My mom has always changed things around her home: curtains, placemats, rugs, and whatever else she could refresh. This time, she turned her attention to the figures in her garden.
Painting the garden girl and her companion
She painted her plain garden-girl statue, then gave another garden figure a makeover too. I liked seeing familiar pieces refreshed instead of replaced. The two figures together prompted my joke about Mom starting an outdoor garden dating site.
The original post presented them as before-and-after examples, but those photographs are no longer present in the surviving article. It does not record the paint colors, products, preparation, or finishing method, so this is a note about her project rather than a painting tutorial.
A family habit of changing things up
Mom's projects reminded me where my own interest in decorating began. My sister also brings creative ideas to the mix. The garden figures were another small example of Mom finding something already at home and giving it a different look.
You can see more of her outdoor space in my mom's garden tour.
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