Hello, lovely folks!
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My newest accent color!! Love these!!! Thanks so much for the fun chance to win!  |
Email me, Kim, at shaunna@harristire.com to claim your prize!
I actually struck the perfect balance between productivity & laziness over the weekend, and worked on editing more pics from Troy Fest & projects we’ve been working on here.
I showed you the primitive corner cabinet (which I LOVE, btw) last week in my display at Troy Antiques. It was pretty perfect as is, but it needed a good cleaning, and just a little umph.
All furniture needs a little upmph in one way or another.
Remembering this photo, I knew a little Provence (Annie Sloan CHALK PAINT™) would do the trick.
And it totally did! I didn’t touch the outside–it was too perfectly chipped and worn as is (and somehow still bright white??).
I applied the paint with random brush strokes, not being particular at all. I made sure to apply it more thickly in some areas, and more sheer in others. This imperfect technique makes the paint look as though it’s been there the whole time. (P.S. I left the inside unwaxed because, again, I wanted it to seem really authentic and match the sheen on the outside of the cabinet–plus, I knew the backs will be just fine unwaxed.)
This guy was busy painting sample boards for me while I was playfully hard at work on the corner cabinet.
Somebody’s gotta do it.
*linking to Savvy Southern Style, Miss Mustard Seed, Funky Junk Interiors, Home Stories A to Z
I LOOOOOVE that corner cabinet! So Shaunna, as a newly minted CHALK PAINT seller, I have a question for you. I have an Ikea hutch that I’m thinking of painting and I was thinking a light grey with Provence-type blue inside. What do you think? Also, is it hard to use the dark wax to give a distressed look?
I think your whole area looked gorgeous for Troy Fest. Great job, and I’m so happy for you about getting to sell the paints you love so much!!
Where can I find . I from in TURKEY, in İSTANBUL.I wont chalk paint….
Where can I paint chalk ?
Shaunna my question would be similar, would chalk paint even work well on ikea furniture being particle board? Thanks
Hey Angela! Definitely! My black hutch I’m painting (see link here: https://www.perfectlyimperfectblog.com/2012/03/gray-what-color-hutch.html) is straight laminate. It covered beautifully in two coats! I should post pics soon!
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shaunna
What?!!!! I can’t believe that is laminate. Looking forward to the post. Thanks!
It’s beautiful!!! do you ship your paint?
Hey Debbie! I do–right now I’m just taking orders, but will have the site up and running in a few weeks.
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shaunna
Hey Shaunna, what color is your little guy stirring for you?? It almost, but not quite, looks like Duck Egg?!?
Thanks!
Hey Mona! He’s working on a Chateau Gray sample. 🙂
shaunna
Are you selling the Chalkpaint in Troy? I need a white and cream ASAP. Could I come up and get some….? I have been buying from Pelham. Thanks.
I am selling it, Nancy! Where are you located?
I love what you did with the corner cabinet and the interior color! I am excited to try chalk paint. I have read and seen too much of it lately not to! It seems awesome! I am a novice painter and plan to use some of your tutorials to help me get started! I did “distress” a little frame on my last post. I just guessed and I think it turned out alright, but I have much to learn!
Congrats to Kim! That blue inside the cabinet will be great!
I love the color inside I want to paint my foyer bench that color is is really bright or not so.
Karen
I love the piece in the center on the second shelf from the top. Did you paint it? Please blog about what you did to this adorable little piece.
Wow that looks great, good job!
Really? The little guy is painting sample boards with Chateau Grey? It looks nothing like the swatches online. Weird?
Love your blog post! Two questions for ya. Do you have to clean the furniture with anything before you begin to paint? I’m planning to paint a few ikea pieces along with some wood pieces. Also I’m curious about the difference in appearance of the clear wax vs. the dark wax. Do you have any pieces you have painted using the dark wax afterwards? Thanks so much!