In the process of adding Easter Pom Pom Peeps and Glitter Cottages to my shop.
Although the calendar says Spring, the thermometer does not. It is a balmy 35* F today. That felt warm to me. That is ridiculous to say out loud!!! Spring warmth cannot come soon enough to Northwest Indiana. I love me some Sunshine!
Hello Friends...It has been a long time.
Five Dollars at local Church Resale Shop...
Plastic drawer fronts and gum was included as an extra bonus - Gross!
I liked the French Provincial 70's era look to the night stand.
This night stand became my spring break project.
Zinsser odorless oil based primer is a lifesaver. No sanding...repeat...no sanding. This was necessary to use to get the paint to stick to the plastic drawer fronts.
Corrugated cardboard used for shelves between the drawers..really???
I chose Island Infinity as the base coat color. The store clerk insisted I use flat latex wall paint since I was going to do a treatment over it anyway. It was cheaper.
I thought I still had some leftover glaze from painting my dining room set, but I must have been mistaken. I couldn't find it anywhere.
I was in such a hurry to see the end product that I just used black acrylic craft paint in some water and did a black wash over the piece. I immediately wiped it with a wet rag to get desired aging effect.
I then applied 2 coats of wipe-on poly varnish. That stuff is amazingly easy to use. I used an old t-shirt to apply first coat, waited 3 hours and then applied the second coat. TA DAaaa!
It looks so much better now. I am loving it. I have a picture frame, shelf, and magazine rack that is going to get the same treatment.
My sister and a friend suggested that I leave the handles as they were. They just got a good scrubbing. It is cool how the original golden paint is settled in the cracks and crevices of the handles.
And I finally got a new patio. Pictures to come soon.
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Julie
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