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Shabby Chic; Volume III
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The corner unit is looking better now.
I have started on some storage units and bookcase. The storage units are light and seem to be coming up okay.
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However the bookcase - from Argoo is not covering very well. It has a shiny surface - I don't want to attempt sanding as it is such a cheap unit - may fall to bits.
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Decluttering Achieved - 2023 - 10,364 Decluttering - 2024 - 8,365 August - 0/45
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Hmm, the inside looks like it's not sticking. Let it dry and see if it passes the fingernail test. If not, wipe/ sand it off and try again with some melamine paint?0
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Fingernail test?Decluttering Achieved - 2023 - 10,364 Decluttering - 2024 - 8,365 August - 0/45
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have you tried adjusting your recipe? More paint, more plaster of Paris, more stirring, less water. In the photo it looks like neat thinnish emulsion, which doesn't stick all that well to laminate type stuff. Mind you the first coat of anything looks scary and thin.0
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this dvd rack was a dark brown Ikea one (the little table & lamp stand are also chalk paint)
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close up of a side panel in the kitchen which is ancient laminate. I really piled it on thick on this, ages later it's still sticking nicely despite being above the electric kettle. took the pic out as its done it's job0
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Thanks - I will add more paint and POP. The recipe I used was 2 cups of paint - 5 Tbsp POP + 3 Tbsp water.chalkysoil wrote: »close up of a side panel in the kitchen which is ancient laminate. I really piled it on thick on this, ages later it's still sticking nicely despite being above the electric kettle.
Decluttering Achieved - 2023 - 10,364 Decluttering - 2024 - 8,365 August - 0/45
GC NSD 2023 - 242/365
2023 Craft Makes - 245 Craft Spends 2023 - £676.03/£400
Books read - 2023 - 37
GC - 2024 4 Week Period £57.82/£100 NSD - 138
2024 Craft Makes - 240 Craft Spends 2024 £426.80/£5000 -
Did you just paint the chalk paint directly onto the DVD rack? I have z3 of them that need painting!0
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I washed & dried it first - didn't even bother to prise out the little studs that are shelf supports! I think it had 3 coats of ASCP old white and a coat of Wilko varnish0
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The fingernail test; can you scrape the paint off with a fingernail when it's fully dry. If you can, it's not working.
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