No matter how bad it gets
something amazing can come from it.
To see more of this transformation:
http://blogspot.ca/2012/01/articles-de-paris-french-dressing-chest.html
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A LITTLE MILK PAINT turquoise country cabinet
I used a little sea green milk paint to achieve a great antiqued or aged effect
on this country cabinet I finished.
It didnt start out this nice.
This photo below was taken after 12 hours of repairing, priming, and replacing hardware.
The upper shelving had a missing bit I had to manufacture.
The chest top needed some repairs as well.
Once I had it all primed I distressed it pretty heavily.
I then sprayed a splatter coat of the Sea Green Milk paint over the entire piece,
which even crackled around the handles.
Photo of the Milk Paint Coat was corrupted but you can see the cracking here in a final photo.
Next I tinted more white primer with turquoise
I used 2 pots never fully mixing it so I would have a varying finish in the color.
Sanding all the way thru.
I prefer to distress after each coat adding to the depth of the finish.
I used the backer board for the top off a spare parts hutch.
I sanded it, primed it, painted it, distress it, stained it, and finally waxed it all before installing.
Its much easier that way but I know it doesnt sound like it.
Before installing the backer I had to stained and wax the rest of the piece,
it did probably take over 2 hours, pheewwf.
Im giddy with how she turned out,
Double plate rail, you couldnt ask for anything more.
Look at those curves ......... in the wood I mean.
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MEETING OVER COFFEE desk and chair set
Once upon a time in land far far away
this chair I redid and ....
this table I redid
came to meet after living in the same village for so long.
You see the cool kids didnt like them so they would never
be invited home with them to play.
But when they met each other it was love at first sight and was meant to be.
The chair had been included in a black spray session a few months back
hoping to get some new lookers.
When I saw the table and chair together it only made sense to me to paint the
now desk top to match the chair seat.
I played with my paint color and brushed and sanded against the wood grain
to achieve a similar appearance to the burlap material on the chairs seat.
I then used dark minwax ...
before I hand painted and aged this fun coffee design to the top.
BRITISH SUBWAY ART british dresser
This dresser couldnt get more British unless it was still in the UK.
Yes, it originally came from England, and now it has the British Flag pattern painted
on the face, and it even has British subway art topping it off.
The original cherry cordial finish was in pretty good condition
and its so unique I wanted to work with it.
It still has some bruises in the original finish but it is has a completely new look now.
The bright white stripping of the Union jack flag pop incredibly on this deep Burgundy color.
The original top had a large sun stain where a doily sat so the plan was hatched to cover it up.
There is over 40 different British destinations listed in the subway art, even a misspelling.
Its not an obvious one and you cant see it in the photos here so stop looking for it.
The answer to the question of how long did it take you ... many, many hours over several days.
... and GREAT PATIENCE!
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