Shabby Chic; Volume III

sheilavw

Thanks Emma Kate, will get some wood dye. Seen a similar stool in black and cream in TK maxx, so worth having a go at revamping my old one which we once picked up at the tip (did ask)!

emma_kate

jumblejack wrote: »

Hope you don't mind me posting this but I just want a bit of advice.

I have a very ramshackle bookcase on the landing upstairs. It is hand made and is not very impressive. There are big gaping gaps. It was waxed at some point in the past.



Will ordinary wood filler suffice and will sugar soap be enough to prep it for a Craig and rose chalky emulsion base coat with a Dulux period old English white eggshell as a top coat for distressing?

Thanks in advance.

Any advice would be great as I'm taking everything off the bookcase now to start on it

Edit:
Aargh. It never works on a phone for some reason.
It is the most recent pic on here:

http://s1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb429/jumblerjack/?action=view&current=photo-791.jpg
I will manually put it on later when the kids are booted off the computer.

I would imagine just sugar soap and emulsion will not work. Waxed pine should be painted in chalk paint not emulsion or at least sanded and primed. The primer acts as the glue between the pine and the paint and seals the knots which is VERY important when painting pine. See a piece I did on my blog about the specific pitfalls of painting pine.
http://paintedstyle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/pitfalls-of-painting-pine.html
If you use the Blackfriars problem solving primer you won't need to sand.
The holes, I don't think are a problem! My mule chest was full of gaps due to the wood shrinking and I think it adds character. You could use wood filler but it's very hard to sand back and I doubt you'd be happy with the overall effect. If you are going to distress it would just give you more surface edges to rub back which is nice. Good luck with it.

jumblejack

Emma Kate, I do have some Dulux Trade quick drying wood primer and undercoat (all in one). Would it be best to use this first then?



Ps, I love that link. It's really really helpful!!!!

emma_kate

jumblejack wrote: »

Emma Kate, I do have some Dulux Trade quick drying wood primer and undercoat (all in one). Would it be best to use this first then?



Ps, I love that link. It's really really helpful!!!!

You could use the Dulux but you'll need to sand a bit first if it's a waxed surface. And it won't be enough to stop the knots coming through in a year or so. This is why pine is a nightmare. I really reccommend the Blackfriars if you can get it.
You don't want brown knots appearing through your paint down the line...

jumblejack

I used sugar soap tonight for the first time ever and am amazed at how it seems to have stripped the wood. It's gone quite pale and dull. Weird stuff!!!

I think I'll do a good few coats of the primer undercoat on the specific knots before I think about painting. I will look out for the black friars. Is it available at most DIY places such as homebase n b&q or is it a mail order product.
I've noticed a few products being mentioned favourably such as ESP and hod podge etc. seems I have a lot to yet learn from you seasoned chic'ers!

emma_kate

jumblejack wrote: »

I used sugar soap tonight for the first time ever and am amazed at how it seems to have stripped the wood. It's gone quite pale and dull. Weird stuff!!!

I think I'll do a good few coats of the primer undercoat on the specific knots before I think about painting. I will look out for the black friars. Is it available at most DIY places such as homebase n b&q or is it a mail order product.
I've noticed a few products being mentioned favourably such as ESP and hod podge etc. seems I have a lot to yet learn from you seasoned chic'ers!

I don't know. Can you google their stockists? I have it in my specialist paint store near me but I don't go to the big stores as I can't get there.

chalkysoil

saw this - no idea what it's like but thought someone might be interested DVD - £2.25 delivered

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Modern-Paint-With-Annie-Sloan/dp/B0016YYOE2/ref=pd_sim_b_27

chalkysoil

re pine knot stains. Emma is totally right. I did a dresser with no stain blocking and there are dark patches already. I wanted it to look antique so it's not too upsetting yet, but will repaint it one of these days. A nearby mirror frame was also waxed pine, and on that I did one coat of AS chalkpaint, then used Polycell Stain Stop (got the tube version from 99p stores) in blobs on to the knots, then painted it all in AS Cp again. So far it looks good so I'm pretty hopeful it's ok.
The other day I picked up some Polycell Damp Seal from 99p stores - haven't used it yet but it may be the same stuff virtually.

chalkysoil

oh and I love everyone's pics and how lovely the rooms are.

There are lots of recipes for home made chalk paint using emulsion paint and ... X I'm so cheap I've been using polyfiller,, but not on any big pieces of furniture yet. It's been fine on outdoor garden plastic pots, glass jars etc.

jumblejack

I saw you mention that a good 20 pages or so back (I'm catching up backwards!!). I will certainly be keeping my eyes open in the stores for that one!!!

I haven't started priming yet as I have not long rinsed off the sugar soap again. I wondered if it was leaving a residue as it went really pale? Maybe that's what it looks like when its degreased?

If it dries completely before bedtime, I will let it have its first prime coat to dry overnight. Can't wait to get cracking on it but I'm dreading the sanding for distressing it. The mirror took 2 hours. Honestly!!! Probably the rubbish sanding paper though as the abrasive sand just seemed to fall of whilst in use.