How To Do Faux Finish With Chalk Paint

And now for my monthly feature, where Cindy from Edith and Evelyn shows united states of america how she does it! Today she is showing us how to paint a faux finish.

There are 2 things that always get the about ooh's and aah's in our kitchen renovation.

Ane is the planked ceiling, and the other is the blueish French buffet.

When nosotros knocked downwards the wall to open up upwardly the kitchen, we were left with one long wall between the family room and the formal dining room. Knowing it was going to need a long article of furniture to become in that location, I started looking for a piece that would fit in that space, and besides, one that I could paint for an added splash of color in the neutral kitchen.

We institute the perfect piece at an estate sale, a French Provincial dresser. These erstwhile dressers are great to repurpose for employ in areas of the home other than the bedroom. This one was the perfect length to become along the wall, had lots of drawers for storage, and was in wonderful condition. The original finish was a very yellowy, golden colour, which was fine since I was going to paint it anyway.

I've learned that when painting furniture, if you want a little bit more than "depth" to the piece, yous demand to add colour in layers, which gives the finished piece more of a deeper, aged over time, expect.

I layered v colors on this buffet, starting with our base colour of Annie Sloan chalk paint in Aubusson Bluish. In one case information technology was dry, I gave it a wash of ASCP Provence.

To make a wash, simply add together some h2o to the paint to get in a flake thinner . I let the Provence dry, then added a launder of ASCP Duck Egg, this time taking a dry soft cloth and wiping dorsum some of the pigment every bit I went.

Later on the Duck Egg was dry, I dry brushed a coat of ASCP French Linen just randomly here and there all over it, especially on the details of the wood and let it dry.

The final glaze was dry brushing ASCP Paris Gray over the details of the forest equally a highlight. To do a dry out brush coat, just slightly dip your castor in the paint, and wipe off the excess and then there's not much paint on the castor.

Once the dresser was completely dry, I distressed it with a sanding sponge, bringing out some of the original gold stop.

The final step is waxing. I use clear wax showtime, and then a combination of articulate and dark over information technology.

I find that the dark wax straight out of the can is difficult to work with. For me it'south not "user friendly", merely I like the style a nighttime wax volition bring out the details in a piece of furniture. So I always have a split container that I mix iii parts clear wax to one part nighttime wax and this is what I will use to "antique" and bring out some of the carvings and details.

I also don't use a wax castor to use the wax. I find it much easier to utilise the wax with a soft material similar an old tshirt, and "massage" the wax into the wood. It seems to go on me from applying too much wax, which and then turns into a problem when it'southward fourth dimension to buff.

After waxing, I permit the dresser cure for 24 hours then I buffed information technology with a soft fabric. I put the original hardware back on it, because the former brass had some wonderful patina.

I dearest the style it turned out, and information technology fits perfectly on the large wall. It'due south turned into the centerpiece when you walk into our kitchen door.

I take an old cement bird bathroom that I establish at an estate auction that fits perfectly in the eye, and information technology unremarkably stays there. I just change out the contents seasonally.

The French Provincial bedroom dresser has new life, as a French kitchen buffet!

Cheers,

Cindy

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