"Nichole"
Sometimes you get lucky and you find a piece that's just beautiful. You can see all of it's personality and charm even through a dull, old brown finish. That was the case with Nichole.
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Even when we could only see the beautiful lines on her back from a distance, we knew...we HAD to have that chair.
And those FEET! OMG! Just look at those FEET!
We painted her in Annie Sloan Graphite Chalk Paint. Yup, I know, we should be sick of it by now but the more we use this color, the more we want to paint with it! It's just such a beautiful, rich gray that can be completely changed if you want by using a white wash on top or in this case Briwax Liming Wax.
This wax is so cool! It completely softens a color without leaving streaky lines like some other techniques we use.
Here you can see the change in color because we didn't apply the wax to the ball under the claw.
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Now...just look at those FEET!
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And the wax lightened even the rush seat giving it much more contrast...and style!
Isn't she a Beauty?!
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Beautiful chair ... New follower and I will be back to learn more painting lessons. Congratulations on being featured on DebbieDoo's Newbie Party.
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Audrey Z. @ Timeless Treasures.
Saw you featured at DebbieDoo's, great post!! I am a new blogger (like you) We started about the same time!! I am now following you, please come visit me! Hugs, Penny
ReplyDeletelove those feet and you did a great job....you have a new follower...I will check back ....and love the other items you have given a makeover...Oop just remeberd I did not take a before pic.....of what I am work on
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful. I have not used that wax before and must check it out. Came over from Debbiedoos. Would love to have you join my weekly Wow party some time if you haven't.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kim! We actually did join your party before (#76) but had (technical) trouble joining this time for some reason. We'll definitely be joining again. Love your site!
DeleteThat's stunning! Those feet are so gorgeous they're almost creepy! Found you hanging out at Debbiedoos. Can't wait to hang out here and see all the cool stuff you're doing!
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Jaye
great job! coming over from the newbie party! following your blog now :)
ReplyDeleteYou totally breathed new light into the chair. Your post is so inspirational. I would love it if you could share this wonderful post at our WIW linky party. I hope you can join us.
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ivyandelephants.blogspot.com
Thanks Paula! We've joined your WIW linky party too!
Deletehey - I *love* this. I need to ask you, when you paint furniture, how do you do it? I've tried and I just make a mess. But I'm starting a bedroom make over for my teenager and I need to redo the dresser drawers... and I've never heard anyone talk about wax. How did you apply it?
ReplyDeletePS - I stopped by Debbiedoos and she has you featured so I came on over. This is a great blog. Keep going!
Thank you!
ReplyDeleteAs for how we like to paint; as you've probably noticed that we love Annie Sloan paint which is very easy to use and to clean up if we make a mess! It's great because it doesn't usually require sanding or priming before painting. We just make sure the piece is clean. After painting we rub on the wax using a clean cotton rag (some people prefer to use a wax brush). You have to be careful not to apply too much; a little goes a long way. After the wax dries to the touch (no longer tacky) we rub it to a shine with a clean cloth. Drying times can vary depending on the humidity. We always apply 2-3 coats on the top of tables/dressers for extra protection. In the case of the Liming Wax that we used on this piece, the color is actually lightened by the wax. Hope this helps!
This turned out beautifully!
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