Interest for Woodworking: painted

I have never had a dining room and the table we had when I was a child was in a corner just off the

kitchen. So I have never had a nice big dining table to decorate or invite friends and family to sit at.

When you have never had something you arent quite sure you miss it or not but looking at all the

wonderful and amazing dining rooms all over the internet and especially in blog land it is hard not to

want one. Well no matter how good I am at juggling my projects and work spaces there will never be

room for a dining table here in the trailer.

I usually pass on dining tables cause of the space issues I have but this one came in the summer

when I thought I could get to it in the nice weather. I did start it then but didnt finish it till recently.

It is very much like my Tuscan Server I did last year

http://blogspot.ca/2012/11/the-benefits-of-dark-wax-tuscan-blue.html

It first starts with a white layer of chalk paint and then a second layer of soft turquoise blue.

The left leg is painted in the blue and clear waxed.

The right leg has then been dark waxed.

Here the left leg has been dark waxed and sanded with 220 grit to expose the white and wood.

It also lightens the dark wax effect all the way down the leg.

The completed table is on display and available to purchase at BRICK & MORTAR LIVING

PAINTED MID CENTURY DRESSER spanish console

Minggu, 27 Maret 2016

I thought this dresser looked very Spanish these four arches across the front,

so I nicknamed it the Spanish Console.

It almost looks like 12 small drawers but it really is only 6 drawers, 3 on each side.

I changed the original hardware for mini ceramic knobs hand made in India.

I opened the center up for a shelf by taking out 3 center drawers and painting inside.

I worked on this piece in sections and over a few weeks because Im very limited with space

so it is hard for me to work on a piece that is 71" long effectively.

I added wonderful large loft style castors so it would move easy and look great.

I saved the warm walnut finish on top and found a matching shelf for inside.

It was used as a TV console before I got it so the transformation into a Media Center only made sense.

BEFORE AFTER
I dont have a loft space to photograph it in but try to imagine how magnificent it would be
in that kind of home.

ANNIE SLOAN THE PAINTED LEATHER CHAIR

Minggu, 28 Februari 2016

(Sounds like an adventure novel if you ask me)

Everyone has been asking to learn more about my painted leather chair, even Annie Sloan herself has been getting impatient with me. I didnt want to get everyone excited about something that might be a fail so the plan was to wait and finish this post now during the holidays offering some time and use to report how it is holding up. Unfortunately the trials of life stepped up this week to give us a warning.

Dec 24th was for last minute grocery shopping, a few small gifts and visiting with friends.

My well laid Christmas plans quickly changed first thing as the caller explained my Mother was on her way to the hospital having a stroke. It ended up being mild and she was home that same night to recover. My family spent the next 36 hours filling in where they were needed to get all her cooking, cleaning, wrapping, and decorating done. The holiday definitely had a different meaning for the grown ups and the kids simply asked why grandma was using a cane. I want to thank those who have sent messages, well wishes, and prayers.

Now its time to get back to the famous painted leather chair.

I think this has been my favorite painted chair project so far, maybe because Im keeping it.

Here is a look at some of my other painted upholstery.

My Union Jack chair and my French Berger chair were both very successful

and both offer different ways to redo upholstery with paint.

My painted leather parlour chair has settled into my space well

and I dont see it going anywhere soon.

It all started last summer when I got two of these chairs. You cant see it in these photos but there

was a lot of damage to the underside including the frame and leg that needed to be reinforced.

The original leather on the seats is old and worn with cracking which will crack the paint.

More on that at the end.

I sprayed the right chair in ASCP and distressed the frame with 220 sand paper.
When using my sprayer the paint is always watered down slightly, more info on my sprayer here:
http://blogspot.ca/2011/07/to-spray-or-not-to-spray-paint-sprayer.html
The color of the white chair is a 50 - 50 mix of AS Old White and Pure White.