The color was what I like to call three pack a day yellow. My Dad had been a smoker and even through he's been gone over 25+ years the nicotine yellow remained.
The top had long ago been covered in contact paper, to protect it or cover a damaged top, I am not sure! Not very pretty though!
I've been dying to try out Annie Sloan Chalk paint. One of the bloggers I follow at http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/ is always gushing about this paint. Her furniture pieces are always to die for. So I finally took the plunge and ordered some. The color I ordered is french linen.
After sanding down the chest, I painted flat black stripes in the grooves along the front of the doors. I also painted the handles in a flat black.
After painting and sanding down the grooves to expose the black, I buffed in some Old English dark wood scratch cover over the entire piece. This gave it a really nice depth. I finished off the entire chest with a coat of wax, buffing it when it was dry.
So here's the finished piece. It looks great in our newly finished basement, which I will feature another day. I think Mom would be very proud of this piece, and me!
Good job. I do love that color, too. You do know you don't have to sand first before using this paint. Thanks for the mention and welcome to blogging.
ReplyDeleteI am trying to add myself as a follower, but for some reason the thing comes up like you get if you are already a follower. Must be a darn blogger issue again. I will try again.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to blogging! My friend Kim just told me about your blog. I host a newbie party every Monday and would love for you to join in. THIS Monday however, is a magazine copy cat challenge that I host once a month so there will be no newbie party. Hope to see you soon. I love your makeover, you did a fantastic job.
ReplyDeleteI like the French Linen! What a great idea about using Old English. I like the Distressed look of your piece! I am your newest follower. Hope you can visit me sometime soon:)
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