Armoire Make Over

I spotted this beauty on our local facebook selling pages - I could instantly see the potential, although it was being used in a bedroom, I just thought it was so versatile - would be great in a dining room a hallway or in a large bathroom

It originally came from the USA and the maker was Ethan Allen - which is a very 'high end' furniture store!  This was evident as it was so well made, the wood is beautiful and little additional details like hidden castors under the feet to make it easy to move around.

I removed the sections from the top shelf as I thought this made it more usable for it's 'new life' I decided to use Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and painted the whole thing with Paris Grey and picked out the inside of the cupboard with Old White to give it some contrast.  The whole thing is finished with Polyvine Decorators Varnish.

This project was a lot more labour intensive than I thought it would be and I have to say I was very pleased to finish it. It is now for sale at Lovingly Made in Copthorne, RH19 2QQ.

Bye for now
CJ
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Tallboy Transformation

I was given this chest of drawers a few weeks ago, it was in need of some TLC, new handles and some colour!  Its a great solid piece of furniture, it has a beautiful curved front which I love, but I needed to choose new handles carefully because of the curve.

I decided to go with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint - Provence and plenty of dark wax, I also did some arty farty paint splashes to give it an aged worn feel.

 I really love these handles, they are new but look like old ones, they are antique bass which just picks out the brass on the key holes on each drawer, I'm a sucker for detail so they are perfect for me.

I don't often say this - but the finished piece looks better in real life than it does in the photos, it's probably because my photography is not up to scratch, but all in all this could not have turned out better, I'm very pleased with the finished result.
You may well see this colour again very soon.
Bye for now
CJ

Black Magic - Milk Paint Bureau

 I love bureaus - but I always think of them as quite masculine pieces of furniture, and when contemplating what colour to paint this piece - there was really no choice to make - it had to be Black!  - I used Miss Mustard seeds Milk Paint in shade - Typewriter.

 I gave it a quick rubdown by hand with a medium grade sandpaper, I removed the original handles, and replaced them to update it a little, but I decided to keep the original patina on the little cubbie holes.

You can see the contrast of the wooden cubbie holes against the black in this picture.

This bureau is currently for sale at Lovingly Made in the shop and also online.

Autentico Sideboard

This was a great piece to paint - a good solid piece of furniture which just needed cleaning and lightly sanding before painting with Autentico - French Grey - I changed the hardware to compliment the style and after a little bit of distressing an dry brushing the transformation was a great improvement.

There were some fabulous little bits of detail, which really made this piece a joy to work on.

Another satisfying project complete!
CJ

I'm Back - Painting Again!

Its been over a year since I last shared a project on my blog.  Lots has happened - some good some not so good, but I am happy I have dusted off my paint brushes and finally got around to painting and posting.
My before picture is not good so apologies for that, but after a couple of coats of Autentico - 'Gris',  contrasting deeper grey inside the top part of the cabinet and some different knobs, this was the perfect piece to get me 'back in the saddle' (I'm also lovin' the castors - which were all in perfect condition,)

Staging and styling my finished pieces always gives me a great deal of pleasure and as I haven't done it for long time I was racing around the house looking for interesting pieces which would look right, it didn't take long before I had gathered up some items which were relevant to the pieces and the right colour.

 This little coffee table was a chunky waxed pine, a little on the golden yellow shading - I knocked it about a bit to give it a rustic feel, then stained the top in dark oak and painted the bottom in Autentico 'Pebbles'

All in all I'm very pleased, both items are now for sale at  Lovingly Made Vintage Store - Copthorne
Bye for now...
CJ