Shabby Chic; Volume III

Florenceem

Pooky wrote: »

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.

It is the door frame into the hall.

Florenceem

emma_kate wrote: »

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!

So what sort of paint would you use on Ik.. shelves?
I want all my shelving for the craft room to look alike. At the moment I have 3 dark beige units plus three medium wood effect ones.

emma_kate

Florenceem wrote: »

So what sort of paint would you use on Ik.. shelves?
I want all my shelving for the craft room to look alike. At the moment I have 3 dark beige units plus three medium wood effect ones.

You could use chalk paint if you like working with it. You could also use a specific melamine paint which would give you a much flatter look and won't need any further protection. I take it they are melamine? Or you could use a super-primer and an eggshell but I think a melamine paint would be easiest as it's a one step process.:)

marris

i think i got it

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/5/p1011065z.jpg/

thanks

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. and it's big 50cm x 50cm

Nicnax

Well I spent today turning a boring brown shed

Into a pretty blue one

It looks really bright in the pic but its not as bright in real life.

chalkysoil

love the works everyone and the pics, inspiring

to get the pic to come out in your post instead of on a link, you insert it in a forum image box, which appears when you go into reply message. It's the 4th from the right of the icons just above the whiteness of the reply area. It says insert image if you hover the mouse over it. When you click on it you can insert your imageshack url, but like EmmaK said, delete the writing already in it (http://) as you'll have it in your paste & copy already.

ps 2nd from right on quick reply box

I'm trying to do my first crackleglaze with pva on a wooden candlestick, yawn paint drying time :rotfl:

Nicnax

Thanks chalkysoil, I'm on my phone so I just use the quick reply box at the bottom of the page and don't really pay much attention to all the icons lol xx

emma_kate

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I'm trying to do my first crackleglaze with pva on a wooden candlestick, yawn paint drying time :rotfl:[/QUOTE]

I tried that the other day. I hope you have more success than me!

emma_kate

marris wrote: »

i think i got it

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/5/p1011065z.jpg/

thanks

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. and it's big 50cm x 50cm

So pretty! Would cost a lot from Laura Ashley!

chalkysoil

emma_kate wrote: »

I tried that the other day. I hope you have more success than me!

I posted a before pic. I couldn't get the after pic on the post. I tied again. It refused to let me post a pic at all !! I deleted my posting efforts.

it did work, kind of, except I was too impatient as ever and didn't let the pva go tacky enough.


before



after