Shabby Chic Thread?

vintagepleasure

Someone mentioned that you aren't allowed to discuss swaps on the forum.Does that mean you can't post photos of what you've received or that you just can't arrange the swaps through posts? I have a few presents beautiful presents from forum mambers that I would like to show you.

NEgirl

i think its just for security purposes vintagepleasure - you arent suppose to give out your address etc via the pm system but im sure it would be ok to share pics etc with what you have and people contact via blogs etc to do the swaps

cat64

I'm so sorry to keep asking for more help with my furniture painting:o hope you don't mind. I decided I would put a top coat of varnish on to my painted dresser as I really need it to be hardwearing and I don't know if the water based eggshell is going to be tough enough. So I've put a coat of quick drying matt water based varnish on to it and it has dried a horrible yellowy colour:eek:. I've rung the helpline at Ronseal and he said that it is only really meant for bare wood, and that there are varnishes for painted wood but they don't make one. Does anyone know of a suitable varnish?

I just know that any furniture in our kitchen needs a lot of wiping down so some sort of protective finish is needed, methinks:D

daisy_steiner_2

Vintagepleasure, I am sure you can show us things that you have been swapped. But I don't think you can arrange details to swap on the open board, if that makes sense?

As an avid reader of your blog I would love to see some, but then again I am just a nosy cow.:rotfl:

wizzkid_3

cat64 wrote: »

I'm so sorry to keep asking for more help with my furniture painting:o hope you don't mind. I decided I would put a top coat of varnish on to my painted dresser as I really need it to be hardwearing and I don't know if the water based eggshell is going to be tough enough. So I've put a coat of quick drying matt water based varnish on to it and it has dried a horrible yellowy colour:eek:. I've rung the helpline at Ronseal and he said that it is only really meant for bare wood, and that there are varnishes for painted wood but they don't make one. Does anyone know of a suitable varnish?

I just know that any furniture in our kitchen needs a lot of wiping down so some sort of protective finish is needed, methinks:D

I don't know about a clear varnish, but I give my painted furniture 2 or three coats of a good quality wax like Briwax (I think you can get this from Wilkinsons) or Fiddes. If I have pained something white and want to 'age' it a bit more, I use a dark wax, but if it is painted a colour or I just want to protect it I use the clear one.

What you do it this: You get 2 old cotton rags or terry towels that you never want to use for anything ever again. On one you get a good dollop of the wax and wipe it onto the surface of the piece, then use the other rag to polish it off. Only do one 'face' at a time so that you don't get lines. Give that some time to 'set' then do it again, and maybe again once more. You will prob then need to wax it again when spring cleaning.

Seakay

The Guardian suggests this for decoupage on a painted surface:
"A quick-drying, clear wood varnish (try Homebase Quick Drying Clear Varnish, £3.49 for 250ml)."
Googling "non yellowing varnish" bought up quite a few hits as well

miss_phish

A lovely sideboard for those 'oop north'...!

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vintagepleasure

cat64 wrote: »

I'm so sorry to keep asking for more help with my furniture painting:o hope you don't mind. I decided I would put a top coat of varnish on to my painted dresser as I really need it to be hardwearing and I don't know if the water based eggshell is going to be tough enough. So I've put a coat of quick drying matt water based varnish on to it and it has dried a horrible yellowy colour:eek:. I've rung the helpline at Ronseal and he said that it is only really meant for bare wood, and that there are varnishes for painted wood but they don't make one. Does anyone know of a suitable varnish?

I just know that any furniture in our kitchen needs a lot of wiping down so some sort of protective finish is needed, methinks:D

I have painted my kitchen units in a water based eggshell (Kelly Hoppen)because I loved the colour and to be honest they haven't been that durable and will need repainting.However the the workbench that I painted in a water based eggshell (can't remember the make) is still going strong.So I think it depends on the make really.
I am suprised as I have never had a water-based varnish yellow though and have used those for bare wood over paint.Think it might just be a Ronseal thing.Saying that I actually used their heat resistant varnish on a painted table once and it didn't yellow.
I would try a different make if you really want your dresser to be tough.Wax gives a nicer finish but it isn't as durable as varnish.My friend swears by water-based varnish then a few coats of of Danish oil.I swing between finishes depending on what look I want.
To be honest I think a painted dresser always looks much nicer with a few knocks and scrapes so I wouldn't worry too much. Just see those knocks as character and history.I loved the little fork marks and pen scratches on my old kitchen table and was so sad to see it go when we out grew it.It reminded me of so many happy meals etc.

daisy_steiner_2

Can anyone tell me what grade of sandpaper they use on wood before using a paint primer?

wizzkid_3

daisy_steiner wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what grade of sandpaper they use on wood before using a paint primer?

It would depend on the previous finish. If it is a smooth finish, maybe a thin varnish or paint, then a fine grade just to rough up the surface is fine. If you have a rough surface, flaky paint etc, you will want to use a coarser grade to remove anything loose and to smooth the surface down. Once you have done that you need to go over it with a finer sandpaper to get rid of the marks from the coarser paper.