILL furniture company and has been refinished in our new "OLYMPIC" finish. The undercoat consists of a mixture of General Finishes Antique White and Seagull Gray Milk paint. The next coat is a random blending of metallic silver and gold paint. Select areas have been heavily sanded to expose the orginal wood and to seemlessly tie in a warm and rustic feeling.

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"Ombré Balayage" Dresser

By Susan Tuthill, Owner at REHABArt, LLC www.rehabart.com in Fort Mill, SC.

Winning Category

This gorgeous "Rustic Marries Modern" American of Martinsville manufactured dresser has been refinished using one of our newest techniques called the "Ombre Balayage". This unique design created by REHABArt has been inspired by 2 of todays most popular HAIR STYLES and is truly "One of a Kind".

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"Dirty Marshmellow" 3 Unit Library

By Susan Tuthill, Owner at REHABArt, LLC www.rehabart.com in Fort Mill, SC.

Winning Category

This 3 unit Library hutch was a custom order finished for a client's office showcasing our "Dirty Marshmellow" finish.

This enormous unit was first cleaned with a mixture of water and denatured alcohol. Then primed with a single coat of Kilz primer . The next steps consisted of 2 even coats of GF's Antique White Milk Paint, heavy sanding with 60 grit sand paper in random areas, then another good cleaning finished by glazing with GF's Pitch Black Glaze Effects.

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"Abstract Gold Leaf " Credenza

By Susan Tuthill, Owner at REHABArt, LLC www.rehabart.com in Fort Mill, SC.

Winning Category

This GORGEOUS credenza features our newest finish called the "Abstract Gold Leaf". Showcasing AUTHENTIC 24 KARAT GOLD LEAF, this exquisitely unique design is inspired by the beautiful gold leaf paintings normally seen on canvas today.

Since I absolutely love creating designs that intergrate a "Modern Marries Rustic" style, I decided to give it a go and tried to recreate this artistic painting technique on furniture. 

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