Southern Home Sweet Home: Annie Sloan

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Old Chest, New Chest

It was a wonderful weekend the weather was beautiful so a friend and I headed up to Rocky Mount about an hour and a half from home to estate sale on Saturday. We found a few good things which I will show you later, but today I wanted to share a redo of a chest my brother built and gave me about 37 years ago. It was originally used for a toy box. He made it for me because as a teen I had always wanted a hope chest but never was fortunate enough to have one. so being a great brother he made one for me after I got married.

Here is a pic of the chest after two children and five grandchildren using it as a toy box.

Still beautiful but a little beat up.. stickers had been put on top, many scrapes and dents.

After the first coat of Annie Sloan White, I decided on a stencil to add a bit of character. Can you see the old handles below on the right?

I decided to take the stencil to another level and make it somewhat dimensional with plastic wood. Not the best choice in products to make a stencil stand out. I will be looking into other products if I ever try this again.

Remember I said I decided on another handle for the side? Here is the before. Of course I had started painting on them.

Nope these wouldn't work but maybe these would ..

I picked these babies up right after our estate sale trip. Of course we needed to stop by Hobby Lobby!

I love them!

Next deciding on a fabric. I decided the ticking would be more suited for my project.

I added a layer of foam and batting. Once the fabric was on I put a strip of trim around the edge.

Another pic of before:

After:

Have a great week!

Beverly

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Old to New

Don't you just love a good find?. I sure do.. I found this beauty on a local site similar to Craig's List. After a coat of Anna Sloan chalkpaint and some wax I knew I had a great score.. Did I tell you I paid only $30 for this huge mirror? I thought it was a great price.. I know there are some masters out there that have finds for a lot less but, considering the same size at Home Goods runs close to $200 it was a deal to me.

I think the detail is lovely.. one crack on one of the edges but you really can't find it unless you look really hard.

Did I say I love the detail on this?

As most of you know chalk paint is known for the convenience of not having to use a primer. Got to love that.. I know I do.. saves a LOT of time and work.

Chalk paint dries to a chalky finish so it needs to have a layer of wax applied over the paint when it dries. This is the stage I always think I made a mistake.

Annie Sloan has stained and clear waxes. After I waxed clear I applied a light coat of the stained wax and wiped it off the surface.. it stays in the grooves. I used some sandpaper on some wear areas.

Amazing how the texture changes with the waxing.