The fourth dimension hold out arrived. After witnessing thus many transformations around weblog land, fourth dimension came. I couldn't concord it whatsoever longer, I had to give it a try!
Maybe it was my sister-in-law's fault. She was the ane who needed pigment to transform some pieces of furniture. She was the ane who invited me to larn pigment shopping. Ha, I couldn't exit of that store without something inwards my hands!
At the fourth dimension I was thinking of icon a pair of kitchen stools that are inwards demand of a novel coat of paint, but no, my eyes went instead toward these girls: My Chippendale chairs, of course, I accept lots of those! 12 to live exact. Why? y'all powerfulness ask. Well permit me say y'all a story.
As presently every bit nosotros started our menage unit of measurement nosotros wanted to create total our futurity trouble solid amongst skilful character furniture. I went to many stores trying to respect the perfect dining room set, in addition to afterward many trips I hold out institute it! Beautiful Chippendale chairs that cried out loud to me: "high end" :) We bought 6 chairs but no table, NO. Just the chairs got all our budget! We had to hold back to purchase the table.
By the way, these are NOT those "high end" chairs nosotros bought at that time.
Time passed, nosotros moved into our novel trouble solid in addition to even thus no table! That's when nosotros discovered Craiglist, there, I institute a similar tabular array to the ane I kept on dreaming about, but it was waaaay cheaper than the ane at the store, in addition to that wasn't all! It came amongst SIX Chippendale chairs in addition to a rug. What a deal, nosotros got the whole package.
These are those CL Chippendale chairs.
They are a fleck bulkier than the starting fourth dimension ones I bought, but inwards full general they are OK. Lately I've been thinking virtually selling them, nosotros don't demand that many chairs. But heck, they became the perfect projection afterward having ASCP on my hands!
One of them had a damaged arm, that was ane to a greater extent than argue to pigment them.
First, it had to live fixed. That smash was pulled out, both sides were sanded, in addition to afterward applying glue, a twain of novel nails were driven to concord the arm inwards place. The gaps in addition to smash holes were in addition to thus filled amongst caulking
The other cease of the arm received a similar fix. Lots of glue, some nails in addition to clamps was all needed to brand it potent ane time again.
So, the icon began. No sanding or prepping, that is actually nice!
After ane coat, this is how it looked. For my liking, it was non ready, it needed some other coat!
That's when I began thinking I should've bought to a greater extent than paint, a SAMPLE powerfulness non live enough! Well, recollect I wanted to pigment 2 elementary stools non 2 chairs amongst thus many details! As usual, my projection got bigger than what I starting fourth dimension thought.
This was the remaining afterward applying ane coat to ane chair.
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| ASCP - Paris Grey |
That chair got a minute coat, in addition to the other chair its starting fourth dimension coat of paint. Only ane sample (4fl Ounces /118 ml), covered a lot!
Here y'all tin dismiss run across the difference from ane to 2 coats.
But, unfortunately, it was NOT plenty for both chairs! After 3 coats (two coats on ane chair in addition to ane coat on the other), the remaining pigment was really thick. I added a tablespoon of water, mixing it really well. Adding the H2O almost allowed me to give the minute chair the concluding coat, but no. All the dorsum on that chair was left amongst entirely ane coat. :( I demand to purchase some more.
It looks similar I didn't waste materials a bit! :D
Then the sad component arrived. Using regular sand newspaper (280 grid), I did a lite sanding, nada also heavy.
They were all ready for the wax. These chairs accept thus much especial that it would've been difficult to practise it without using the proper brush. It is thus skilful to function amongst the proper tools!
Very sparse amounts of wax were applied inwards uniform coats.
You tin dismiss run across the deviation from a merely painted to a painted in addition to waxed surface.
After the wax dried, both chairs were buffed amongst a regular cotton wool stuff in addition to oh boy, I'm happy amongst the results!
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 new encompass for those cushions in addition to my non thus "high end" chairs got inwards the spotlight!
Now the query is... Should I sell them?
I similar those distressed edges.
Perhaps I'm going to relish them for a while.
Besides, I even thus demand to complete the dorsum on ane of these in addition to pigment 4 more!
If you're thinking virtually transforming a slice of slice of furniture amongst chalk pigment hither are some corking posts from blogging friends that accept done this non once, but several times.
Kim at Kitchen Cabinets Tutorial, but that's precisely ane of the many transformations she has tackled around her home, y'all volition live amazed.
I also dearest the pigment transformations in addition to tutorials from Yvonne at Creating a Color Wash Effect is ane of my favorite tutorials from her.
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One really good documented HERE
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