This console was painted in layers. The focus was to play with the paint finish and I had a fun time doing it, mostly. Finding the right balance of color to enhance shape and techniques to achieve age is a job in it's self. Let me share some details with you ....
I sprayed the entire table in Annie Sloan FRENCH LINEN. It's a strong grey chalk paint with just a hint of green.
MORE ABOUT SPRAYING CHALK PAINT -
The top was the fun part and it is actually darker in person
than these photos! I worked with streaking white and grey
and dark wax over and over until I got a natural sun
It's an older post using primer but there are some
valuable tips that can be applied to similar applications.
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I then brush painted the base and column legs in AS OLD
WHITE before distressed it back to the FRENCH LINEN
and the darker wood underneath.
WHITE before distressed it back to the FRENCH LINEN
and the darker wood underneath.
This chandelier was in quite bad repair, bent metal, frayed wires, and rusty bits yet had a certain appeal. I sprayed it down with the garden hose and knew I wanted to use it in styling some photos.
BEFORE AFTER
