Monday, October 29, 2012
Friday, October 26, 2012
Before & After China Cabinet
Hello everyone hope your having a great day. I just wanted to check in and share a quick before and after.
I picked up some great pieces recently at a auction and this is the last large piece of the group.
I loved the details and those curves! Oooh, la, la!
Here is the before.
It was painted a yucky, brown color from the 1930's and the inside back and shelves were different colors.
Without sanding I painted it with my mix of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Chantilly Gray, Tearose for the back, and just white latex for the shelves.
Once that was dry I applied a coat of clear wax and let dry. I then made a wash of ASCP Pure White & water. Using 1 part paint to 5 parts water.
I applied this to all the gray in sections wiping away with a dry cloth and leaving more white on the detailed areas.
I then distressed it and added another coat of wax inside and out.
So there you have it. I'll leave you with more pictures that I hope inspire you to give this technique a try.
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Monday, October 22, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Dutch Chocolaat Side Table
Hello everyone I hope you had a wonderful week.
It has been a little crazy around here as my daughter had her third child, a boy named Bowen, prematurely. Mother and son are fine and are suppose to be able to come home tomorrow. Isn't he just precious?!
Before all this happened I did finish a few pieces of furniture including this ca.1968 side table. I thought I had taken a before picture but was unable to find it. Sorry. It is a solid wood table and was stained with a medium, dark, orange stain.
I started out by painting the whole table with "Soldier Blue" milk paint.
I did not use the bonding agent as I wanted the table to have a distressed look. If you don't add the bonding agent to milk paint it will not adhere like regular paint in spots, and as a result you can just scrape the loose spots away and voila, your piece is distressed.
If you look at the top you can see the areas that had loose paint.
I changed my mind about what I wanted to do and painted the top only with "Old White" chalk paint. Changing her mind is still a woman's prerogative isn't it? :-)
Once that was dry I added an image from The Graphics Fairy using decoupage. I chose a Dutch chocolate ad and applied just the image with Mod Podge and free handed the words with Expresso paint and a fine, artist, paint brush.
I then applied an antique glaze tinted with Expresso paint to the entire table wiping it away with a dry cloth. After the glaze dried I took a sanding block and distressed the entire table again.
The streak across this picture is a rainbow reflection from my chandelier. I just couldn't get rid of it! lol
Once everything was completely dry I applied two coats of clear wax to seal it.
If you would like to see another post on using milk paint go here.
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Just a little reminder. Don't forget to link up this week at Transformed Tuesday. Just click the button above.
Until next time keep on creating and up-cycling!
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