Shabby Chic; Volume III

Seakay

irishgirl62 wrote: »

i am not sure I think the manual said thinner for eggshell water for emulsion and none if you are crescoting the fence.

Yes but eggshell is usually oil based so then you would use thinner. If your eggshell is water based then you should use water.

Thrifty_Sister

bexster1975 wrote: »

WHSmith has a clearance sale on. Some nice stuff including 40% off emma Bridgewater Small and Large shopping bags and Emma Bridgewater umbrella.

http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=34551189

hth

bexster:)

Love this bag - want one. No I NEED one lol
Will try and order later

hollydays

Just gradually coming to the conclusion I can paint furniture myself? I have a lovely 3 cupboard pine sideboard i got from a car boot,and see on ebay people advertise them as treated with danish oil.yesterday i bought a tin of clear from homebase is the right colour,someone else ( bit of an expert) told me some pine has a really tough laquer on it that is really too hard to remove,and to test it with a piece of glasspaper somewhere inconspicuous to see how easily it sands.
Any more tips anyone? How do you get the distressed look on the edges?

irishgirl62

At the weekend I got my table and chairs done and a set of drawers which was a wedding present and it sat in the roofspace... I didnt take a before pic of the drawers.

I used FB white tie emulison and then coated it with water based Varnish.



The Tyrone crystal vase and dish were car boot finds £1 each!!

annie-c

hollydays wrote: »

Just gradually coming to the conclusion I can paint furniture myself? I have a lovely 3 cupboard pine sideboard i got from a car boot,and see on ebay people advertise them as treated with danish oil.yesterday i bought a tin of clear from homebase is the right colour,someone else ( bit of an expert) told me some pine has a really tough laquer on it that is really too hard to remove,and to test it with a piece of glasspaper somewhere inconspicuous to see how easily it sands.
Any more tips anyone? How do you get the distressed look on the edges?

I'm not sure from your post whether you have decided to paint it or coat in Danish Oil, or a bit of both, eg painted body and oiled top surface?

For the distressed finish (on paint) some people paint a darker undercoat and a lighter top coat and then lightly sand the edges and parts that would naturally get more wear, in order to allow the darker colour to show though. Others just paint in one colour and sand the edges etc to allow the natural wood to show through.

With regards to Danish Oil, you do need a clean finish sanded right back to the natural wood, before you allow several (maybe even 6 or 8 coats) allowing the appropriate drying time between coats. I always recommend RUSTINS brand and tell people to avoid COLRON like the plague because of my own experences. Rustins gives a natural sheen and does not build up like Colron.

I have never had a problem removing varnish from modern (60s onwards) pine furniture. Shellac, which was used before then is a little harder to remove, but to be honest the only really difficult part is getting it out of intricate carving or moulding, which is doable but a pain in the neck! The really difficlut thing I have tried and failed with is removing a waxed finish. You can't oil over wax with the same success as with bare wood, and wax penetrates the wood quite deeply so you have to sand a lot off to remove every trace.

Hope that helps!

icelandic_queen

OMG irishgirl62!! your stuff is fab!! I'm a long-time lurker but I haven't got the courage to do anything yet!! Will have a go over the Easter hols and see what I can come up with.

irishgirl62

Thank you Icelandic queen, it can become very addictive!!!:rotfl::rotfl:

Annie c i have hunted high and low for rustins danish oil and cant get it over here! can get it online but p and p is £5!! I don't need it yet until I get a welsh dresser.I am hoping there will be some at the auction this Thursday night. There was nothing last thursday night I got this cabinet for £10 and a belt sander for £10

Thrifty_Sister

irishgirl62 wrote: »

At the weekend I got my table and chairs done and a set of drawers which was a wedding present and it sat in the roofspace... I didnt take a before pic of the drawers.

I used FB white tie emulison and then coated it with water based Varnish.



The Tyrone crystal vase and dish were car boot finds £1 each!!

Your furniture looks fab - love the gingham seat covers.

Kaz2904

Irish girl, I hope you are proud of yourself because you should be with makes like those. You have given a new lease of life to some old not so nice furniture and it looks delicious

Bibbitybob

I've already commented on your blog irishgirl, but those both look great. I love that cabinet you've bought too.

I finally got around to doing some makeovers today - the first was really just a new lick of paint, but there's a before photo on my blog if you're interested.



Then I finally got around to doing up my little vintage deckchair. I'm thinking of doing a mini tutorial if anyone's interested? I was so scared of doing it but it was pretty simple in the end.

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After: