Shabby Chic; Volume III

emma_kate

steve_2012 wrote: »

thanks pooky and chalkysoil.
i will look into all you have wrote and have been having a google read around this morning.
i am in the process of trying to explain to the wife that we dont necessarily need farrow and ball, i think this will be slower work than the actual painting.

Some of the F&B colours are similar to Wilkinsons own brands which I use a lot and are very good quality. You can do a small item of furniture with 2 or 3 tester pots. So £2 or £3.
Also Dulux trade paints can match any shade...read between the lines here. Their tester pots are more expensive but bigger.
I think you need to definitely start small and as cheaply as possible if you want to make a profit. Expensive paint is just going to make it less profitable unless you're doing top of the range dining sets etc.

Seakay

steve_2012 wrote: »

i am new too this/these threads and there is so much too go through it will take days too digest.
i am hoping that some of you could suggest some paint brands and its type rather than me have too skim each page trying to find small snippets.
i want to go through the thread but would like to start pricing up paint now.
i intend doing several bits of furniture.
i know many websites including here state farrow and ball but to be honest i think the prices for this paint is ridiculous, i am hoping there are more sensible paint i can use at least to get going with and when i know what i am doing and move to bigger and more valuable pieces maybe i would be prepared too buy this expensive paint.
any general start up advice would be good, i have half an intention of doing this as a hobby come second income but dont really want to splash large amounts right away.
i am in the building trade and can do most jobs so i am not a complete novice just think it might be a nice hobby/job.
i also know that you should buy the best materials for the job which i insist on in my trade but i also know that the dearest is not necessarily mean best in fact it rarely does imo.
thanks in advance.

no need to skim everything - got to top of the page, click on search this thread, put in keywords and search

this works for all the threads on this site

Many places have a range of heritage colours now - F&B used to be the only ones.
Dulux, B&Q, Craig and Rose for instance

steve_2012

thanks emma kate and seakay.
so am i right in now assuming that any half decent matt emulsion is okay too use "on small value jobs" and that F+B is good and probably a better emulsion but "a label" and over priced.
for a harder wearing finish or difficult to prep jobs you would move onto acrylic eggshell or maybe annie sloans chalk paint.
i realise that just scratches the surface but is that the very basic jist of it or have just wasted a saturday

chalkysoil

that's about right! The variables are the type of furniture and it's current finish, and the use it's going to get.

I like chalk paint because I like zero preparation, but if you are willing to clean and sandpaper you can get a much smoother posher finish with emulsion. Other fashionable emulsions are Laura Ashley and Little Green. F & B, L A & LG all have lovely colour ranges. I like mixing up my own colours, and saving wads of money

You have to think about the finish ( if any) I use AS wax or Wilkos matt clear varnish.

A good way to start is to haunt upmarket shops that sell refurb shabby stuff and stroke their dressers and see what you like in the way of end results - it varies from pretty in white and grey to heavily distressed in mustards and khaki type colours etc.

steve_2012

thanks chalkysoil.
i am thinking just to get going something along these lines but probably smaller tins of the colour.
http://www.wilko.com/interior+exterior-paint/wall+ceiling-paint/icat/mpaint?sort=manual&order=ascend&q=*&perpage=12&parentCategoryRef=mpaint&pdxtbrandn=Wilko+Durable
http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10151&langId=110&q=QUICK+DRYING+PRIMER+UNDERCOAT&pp=20&r_1=1|Brands|Homebase|1&browseMode=G
http://www.wilko.com/interior+exterior-paint/wall+ceiling-paint/icat/mpaint?sort=manual&order=ascend&q=*&perpage=12&parentCategoryRef=mpaint&pdxtbrandn=Dulux+Matt
any opinions on these would be great.
i didnt want too spend this much on the initial attempt but the small tins work out so much dearer and the primer will always have a use.
if im too make a real go at this i think as stated, chalk seems to be the way.
the nearest i can get annie sloans is about 30 miles away and £7.50 p+p is a bit steep (no stockists in norfolk)
so i might look into the plaster of paris method in a bit more detail.

chalkysoil

I've never used the home base primer - I use Wilkos. Unvarnished pine needs knot blocking primer. Rarely some old varnished furniture (circa 1930) for me, bleeds a pink stain.

I have picked up loads of little stools/tables at boots & charity shops for £2 each, something like that is a good place to start. Have you/family any left over emulsion in the shed? Most people do!

chalkysoil

bigger table £6 charity shop , small was £2



one of my first ever chalkpaint tables

steve_2012

ive recently decorated and have several emulsions and some bathroom emulsions all in various shades of what i call magnolias although there creams light to dark, some are wilko, some dulux.
im now off too a large booty too find a few small projects.
i didnt select the wilco primer too link as they only had 750ml ones @ about £8 http://www.wilko.com/wood+metal-paint/wilko-quick-dry-primer-and-undercoat-white-750ml/invt/0188965?VBMST=white%20primer so i thought it was a bit on the dear side.
my problem is i tend to go too deep into things and only like to do the real deal, im going to have to stand back a little and practice a bit first.
also the wife is driving me bloody mad about F+B oxford stone which her friend has used on a telephone table type of thing (very similar too the one in your pic) that she gave the wife and she want a match on a large ish set of drawers that are in the hall currently in sealed pine (not waxed i dont think).
i just dont see the point on buying £40 F+B, primer etc etc on a piece currently worth £60 to £80 as it is and potentially making it worth less.
im still working on the wife, as of course she is doing too me :mad:

deborah007

Pooky wrote: »

A before and after pic of part of my kitchen are available in the usual place (please don't copy pictures across to here, I keep them elsewhere for a reason)

it's beautiful - and I love that flooring even more now I can see it in the context of the whole kitchen.

Well done Pooky :T - I am sure you are very proud of yourself and so you should be!

D x

emg

steve_2012 wrote: »

i just dont see the point on buying £40 F+B, primer etc etc on a piece currently worth £60 to £80 as it is and potentially making it worth less.
im still working on the wife, as of course she is doing too me :mad:

Are you planning to sell it or look at it? Furniture generally depreciates in value (unless you are buying collectable antiques). I would think of the spend more in terms of 'is it worth spending that amount to make me smile everytime I look at it?' and also how much it would cost to buy a ready-painted piece from new. I would spend £40 on a duvet cover or a pair of shoes that wouldnt be looked at as often or last half as long as a done up piece of furniture.

TEAM WIFE lol!