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Shabby Chic; Volume III
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That looks really good Steve.
What colour is the paint - it's really nice?0 -
thanks p00, choille.
it was just 2 coats of chalk then a satin with no chalk in mid cream, creamier than lt looks in the photo.
i picked this up when buying some other pieces a year or so back, think it was just chucked in as a freebie as the house was being cleared.0 -
On my monitor it's looking like a slight pale mauve-grey colour. It's a shade I am thinking of for my kitchen - once it's built! It looks great - really good finish on it.
I bought a 'new' kitchen on gumtree & like the doors but they are wood & I wanted a painted kitchen, so I've started painting the doors a grey, but I want to paint the walls a mauve-grey. I have bought a huge vintage cupboard that I will paint to match the unit doors, but I will need to put a sealer on the painted surfaces or they will soon get grubby.0 -
you could just use acrylic eggshell, i used some on what is now a shoe cupboard and it takes quite a battering and still looks like new.0
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I am using eggshell - do you think it will be cleanable?
It cost me a fortune coz I bought it from a paint co on-line out of impatience = I live in the middle of no where. I0 -
I am using eggshell - do you think it will be cleanable?
It cost me a fortune coz I bought it from a paint co on-line out of impatience = I live in the middle of no where. I
well ive only used it once and its great.
from what ive read on the net its the best option there is for kitchen units but im no expert in this so might be worth double checking.
acrylic i believe is not quite as good long term but the ease of use and a little patience gives a great finish, ive never used oil based eggshell but again the net says much harder to get a great finish.0 -
Because the finish on the doors was a sort of polyurathane [sp?] I did sand, but used a base coat that ran & ran, so I've had loads of sanding, but the finish is good - really quite flat, but I can see the brush strokes from the base coat. I know I sound a bit sad, but I will get there in the end. I got some great porcelain knobs & brushed finger grip chrome handles from screw fix & they were so cheap compared to elsewhere.
I did only pay £100 for the units that are brand new, so I shouldn't be moaning about the cost of the paint. When I saw the price of new kitchens I just couldn't get my head around it - so this will be my only way to have what I want.
Thanks for your thoughts.0 -
Oh mt goodness, I could spend all night reading this thread .. I probably will! But a quick question I wanted to ask....
Has anyone used normal emulsion to paint furniture? I was planning to paint some dining chairs, but I've got bogged down with sanding the whole set! I was thinking of changing to using Annie Sloan paint instead of sand/prime first ...
But how do you think it would work out if I just painted the emulsion straight on to the mahogany chairs without sanding?
Or alternatively, how would it be if I didn't sand but used a primer coat?
Please reply if you've tried these out! I really want the chairs done but I'm losing the will to live!
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i doubt it would work out great hoploz.
all you need is a bag of plaster of paris from hobbycraft or similar.
then using the emulsion you have measure ie: 300mml of the paint, 100ml of the powdered plaster, and 100ml of water.
slowly add the powder to the water mixing all the time keep pouring the powder till you have used the 100ml and it is well dissolved into the water.
then add the POP (plaster of paris) mix to the 300ml of paint and mix this in for a mnute.
then paint away.
measuring spoons are handy for getting your mls of powder, one TBS measure from a measuring spoon is 15ml
basically the mix is 3:1:1 paint, POP and water, you can cut down the water by 25% and you can always add a touch more water if it starts to thicken too much, but this time of year its not really an issue.
one thing id really recommend buy from wilkinsons is a couple of "tight mesh" tea strainers @50p, you can use this 2 ways, after mixing the POP with the water and as you are adding it to the paint sieve it through a tea strainer, also after the mix has been mixed for an hour or so pour it through the tea strainer into a new paint pot.
this sounds like messing around but it takes no time and is virtually guaranteed to give you a smoother mix.0 -
Thank you - Does this make 'chalk paint' which then means you can paint it straight on then? I am interested!0
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