Chest, dresser?? call it what you'd like !!
You have to see the before and after pictures of this project!!
Not only they look exactly the same (but with a different colour) lol
but Charlie posed like he never did before!!
You have to see the before and after pictures of this project!!
Not only they look exactly the same (but with a different colour) lol
but Charlie posed like he never did before!!
Since my passion (obsession) for French Country and Shabby stuff is now officially "out of control" I've decided I had enough gold and earthy yellow tones in my house and I'm changing every corner inch by inch painting whatever I can get my hand to in white.
This dresser/chest or bar (that's what I used it as before) was my first victim...
I really like the carved details in this piece and I want to put it back in my French dining room so I had to paint it white but with a little twist..
I gave the entire piece one coat of white flat
paint and I let it dry.
This dresser/chest or bar (that's what I used it as before) was my first victim...
I really like the carved details in this piece and I want to put it back in my French dining room so I had to paint it white but with a little twist..
I gave the entire piece one coat of white flat
paint and I let it dry.
I mixed a little bit of the white paint i used for the first coat
and some "old" white craft paint for the second coat because I wanted a little bit of warmth and the first white was too "sterile" for me.
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It worked beautifully!!
I did the second coat with that mixture but I didn't pain the sides.
For the side I had a better plan...
See how it goes in sort of like a recessed panel?
Well, I got my good old shoe polish (black)
and a rag and I painted it.
In one direction, up to down - non stop.
and a rag and I painted it.
In one direction, up to down - non stop.
Then I grabbed my rag and with the same up and down
motion I dried all the excess polish off the chest.
I had to retouch the inside panels with
a small brush but it worked out fine.
then it was "fun" time.. I started sanding the sides looking for a worn out feel.
Like this one...
Then it was time to sand the corners and carvings
details of the chest...
Looking back to about 1 hour before I remembered all the yellow and I was very pleased with it's new shabby look, don't you agree??
This was a real success!
oh douce France!
*** UPDATE ***
Here's a link to the DIY for the stencil applied to this beautiful chest.
http://www.muchocrafts.com/2015/04/diy-french-stencil-on-dresser.html
I love the after! Great work. I also love Charlie!
ReplyDeleteLOL!
DeleteThanks Raye.......Charlie is really loving the attention !! :0)
No offense, but you don't use shoe polish on wood. Wood needs paint specifically made for wood so it protects it, keeps it from drying out and over time becoming brittle. I thought the golden yellow it was, was beautiful! Was following you as thought you were a expert as DIY but apparently not by this post.
ReplyDeleteHi "Anonymous", Its too bad you were disappointed by my lack of expertise on furniture re-furbishing :0( Perhaps the name "MuchoCRAFTS" and the general content of my Blog should had hint you from the beginning .. I don't do crafts for money, I don't sell anything I make (or at least for now) and nowhere on my blog I have implied I am a professional furniture refurbish-er... I take pride however, on altering and re-doing all kind of things using non-conventional methods...... that's my craft!!
DeleteThanks for visiting and please come back for other non-conventional projects, maybe you'll find one you would agree with.
Gracias!
Victoria, I think your use of shoe polish as an alternative finish is a stroke of genius! You definitely think outside the box!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your blog - your creativity is admirable - and I wish you continued success!