CHALK PAINTING A GOLD MIRROR

 

When ppl see me painting a mirror frame they ask why I dont mask it off before I start.

 

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 Because you can wash ASCP right off your mirror after it dries.

 

 

 

 ASCP can also be distressed with water before waxing.

I like using wet kitchen sponges with a soft side and a coarse side.

 

 

 Once you achieve the look you want you can finish it with wax or not!

Because mirrors do not typical get handled very much you can get away with not waxing them.

Plz consider its use in your home when making this decision.

I have waxed this one because it will probably get moved around and used in future photo shoots.

 

 

Here it hangs on the wall, safe for now!

 

Be brave and paint your mirror!

 

 

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SPRAY PAINTING A GUINEA PIG christines table

 

 

This week I have been bouncing back and forth between 3 different tables.

 

This is the smallest of the bunch.

 

 

Shes a cute little table but finicky on repairs.

One leg support had to be rebuilt, all the legs needed to be shimmed and screwed,

and the drawer had to be tightened and re-glued.

 

 

I even used her as a Guinea pig during my workshops.

Here is Karen about to attack!

 

 

She is going to be used as a coffee table in Christines living space.

 

 

She was built with quarter sawn oak and now painted in a creamy white.

 

 

She looked so good in my space after the photo shoot

I let her stay dressed up for the evening. 

 

 

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FAUX MARBLE painting a dresser

 

 

 

Our furniture make over class was a great success and the trip over all was fun but Im pooped out!

Until I get all the photos in order, all my supplies restocked, and the tools put away,

Im going to show you some projects from the past and ideas I have not shared yet.

 

 

 

Its an *OLD WORLD* style dresser with a faux marble top.

 

We got this dresser many years ago. It was bright teal when we got it!

The color was very pretty but it had many stickers and the finish was damaged in several places.

It really deserved a classic finish!?

BEFORE               and                    AFTER

 

Since we redid our dressing room it really did not have a place with us any more.

So it was time to move on and let it go to a home where it could be used again.

 

Thats when it went to live in Joelles foyer!

 

 

It was meant to be!

 

The Chippendale style hardware I used was sprayed with OIL RUBBED BRONZE

from Rustoleum. Its a delicious metallic chocolate color.

 

The top has seven coats of poly in this photo but a few more were applied to

give it a thicker glassy finished look to the faux marble top.

I learned to faux paint marble long ago for an in expensive bathtub surround.

I do not have more photos or a tutorial on how to paint this but if you want to learn the

different technics, there are tons of tips, tutorials, and videos on line to help you.

 

The body color is ASCP old white with Minwax dark wax over top.

The bright teal is still inside lining all the drawers. How fun is that?

Traditional outside with a bit of fun inside.

 TIP:If you are thinking about painting the inside of your drawers remember there are several areas on the
 outer edges of drawers that rub against another part of the dresser. Paint doesnt slide well against
 other painted surfaces, and each layer of paint can make things tighter, so try to paint only one of the
 surfaces that rub and not the other. In the photo I have offered one example but the most important
place to use this tip is on the side of your drawers.
Paint either the drawer side or the inside edge of the cabinet body but not both.
Consider which one is seen more often.
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The weather here has been amazing so I have been busy cleaning the outdoor work space.

It takes time to move from indoors to out and visa versa.

 

 

Ive started many new projects with the nice weather, including more nightstands, a coffee table,

some bar stools, a vintage record table, and a pub table. I do not recommend having several projects

 on the go cause you tend not to finish any in a timely fashion, and the same is happening to me. I just

 managed to finish the chest on chest I purchased in February, but that was more to do with the

right color choices than time. I hope you like the ASCP Coco on the drawer faces cause I sure

didnt like the whole dresser painted white, it was like a giant Michelin Man for your bedroom.

 

 

I changed the hardware to these french provincial handles that I sprayed in white.

Always be sure to clean your hardware with warm soapy water before painting. 

 

 

 

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MIXING BROWN PAINT PAINTING HARDWARE COLOR LAYERING

 

 

I first showed you this big nine drawer French Provincial dresser at the beginning of the week:

http://blogspot.ca/2013/12/generosity-hard-work-and-provence.html

 

 

Painted in Provence this piece would benefit from having a dark stained top, however as I dont have

 a workshop and the outside weather was not going to allow me to strip it I had to come up with a

different plan for indoors. That plan was a distressed 4 layer paint finish.

 

 

 

I started by painting the top brown.

Annie Sloan does not have a chocolate brown paint currently so I mixed my own.

You can make brown by mixing  blue and orange, or red and green, or yellow and purple.

This is the first step to making brown but to change hue and shades be sure to read this:

http://www.wikihow.com/Mix-Paint-Colors-to-Make-Brown

 

Then I painted the top with AS Old Ochre, a strong crème color.

I waxed the edges on this layer to strengthen the white color for distressing later.

 

The 3rd layer was AS Provence, the same blue I painted the body of the dresser.

This layer was completely waxed and distressed all over.

 

Then came the final layer of the same brown you started with. I used a clear wax for my finished

 look. You could try a dark wax to get more depth but I wanted the blue showing through to hold

the same color as the body.

 

 

When working on something like this be brave and experiment. Try different distressing technics all

 on the same surface. Use different sand paper grits and try sanding before and after waxing. Trying

 new things is what will achieve new results. The top of your projects can always look different than

 the bottom and a nice large flat surface is the best place to practice.

 

The body of this dresser was done much simpler by painting a quick coat of AS Old Ochre,

followed by a good layer of AS Provence. Only clear waxing over the blue.

Below is a close up of some distressing done on the drawers with a light hand and a 220 grit sand

paper. Done right you get to see the light color of the Old Ochre showing through.

All my sanding is done by hand.?

 

The handles I used are original but they were almost a black color. I wanted a warmed up tone so I

lightly sprayed them with a Tremclad gold hammered finish. I didnt want a solid gold either so I

washed them with some acetone so they would have an aged gold feel. Acetone is the same as your

 nail polish remover.

 

 

 

 

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