The first piece I painted was a dresser. It turned out ok, but since then I've watched a lot of tutorials on ASCP. Plus, I'm planning on antiquing or painting the hardware because I'm not crazy about it. It's too white! I used Duck Egg Blue on the dresser with a coat of clear wax and a coat of dark wax, and did very little distressing.
So, onto the buffet! Here are a few before pictures.
When I was cleaning this piece up and getting it ready to paint, I couldn't help but think about who might have owned it before me. Where did they live, were they happy?..... While scraping candle wax off of it I pictured it in a dinning room with a family sitting around the dinner table telling stories about their day, or an elderly couple sitting at the table sharing dinner together and holding hands. I don't know much about antiques, so I have no idea when this piece might have been made, but it seems pretty old to me.
I got my inspiration for this buffet from Pinterest and paintinmyhairboutique.com. I used a mixture of Graphite and French Linen.
After applying two coats of paint I distressed it with sandpaper, trying to distress where it would naturally wear.
I felt the distressing on the bottom drawer was a little much so I painted over it and tried again.
Better!
Next was a coat of clear wax followed by a coat of dark wax.
My finished buffet!..... Now I'm searching for the perfect pieces of ironstone to display on it!
Blessings,
Julie Wagner
It looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteWow! That is beautiful, Julie.
ReplyDelete-Brandy Lamb
Thank you Brandy!
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