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| Adorable Table with working center drawer. When I found this it was painted a Neon Yellow! I painted it in Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint in Old White. Sorry no Before Picture. I painted the drawer pull in a Pewter paint color. I applied Annie Sloan's clear soft wax, and buffed it good. So Adorable! |
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| When I found this Pine Coffee Table it was painted heavily, and would require stripping to do what I wanted to do with it. Sorry no before pictures. After I applied my stripper THREE times, the paint was finally off!! I also needed to sand it with sandpaper and went over it with steel wool as well. I painted the bottom half of table with Annie Sloan's Chalk paint in Graphite. I rubbed on an Antique Stain on top, letting it dry between coats. |
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| The French Advertisement was downloaded from Graphic Fairy, and I had it enlarged at staples. I colored the back of the enlarged print with Oil Pastel Chalk. I then turned it over and centered it in the middle of the table, and went over the letters with a Pencil pressing with medium force. When I was done I lifted the Print, and below were the transferred letters. I hand painted the Advertisement with a mixture of Black Acrylic and Black Latex paint. I applied two more coats of Antique Stain. After that was dry I applied a clear layer of Polyurethane on the top. |
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| I love the weathered look of the pine with all it's nicks, made all the more visible by the stain. |
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| A great table you would not be afraid to put your feet up on! |
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| BEFORE This was a very simple Corner Desk that I found. I loved the french lines. |
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| I knew as soon as I saw it, that I would be painting it Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Duck Egg Blue. I also used her Old White Paint as well. |
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| I kept the original Gold Trim, and I sanded the edges. |
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| I applied Annie Sloan's Clear Soft Wax, and also her Dark Soft Wax, removing some and adding more, as I moved along. I hope you enjoy this little Gem! |
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| Set up time was 7:30 to 9:00 am. The skies opened at 8:15 am and never stopped!!! |
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| It took forever for The Atlantic Highlands Historical Society to call a Rain-date! A lot of people had no tent to protect their wares. |
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| I loaded up and called it a day!! Better luck next year!!!! |
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| I found this great dresser on my travels. I didn't find out until I got home that the two bottoms drawers are lined in cedar! Nice surprise! I always clean my furniture before sanding or painting. After cleaning this dresser, I sanded the entire exterior and then removed the hardware. I decided to make my own chalk paint following Elizabeth & Co. recipe. I used one of Behr's Aqua paints. |
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| I applied three coats of the Aqua Chalk Paint. |
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| I replaced the original knobs with glass knobs. I used a decoupage technique on the Chippendale handles that I found from Diane at InMyOwnStyle.With a medium grade sandpaper, I sanded the edges all over the dresser to give it a distressed look. |
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| The end result is a very beachy chic dresser for sale! Price upon request-SOLD |
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| My client Patty wanted to turn her daughter's old toy chest into a chest that would hold blankets and throws in her living room. She was repainting her living room using three colors from Behr's paint line at Home Depot (Classic Taupe, Adobe Straw, and Earth Tone). Her living room was going to have a Southwestern style to it. My client wanted to incorporate the colors from a painting in her living room in the chest. To do this, I added Teal to the colors listed above. |
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| One of the colors in the painting was a beautiful Teal. So I wanted to have that be the first layer of paint. This way when I sanded the edges at the end, the Teal would show through. |
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| The second color I used was Classic Taupe. I painted the inside of the chest with Adobe Straw. Then I used a dry brush to apply the Adobe Straw over the Classic Taupe on the exterior. |
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| I then added Earth Tone on the exterior. I applied Annie Sloan's Clear Wax all over the exterior followed by her Dark Wax. I took the above picture before using the Dark Wax on the bottom of the chest. You can really see the contrast between the two Waxes and texture they create. |
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| Here you can see the difference between the interior and exterior of the chest. |
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After sanding the edges of the chest, the Teal kind of peeks through. This creates a distressed and vintage look to the chest as if this was something my client found on her trip through the Southwest.
Happy Creating!
~Catherine |
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| This is the finished product of a desk I made for Kim, a client, and her daughter, Amanda. |
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| I sanded down the entire desk and chair. I used Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint ( ASCP ), in Old White. The client wanted the desk to match her daughter's already existing bedroom furniture, which was Cream in color. Her daughter loved the colors Purple, Pink, and Aqua, with Purple being her favorite. They did not want it over the top girly, as Amanda is sporty too. |
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| When you add paint to the molding on furniture, then the hidden details really pop. Here you can see the little diamond pattern emerge. I decided I would paint this a Deep Purple color. |
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| I painted the bottom drawer with the Deep Purple and Medium Pink in a striped pattern. The background was ASCP in Old White. The middle drawer was kept simple and painted in Old White. The handles on the bottom two drawers were painted in the Deep Purple. The top drawer was Decoupaged with an adorable wrapping paper that has butterflies and flowers in Purples, Pinks, and Lime Green. The background of the paper was Cream so it was just perfect! The center drawer was also kept simple with Old White Paint. I Added Purple Daisy Knobs to the long middle drawer, and to the Decoupaged drawer. It was pure luck that I found them! The chair was painted in the Old White with the back spindles in Deep Purple and Medium Pink like the stripes on the drawer. I also painted some of the rings on the legs of the desk Deep Purple and Medium Pink. I added a light coating of Minwax's Fast Drying Polyurethane to both the Desk and chair. |
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| AFTER: A great desk and chair to grow with. |
