Shabby Chic; Volume III

domesticgoddess789

Good evening everyone,

I was wondering if any of you could help a complete newbie out? Having seen some of your lovely creations, I would love to paint my table and chairs and a bookcase white but am completely clueless :eek:

Can you please tell me what sort of paint I will need to buy?

Many thanks

hmo

danemi1 wrote: »

all 3 look absolutey wonderful - its all wetting my appetite - must start up again soon!

thank you i love how they turned out too

hmo

pinkhayley789 wrote: »

Good evening everyone,

I was wondering if any of you could help a complete newbie out? Having seen some of your lovely creations, I would love to paint my table and chairs and a bookcase white but am completely clueless :eek:

Can you please tell me what sort of paint I will need to buy?

Many thanks

i have a table and chairs half painted too, they were that awfull orangey coloured pine i am painting them to put in our holiday let not sure how long they will last but will do a tempory measure.

i normally use crown makeover cupboard primer, several coats then i use satin white gloss all water based (easier for cleaning brushes)

but on the projects i have shown above i used farrow and ball estate eggshell 'all white' as the top coat on the table and for the chair and stand i ran out of my usual primer and bought something called cabinet coat acrylic satin enamel its a primer and top caot all in one i did the stand 5 times and the chair 6 and its a great finish

domesticgoddess789

hmo wrote: »

i have a table and chairs half painted too, they were that awfull orangey coloured pine i am painting them to put in our holiday let not sure how long they will last but will do a tempory measure.

i normally use crown makeover cupboard primer, several coats then i use satin white gloss all water based (easier for cleaning brushes)

but on the projects i have shown above i used farrow and ball estate eggshell 'all white' as the top coat on the table and for the chair and stand i ran out of my usual primer and bought something called cabinet coat acrylic satin enamel its a primer and top caot all in one i did the stand 5 times and the chair 6 and its a great finish

Thankyou so much for that. So I need satin paint? I was looking at this stuff
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9414758&fh_view_size=12&fh_location=%2f%2fcatal!!!1%2fen_GB&fh_search=1829+eggshell&fh_eds=%c3%9f&fh_refview=search&isSearch=true

Is this for walls? Would this not work on furniture? Sorry for all the silly questions!

hmo

pinkhayley789 wrote: »

Thankyou so much for that. So I need satin paint? I was looking at this stuff
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9414758&fh_view_size=12&fh_location=%2f%2fcatal!!!1%2fen_GB&fh_search=1829+eggshell&fh_eds=%c3%9f&fh_refview=search&isSearch=true

Is this for walls? Would this not work on furniture? Sorry for all the silly questions!

i have not used that but looking at the spec for it, it says interior and says woodwork so i would think you would be ok.

domesticgoddess789

hmo wrote: »

i have not used that but looking at the spec for it, it says interior and says woodwork so i would think you would be ok.

Thanks :)I might just stick to ordinary satin stuff though to be on the safe side.

I really want to paint the walls of my kitchen but not sure what to go for. What colours are everyone elses kitchen walls?

hmo

pinkhayley789 wrote: »

Thanks :)I might just stick to ordinary satin stuff though to be on the safe side.

I really want to paint the walls of my kitchen but not sure what to go for. What colours are everyone elses kitchen walls?

we have just built a new house so everywhere is white, in my last house the kitchen was magnolia, then lemon, then back to magnolia before we sold it.

susan946

hmo wrote: »

ive finished the chair this was also Yew to match the desk its had 5 coats of cabinet coat acrylic satin as i ran out of primer and this paint is for dificult surfaces and is a primer and top coat all in one its given it a lovely finish and next to the farrow and ball on the desk doesnt look any different.



i was also painting a hall stand, this was very dark mahogany but again i forgot to take a before photo.

but i can tell you it loosk alot better white even ht DH siad it looks nice and he doest normally comment on such things

These are gorgeous. We have some of the yew furniture and it is quite a bright orange!! The makeover is much more restful but I doubt I shall get round to painting it - too much else to do just now sadly. I'm waiting for better weather so I can get some of the garden furniture treated.

Had a quick peek at your blog and I shall look more closely later.

Sue

LJM

hmo the transformations are fantastic i love the results x

Bebs

Fantastic results hmo :j:j