Shabby Chic; Volume III

chalkysoil

gorgeous. Much envy

Florenceem

I have just realised - doh! - hadn't thought about getting paint for the woodwork in the kitchen. I suppose that is partly because - there will be so little of it to paint. No skirting boards - no windows - just the one door frame. What sort of paint should I be thinking about - Mr F said - good old white gloss. Ideas please?

Seakay

I'd be tempted to use the emulsion you will already be using and matt varnish it so that it is more robust and wipeable

Seakay

Florenceem wrote: »

I got the 3 for £1 Dulux tester pots the other day - will they work for home made chalk paint please?

I haven't heard that any emulsion is unsuitable for this - the usual message seems to be use what you have!

emma_kate

Florenceem wrote: »

Wonderful! I have never heard of the primer.

It's great when you don't want to sand a surface. This peice was 1950's so there was a risk of lead in the paint. You don't want to get lead dust up your nose. If you don't want to use chalk paint you can use this primer and it has really high adhesion and good coverage. I use it a lot. Just make sure you go for the waterbased version.

marris

i bought a frame in a charity shop. it was peach colour with a picture of teddies inside.forgot to take a picture of the original. painted the frame in white (graham & brown) and insert in pale duck egg (laura ashley) and a sample of wallpaper in the middle (laura ashley) will go in my livingroom.
how do u post a photo?

Florenceem

emma_kate wrote: »

It's great when you don't want to sand a surface. This peice was 1950's so there was a risk of lead in the paint. You don't want to get lead dust up your nose. If you don't want to use chalk paint you can use this primer and it has really high adhesion and good coverage. I use it a lot. Just make sure you go for the waterbased version.

Can I ask - why did you not use chalk paint please?

Pooky

Florenceem wrote: »

I have just realised - doh! - hadn't thought about getting paint for the woodwork in the kitchen. I suppose that is partly because - there will be so little of it to paint. No skirting boards - no windows - just the one door frame. What sort of paint should I be thinking about - Mr F said - good old white gloss. Ideas please?

Depends where the door frame is, if it leads into the hall or another room with white woodwork then stick with it, if not and it's all on its own then any thing you like. Gloss, satin or varnished emulsion will do the trick.

I do like white gloss/satin. It's durable and scrubs up well. I've just glossed the three door frames in my kitchen and hoping and praying the cats steer clear until its dry.

emma_kate

Florenceem wrote: »

Can I ask - why did you not use chalk paint please?

I would really only use chalk paint on waxed pine. I'm not a huge fan. I prefer emulsion as it goes on a lot smoother and doesn't appear brush-strokey when waxed. Chalk paint is relatively new on the painting scene and I am old school!

emma_kate

marris wrote: »

i bought a frame in a charity shop. it was peach colour with a picture of teddies inside.forgot to take a picture of the original. painted the frame in white (graham & brown) and insert in pale duck egg (laura ashley) and a sample of wallpaper in the middle (laura ashley) will go in my livingroom.
how do u post a photo?

Go to Image Shack and upload your pic. Copy and paste the direct link of that pic and when you post on here and open up the picture window, pop that code in. You'll need to remove the start of the code that's already in the box because yours will have that too. Does this make any sense?