HOW FAR DOES ANNIE SLOAN GO red dresser

After the hustle and bustle of working with my Chair for Charity,

getting it to the photographer early, and Georges accident and ER visit,

I have finally finished one of the dressers I previously started.

 

 

Isnt this color amazing, the knobs made me do it!

 

I have been wanting to show you how far Annie Sloan Chalk Paint can really go.

 

 

This little pot of ASCP in Emperors Silk (seen above)

covered this vintage 4 drawer dresser (shown below)

and I still have some left in the pot.

 

 

On average I can paint 4 pieces this size with a regular size can,

but it also depends on your original finish and what you want to achieve.

 

 

The original finish did lend its self to red so take that into consideration when choosing your color.

I did also paint the top but changed my mind and washed it off. 

 

This dresser is probably at least 100 years old. You should see the construction its amazing.

The story as we were told when we purchased it was

it spent many years through the middle of the 20 century

on Campobello Island on the east Coast of Canada.

The owners uncle was a Canadian senator with a vacation home there

and friends with Franklin Delano Roosevelt who often visited as the Roosevelts also

vacationed on Campobello.

 

 

Before I gave him his new color and a shiny top

I fixed all the issues that had arisen with age.

 

My full post about my charity chair is still coming

included with that will be some pretty pictures Glam It Up Photography took.

 

 

It does appear I spelt *AVAILABLE* wrong, but I love this picture.

Glam it Up Photography took my imperfections and made them look amazing.

 

Plz do not send me emails, my claim to fame is wood working not spelling,

and I recall I was yelling at my mischievous printer at the time I was writing it.

Its all the printers fault!

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TIPS FOR DISTRESSING primer red dresser

 

 

 

 

A lot of ppl are nervous about how to distress, how much to distress, or even if they should distress.

The first questions is how ... there are many different methods and tools that you can use but the

simplest and easiest to understand is sand paper. When I sand I use 80 (course) 120 (medium) 220 (smoother).

 

 

**The following information applies to sanding ASCPs.**

 

220 (smoother) can smooth out a finish, remove drips, and do some light edge distressing.

120 (medium) removes paint quicker and in larger sections.

80 (course) is very aggressive and should be used with great caution.

 

The first place to sand is your edges, this defines the shape of your project.

Secondly consider where natural wear is, like hands always touching the drawer pull.

 

I distressed this piece to match an inspiration photo I have (source unknown). Be aware that too much

 flat surface distressing is not desirable and always keep your sand paper moving in the direction

of the grain. Natural wear spots are made when the surface has been rubbed over time and in turn the wood grain shows. If you start crossing the grain with your sand paper it will look like a hack job.

Most electric sanders move in an orbital motion there fore I only hand sand when distressing with sand paper.

 

Good luck with your next distressing project, be brave and bold but remember the rules.

 

 

 

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