The fourth dimension live arrived. After witnessing hence many transformations around weblog land, fourth dimension came. I couldn't concur it whatsoever longer, I had to give it a try!
Maybe it was my sister-in-law's fault. She was the 1 who needed pigment to transform some pieces of furniture. She was the 1 who invited me to larn pigment shopping. Ha, I couldn't leave of absence of that store without something inwards my hands!
At the fourth dimension I was thinking of ikon 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 convey lots of those! 12 to live exact. Why? you lot powerfulness ask. Well permit me say you lot a story.
As presently every bit nosotros started our draw of piece of job solid unit of measurement nosotros wanted to fill upwardly our futurity draw of piece of job solid alongside proficient character furniture. I went to many stores trying to honor the perfect dining room set, in addition to later many trips I live constitute it! Beautiful Chippendale chairs that cried out loud to me: "high end" :) We bought half dozen 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 draw of piece of job solid in addition to nonetheless no table! That's when nosotros discovered Craiglist, there, I constitute a similar tabular array to the 1 I kept on dreaming about, but it was waaaay cheaper than the 1 at the store, in addition to that wasn't all! It came alongside 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 fighting bulkier than the source ones I bought, but inwards full general they are OK. Lately I've been thinking well-nigh selling them, nosotros don't demand that many chairs. But heck, they became the perfect projection later having ASCP on my hands!
One of them had a damaged arm, that was 1 to a greater extent than argue to pigment them.
First, it had to live fixed. That blast was pulled out, both sides were sanded, in addition to later applying glue, a twain of novel nails were driven to concur the arm inwards place. The gaps in addition to blast holes were in addition to hence filled alongside caulking
The other terminate of the arm received a similar fix. Lots of glue, some nails in addition to clamps was all needed to brand it potent in 1 trial again.
So, the ikon began. No sanding or prepping, that is actually nice!
After 1 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, shout out back I wanted to pigment 2 uncomplicated stools non 2 chairs alongside hence many details! As usual, my projection got bigger than what I source thought.
This was the remaining later applying 1 coat to 1 chair.
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| ASCP - Paris Grey |
That chair got a bit coat, in addition to the other chair its source coat of paint. Only 1 sample (4fl Ounces /118 ml), covered a lot!
Here you lot tin come across the difference from 1 to 2 coats.
But, unfortunately, it was NOT plenty for both chairs! After 3 coats (two coats on 1 chair in addition to 1 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 bit chair the terminal coat, but no. All the dorsum on that chair was left alongside exclusively 1 coat. :( I demand to purchase some more.
It looks similar I didn't waste matter a bit! :D
Then the lamentable business office arrived. Using regular sand newspaper (280 grid), I did a lite sanding, goose egg every bit good heavy.
They were all ready for the wax. These chairs convey hence much exceptional that it would've been difficult to practise it without using the proper brush. It is hence proficient to move alongside the proper tools!
Very sparse amounts of wax were applied inwards uniform coats.
You tin come across the departure from a exactly painted to a painted in addition to waxed surface.
After the wax dried, both chairs were buffed alongside a regular cotton wool fabric in addition to oh boy, I'm happy alongside the results!
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 new comprehend for those cushions in addition to my non hence "high end" chairs got inwards the spotlight!
Now the inquiry is... Should I sell them?
I similar those distressed edges.
Perhaps I'm going to bask them for a while.
Besides, I nonetheless demand to complete the dorsum on 1 of these in addition to pigment 4 more!
If you're thinking well-nigh transforming a slice of article of furniture alongside chalk pigment hither are some neat posts from blogging friends that convey done this non once, but several times.
Kim at Kitchen Cabinets Tutorial, but that's exactly 1 of the many transformations she has tackled around her home, you lot volition live amazed.
I also dearest the pigment transformations in addition to tutorials from Yvonne at Creating a Color Wash Effect is 1 of my favorite tutorials from her.
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One really good documented HERE
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