Shabby Chic; Volume III

missmilly

dreaming wrote: »

That's the sort of look I want to aim for - did you sand the varnish first.

No, just washed it down with warm water with washing-up liquid, followed by two coats of Annie Sloan Old Ochre and two coats of clear wax.

hmo

missmilly wrote: »

Here's another one I did last week, it was nasty orange varnished pine, it is now painted in AS Old Ochre and finished with clear wax.

another fab project well done it looks great. i am gutted when we built this house we moved twice in 10months, first to a temp house then into here when we moved first time i gave virtually all of our furniture away, a stag writing bureau was one item which would have looked fab painted and stood in my new hall way and a corner cabinet which i saw more or less the same type painted in the AS shop yesterday, never mind we learn by our mistakes.

hmo

Scotdee wrote: »

Lovely clock you must be pleased. After I finish my office/workroom I have some As provence to paint a cheap chest of drawers for my guest room before March 1st when my friends are coming for the weekend.

I love the AS Ochre chest of drawers they look really expensive.

in the shop yesterday the man had some wooden hearts that had been painted so show the paint colours and one was done in provence, with old white mixed i couldnt decide between doing that or the duck egg, i went for the duck egg in the end with it being my first project and wasnt sure if i would get the right colour by mixing the two colours myself. it was lovely though

missmilly

hmo wrote: »

another fab project well done it looks great. i am gutted when we built this house we moved twice in 10months, first to a temp house then into here when we moved first time i gave virtually all of our furniture away, a stag writing bureau was one item which would have looked fab painted and stood in my new hall way and a corner cabinet which i saw more or less the same type painted in the AS shop yesterday, never mind we learn by our mistakes.

Thanks again, I know that feeling only too well. A few years ago we sold a house we had in France and left most of the furniture there, now I am trawling auction houses and eBay to find the very same things to upcycle :mad:

Also we are hoping to move to a smaller house soon, so I am busy painting surplus furniture to sell on, busy, busy, busy..........

In between times, I crochet, knit and sew too

dreaming

missmilly wrote: »

No, just washed it down with warm water with washing-up liquid, followed by two coats of Annie Sloan Old Ochre and two coats of clear wax.

Everyone seems to talk about chalk paint. Is it really hard wearing? I have only used eggshell/ emulsion, or gloss. Just thinking that it needs to be able to whithstand the opening/closing drawers each day. Also do you think off-white/cream would be more forgiving of a fairly inept painter than a colour?

missmilly

dreaming wrote: »

Everyone seems to talk about chalk paint. Is it really hard wearing? I have only used eggshell/ emulsion, or gloss. Just thinking that it needs to be able to whithstand the opening/closing drawers each day. Also do you think off-white/cream would be more forgiving of a fairly inept painter than a colour?

Finishing with several coats of wax or matt varnish makes it very hardwearing in my experience.

It would possibly be a good idea to start with a lighter colour before progressing to the deeper ones.

There are lots and lots of tips from everyone on here as well as on you tube, blogs and Pinterest.

Give it a go!

dreaming

missmilly wrote: »

Finishing with several coats of wax or matt varnish makes it very hardwearing in my experience.

It would possibly be a good idea to start with a lighter colour before progressing to the deeper ones.

There are lots and lots of tips from everyone on here as well as on you tube, blogs and Pinterest.

Give it a go!

Thanks. Might try doing the bedside table first then as it is the smallest. Really liked the colour you chose and your room looks very similar to mine colourwise so probably will look at creams or off whites. Really like some other ideas such as wallpaper/fabric panels on the wardrobe doors. ( Steady there dreaming, don't get too ambitious)

chalkysoil

hmo wrote: »

in the shop yesterday the man had some wooden hearts that had been painted so show the paint colours and one was done in provence, with old white mixed i couldnt decide between doing that or the duck egg, i went for the duck egg in the end with it being my first project and wasnt sure if i would get the right colour by mixing the two colours myself. it was lovely though

I've got provence and old white and am looking for a colour to paint some little antique drawers - similar to these but orangey brown pine at the moment. Do you think the mix was 50/50 or what?

chalkysoil

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Scotdee

Chalkysoil, I think when I looked on AS web site when you pick Provence from the colour chart it gives you proportions for mixing with Old White to get differing shades of provence.