I find all kinds of things.
Some cool, some not so cool.
This one definitely falls in the Cool category,
In my humble opinion 🙁
How cute is this thing, I ask y’all?
Well, I can promise y’all it did not start out this way.
But alas, the little Dingbat saw the potential.
I found this antique cedar chest on a Facebook local yard sale site. Let me just go the record. I LOVE these FB yard sale sites. I find lots of my project pieces on these sites and usually at a better price than Craigslist.
I got this chest from a very nice, young couple with the BIGGEST dog I have ever seen, Chevy.
I loved him!
I had to do a couple of minor repairs to the chest. The top needed to be reglued in a place or two. And one of the hinges wasn’t attached. But I did not fix any of those cracks.
Those to me are character.
Character and beauty
Remember when I said I walked out with two pints of General Finishes paint when I left the woodworking shop last week?
Well this was the second color I chose. This one is a beautiful vintage green in their Chalk paint line.
But to me it behaves just like a milk paint, minus the chipping part.
It took about three thin coats to get to the coverege that I wanted. I knew in my crazy little head that I was going to sand the daylights out of this chest but I wanted it to sand down pretty even so I need to start with a very even paint job.
An even playing field of sorts.
Emmitt is fascinated with this thing.
Lastly, I used my orbital and a medium grit sandpaper and sanded down the entire piece.
The key to this finish is two things.
Patience and time.
Do not get in a hurry.
Just take your time and you will end up with s lovely, timeworn finish.
And that’s all I did to it.
I applied no finish what so ever. A piece like this just needs to continue to age naturally.
Naturally and gracefully.
Paige
Blogs I love!
http://theessenceofhome.blogspot.com/?m=1
http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/?m=1
http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net
http://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/?m=1
http://www.stonegableblog.com
http://www.findingsilverpennies.com
http://www.patinaparadise.com/?m=1
I have no idea where to get your "General Finishes", but the first place I'll try is Amazon. Your recommendation has got me itching to paint a piece, but I have to look at the color choices. Little old you, did a fantastic job once again!
If you go to their website they have a store locator. Amazon does sell it but it's more expensive. I found mine via their website store locator and it is sold here In south Asheville at a woodworking supply store. Who knew? I went in there today and picked up a pint of Lamp Black to use on a dining set I just found. Good luck:)
Wow! Love this color. Personally I would have skipped over the can, but after seeing it on your chest, I'm won over! Beautiful makeover! And I love that you plan to let it keep aging. Fun!
That color is perfect for you living room! I hope you are keeping it. What a great chest! The best part is the storage it gives. Love you blog!
It looks amazing! Great makeover!
What a wonderful find and the finish is perfect. Or as Emmitt would say, purrfect. I can picture him relaxing on the table now that is it so pretty.