Shabby Chic; Volume III

esmy

Frith wrote: »

I want to update my stairs - 1970s orangey varnish in an early Victorian cottage!

Does anyone know where i could buy small pieces of arts and crafts or similar style wallpaper? Thinking of painting treads white then papering risers (if thats the right word for the step up bits!)

Samples? you could collect those you like for free from most wallpaper sellers - or maybe you could get hold of a sample book? Or would wrapping paper work?

fuddle

It looks a promising start Metranil Vavin and very nice indeed. I have shown DH your pictures. Based on them he has asked me to investigate Annie Sloan paint.

We have recently has permission from our landlord to paint very tired 80's cupboard kitchen doors but he's not been keen based on the amount of work needed (he thought) I think AS is the way forward. We have to paint them white though, but that's ok.

I do have an orange pine wardrobe and chest of drawers to get to grips with those too. Off white/ivory for those but not sure about the chalky surface on my chest of drawer tops.

chalkysoil

lucywillow wrote: »

Hello,

I'm hoping the wealth of experience on this thread can help me solve my latest DIY dilemma.

I have an old pine dining table which I'm in the process of giving a makeover. I've painted the legs in Crown 'sidewalk' paint and they've come up really well. However the table top is a patchy orange colour. It doesn't appear to be varnished so I gave it a sand down but I can't get rid of the orange. I'm wondering if the original coating was a wood stain/dye which has penetrated into the grain. Can I cover it up with another stain or varnish? I would like a medium oak colour.
I spent all afternoon today trying to cover it with a colron oak wax but it was streaky with orange showing through so I've now stripped all that off again. Arrgh! all day and I'm back to where I started:mad:
Any suggestions/advice would be most gratefully accepted.
Thanks

have a read on here http://paintedstyle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/wood-bleach-resultsand-scrubbed-pine.html


I have a pine table with painted legs that's got a table cloth on it, but every now and then I have a go at the orange top with thin household bleach, I expect it will look fab eventually

choille

Oxalyic acid is usually what is used to bleach wood - It's quite easy to get off the internet or chemist.

annem38

Metranil vamin I love what you are doing with your kitchen, I am inspired to have a go myself! Got a cream shaker style IKEA kitchen past its sell by date with the laminate coming away, just wondering whether to stick it back down or pull it all off, mind you the wood is probably not that good under enough.

Have you, or are you planning to, paint the insides of your cupboards?

Thanks anne x

Metranil_Vavin

annem38 wrote: »

Metranil vamin I love what you are doing with your kitchen, I am inspired to have a go myself! Got a cream shaker style IKEA kitchen past its sell by date with the laminate coming away, just wondering whether to stick it back down or pull it all off, mind you the wood is probably not that good under enough.

Have you, or are you planning to, paint the insides of your cupboards?

Thanks anne x

Thanks anne No, I'm not going to paint the insides of my cupboards. I can't see the point to be honest (plus I'm a lazy ar5e!)

I'm struggling to find time to crack on with it at the moment.

tricksie

fuddle wrote: »

I do have an orange pine wardrobe and chest of drawers to get to grips with those too. Off white/ivory for those but not sure about the chalky surface on my chest of drawer tops.

You can get glass cut with a bevelled edge to protect the top of your chests from wear and tear.

fuddle

Thanks tricksie. Ideally I think a bleached wood top would be better but I'm not sure if orange pine would bleach?

northwest1965

tricksie wrote: »

You can get glass cut with a bevelled edge to protect the top of your chests from wear and tear.

That's what I have ordered this week for my bedside cabinets:)

emma_kate

fuddle wrote: »

Thanks tricksie. Ideally I think a bleached wood top would be better but I'm not sure if orange pine would bleach?[/QUO


Orange pine bleaches fine! See here http://paintedstyle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/experimenting-with-wood-bleach.html
and here
http://paintedstyle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/wood-bleach-resultsand-scrubbed-pine.html

Have a try Chalky. Household bleach won't do what wood bleach can do!