Jonathon Marc Mendes
Jonathon Marc Mendes is a British furniture artist known for decorative painting, color mixes, hand-painted details, and chalk-paint techniques.
Painter
Katarina Hernandez
Kacha Furniture
Katarina Hernandez is a furniture artist and painting educator known for layered color, decorative effects, gilding, and refined painted finishes.
Katarina Hernandez quick facts
Hernandez’s quick facts cover furniture painting, layered color, decorative effects, gilding, surface preparation, and her refined painted finishes.
| Full name | Katarina Hernandez |
|---|---|
| Born | — |
| Died | — |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Movements | — |
| Paint types | Chalk-style furniture paint |
| Other media | — |
| Other materials | — |
| Painting surfaces | Wood |
| Painting methods | Layered color, blending, decorative transfers, gilding, and transforming vintage furniture |
| Common subjects | Ornate decorative motifs and stone-like painted patterns |
| Notable works | Bright French Provincial Desk Makeover · Extreme Table Makeover · Creating a Faux Stone Finish |
Sources: Kacha Furniture: About, Kacha Furniture, Kacha Furniture: Projects, and WABI: Viral furniture artist's local business.
Paint types used by Katarina Hernandez
Hernandez uses chalk-style furniture paint to build layered finishes, with examples below linking the coating to documented pieces and techniques.
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Chalk-style furniture paint
Hernandez applies chalk-style furniture paint to existing pieces, building color and decorative details around each item’s shape and earlier finish. The Kacha project archive shows her transformations of vintage and modern furniture, where the coating becomes part of a larger refinishing process rather than a stand-alone painting medium.
Sources: Kacha Furniture: About, Kacha Furniture, Kacha Furniture: Projects, and WABI: Viral furniture artist's local business.
Painting surfaces used by Katarina Hernandez
The examples below document Katarina Hernandez's use of wood, linking each surface to a named work and distinguishing it from other materials.
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Wood
Hernandez paints and refinishes wooden furniture in Kacha projects, including tables and cabinets. She prepares the existing surface, then applies color and decorative details to suit the object’s form and use. The archive documents wood as the material receiving the finish, rather than as a traditional painting panel.
Sources: Kacha Furniture: About, Kacha Furniture, Kacha Furniture: Projects, WABI: Viral furniture artist's local business.
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