Wednesday, August 17, 2011

"The Old Chair"

la vieille chaise
The Old Chair

This "old chair" didn't quite look as pretty when I first spied it, and it's twin.

They were dirty, and had cobwebs, and just weren't very appealing.

Until...

I scrubbed with soapy water, and Windex. (I read on a blog that Windex is a good cleaner for heavy dirt), and gave one of the chairs a light sanding.

Then I painted with MyColor Pantone Whitecap Gray Paint.

I used wax in the spots where I wanted to distress, and then painted with another coat of the Whitecap Gray.

Then, I hand painted "la vieille chaise", the old chiar, on the top rung.
(I do not have a very steady hand)
I actually like the way that the wording is a little shaky, and not perfect!

Lastly, I used Steel wool to distress, and a sanding block, then used a faux glazing paint mixed with some light brown craft paint.

Even though, it's "la vielle chaise," I think the transformation is great!












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8 comments:

  1. Fantastic chair! looks beautiful!!

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  2. This is beautiful!! The color and the distressing is perfect!

    Thanks so much for linking to "20 Below Thursday"! :)

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  3. that is so cute! love it! the distressing is great and the words just make it!

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  4. Just perfect! Love the paint you used and the hand painted saying is perfect! Great job!

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  5. Oohh....I love this! I'm going to feature it next week on Thrifty Thursday !:)

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  6. Lovely piece and lovely job making her pretty! Found you via Christina's Adventures linky party. Pop on over for a visit when you get a moment. Tootles, Kathryn
    http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2011/06/chalk-paint-and-goodwill-most.html

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  7. I love this piece so much...I featured it on my blog today! :)

    Come grab a "featured" button!

    http://christinasadventures2010.blogspot.com/2011/08/sunday-features-34.html

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