Turquoise Chest of Drawers

 

I  have fallen in love with turquoise! This is the first piece I have painted in turquoise and I decided to heavily distress this piece too,  I love the handles and her pretty legs, she was in good condition so it was a relatively easy job.

This is what she looked like before:

I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint 1 part 'Provence' mixed with 2 parts 'Old White' this is the first time I have mixed the Annie Sloan colours and I am very pleased with the result I just poured the measured amounts into an old glass jar and screwed the lid on tight and really shook it up for about 5 mins until I could see it was all mixed together.

I distressed it using a dampened kitchen scourer, which gave a nice smooth distressed effect without scratching the surface underneath.  Afterwards I waxed using clear wax then brown wax and finished off with more clear wax.

I  have a little more of the mixed paint left over and so I will use it up on a sweet little footstool I have been meaning to renovate for some time now, so I shall look forward to sharing it when its done.

I have a feeling there may be a lot more turquoise pieces to come!

Bye for now

CJ

 

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Duck Egg Piano Stool

I got this cute piano stool a few months ago, and it looked like this...

I think it was the pretty shape of the legs that drew me to it.

I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Duck Egg, and waxed it with clear and brown wax after lightly distressing it.  I reupholstered the top with some beige linen and then using a Graphics Fairy graphic I transferred it onto the Fabric using 'Citrasolve', you can see a  tutorial here on 'You Tube' from Gail Schmidt At The Shabby Cottage Studio.  Afterwards I lined the inside with old sheet music, I thought that would be a novel idea for a 'piano' stool!

Such an improvement on the original piece - I love Duck Egg its such a lovely soft shade.

I'm mixing up some Provence & Old White at the moment for a chest of drawers, I am hoping to share very soon.

Bye for now

CJ

Exciting News!

I'm really excited I have my French Inspired Bureau for sale in the Emporium in Godstone Village.  I have visited the Emporium on many occasions over the years and I feel really privileged to have this opportunity.

The Emporium has just recently become the second outlet in Surrey to sell Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, which is great news for me as it's just a short drive from my home and I do have a burning desire to own a 1 litre tin of each colour as I can  never decide which shade I want to try next!.

The Emporium has about 15 sellers, selling all sorts of antiques and vintage collectibles as well as furniture.  It's located in the pretty village of Godstone in Surrey and is well known for its Village Green and Bay Pond.

I'm just finishing off a sweet little piano stool makeover, which I will share in a couple of days.

Bye for now

CJ

French Inspired Bureau

I'm so excited to share this beautiful bureau/desk when I first saw it at Kempton Park Antiques market I instantly fell in love with it and knew what I wanted to do with it and how it would look.  I have had my eye on this particular graphic at the Graphics Fairy for ages and was just waiting for the perfect piece to complement it. I think it's my favourite project to date.

This is what it looked like before:

It took a while to choose which colour I was going to paint it, but I knew I would need to add a different colour to the beautiful detailed bits, so I ended up with ANCP Paris Grey and Old White I decided not to distress it purposely and just left any little bits of the brown wood that showed through after waxing.  Laura added the Old French Envelope graphic, she enjoyed the challenge of something a little different, I love how she has made the old postmark looked faded - and she captured the lovely handwriting effect beautifully.

 

 

We are busy working on our next peice - can't wait to share it very soon.
Bye for now.
CJ

 
http://www.powerofpaint.net/2012/02/20/chalk-painted-kitchen-and-desk/

Forgot to share this one...

Just realised I didn't ever share this coffee table, the 3rd one we did and our favorite to date, the table is huge and has gorgeous chunky barley twist legs, Laura's work on the graphic was amazing as usual, and I painted the legs and frame in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint 'French Linen' its the first time I have used this colour and I love it, it has a lovely warmth about it and is darker than Paris Grey.  I will definitely be using it again.

 Here's the gorgeous legs...

 

Almost finished our latest project which I will share later this week, I'm really excited about it - its a beautiful ornate desk!

Bye for now.

CJ

Louis Blue Sidetable

I posted this little side table back in October here and I was never really very happy with it, it was the first time I had used the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Louis Blue and it was just a bit too 'Blue' so I decided to tone it down a little by painting the legs and edges in 'Old White' I also changed the  handles, and I'm really pleased with how it looks now.

 

I can't beleive I found some daffodils for sale - I couldn't resist them, there's nothing like a touch of spring in January!

Just started working on a beautiful Bureau, can't wait to share it.

Bye for now

CJ