Chalk paint furniture before and after
:: The finishing touch – these brass handles I salvaged from another old dresser. The brushed wax is the same technique I used on this Weathered Wood Dresser here. :: The AS Black Wax and applied generously around the edges and then I lightly brushed it into towards the center. :: Each layer of paint was left to dry for about two hours before applying the next color and I only sanded the very last coat before applying wax. There’s even a little wood left revealed too. I let it sit for about 30-60 seconds before I took my paint brush and blended it into the Olive and Aubusson Blue leaving little areas (like around the corners of the drawers) with the first two colors revealed. Then I took my spray bottle filled with room temperature tap water and sprayed the wet paint with the water. With both these colors painted on the dresser, you can see there are some heavy areas, light areas and even a few areas where the natural wood is still peeking through. I layered on the blue with exactly the same brush technique as the first coat in Olive. Heavy in some areas, light and feathery in others. I applied AS Olive in a random dry brush technique. I wanted this empire dresser to have depth and rich-blended-jewel-tones while looking old-world-distressed. :: I gave the rest of the dresser a light sanding with 180 grit and then wiped away all the dust with a tack cloth. :: Then I patched and fixed all the missing veneer and old hardware with Bondo and sanded the Bondo smooth. :: I started by cleaning the entire piece with water, TSP, and a scrub brush. I should warn you, it gets a whole lot ugly before it starts looking good.
#Chalk paint furniture before and after full#
YOU CAN SEE MY FULL DISCLOSURE HERE.įor all the years I’ve been painting furniture, I still find layering paint to be a little intimidating. THIS POST CONTAINS AFFILIATE LINKS TO PRODUCTS USED. I used the simplified version of her technique on this empire. I recently saw Debi from Debi’s Design Diary (I’ll include a link below) using a similar technique to create a vibrant piece of furniture. I was feeling adventurous and tried a new layering technique that involves painting a trio of colors in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint using a brush, a spray water bottle, and some black wax. This piece was a real treat to work on because I don’t come across empire dressers too often. For those of you who wrote in saying you were sick, I hope you’re taking good care of yourself and feeling better too! x
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The flu has left the building and I’m feeling much better.
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Hi guys, thanks for all your well wishes.