So I got busy a couple of mornings ago with Annie Sloan chalk paint (color: old white) and this old bench. I met a lady named Cindy who had a lot of stuff she wanted to get rid of in her three story house. I actually met her a couple years ago. Now I wish I had taken even more of her stuff off her hands. At that time, however, my husband had declared no more desks/tables were allowed to come home with me. You can see the 'before' here sitting atop another little bench I got from Cindy. Except for the tiny bit of after peeking out from the back- I forgot to take the picture until I already had her upside down on her counterpart, being painted.
I know, I know... someone needs to teach me how to take pictures.
After much paining, sanding, and waxing, I have this shabby little lovely:
She's not done yet. I think I am going to have to stop at Funky Junk Boutique in Seville to get a can of Annie Sloan's dark wax to finish the job. I really loved working with the paint on this project. When I sanded with 320 grit sandpaper the paint was smooth like a baby's bottom. As sort of a bonus the Annie Sloan soft wax had a really faint smell of babies mixed with sugar cookies. Hey, I don't make the news, I just report it!
A little close-up of the sheen added by the lovely wax:
I know, I know... someone needs to teach me how to take pictures.
Nice work cleaning that up, looks nice. I have to say that looks like pretty thick carpet on that close up!
ReplyDeleteLooks great! Thanks for the post. I've never heard of Funky Junk Boutique but now I'm definately going to check it out!
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