I always take time to sort of let a piece of furniture talk to me in a way, sometimes I'll even put a piece aside until a clear picture of the finished piece comes to me. I didn't do that with this chest and it was a big mistake!
I ended up painting the chest twice! I first painted it plain "Paris Gray" which is a lovely color but it didn't have that soft look I like to achieve so next I applied a wash of "old white" and it ended up looking like a bad paint job. :-(
Finally I wised up and just quit working on it and just debated on what I wanted to do with it overnight. Then inspiration hit and today I painted it again with a wash of "Paris Gray". Yeah, I love it!
The wash of gray let a little of the white come through giving it a softer appearance that I love and I hope you will also. Here's the before picture.
It didn't look to bad but really was just ordinary and who wants ordinary in their homes? Not me!
I painted the handles twice also, the first time black, which my husband liked best, but they seemed too harsh for the piece so I painted them with "Old White" chalk paint and he agreed they really looked good.
Here are the drawers painted first in a coat of "Paris Gray" chalk paint.
Then washed with "Old White".
The top I stripped and stained with "Dark Walnut" stain.
I then applied a wash of "Paris Gray" and the insides of the drawers I painted with three coats of a lovely buttery yellow. I love to paint the drawers or inside of a piece to give my customers a clean, lovely surprise when they open them.
I then applied two coats of a clear wax to protect and age the piece and here is the final product.
Notice the variation in depth of color with occasional touches of the white showing through.
I hope you think it was worth the wait and would love to hear your thoughts on the finished product. I will be painting the matching dresser next and hope to sell them as a set. Thanks for stopping by.
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