Chelsea Village Framers & Curiosity Shoppe opened their doors on 1 June and Zeki the store owner asked me to re-do a chair that was previously painted with an acrylic enamel paint. The chair had no seat and he did'nt want it upholstered. So I asked hubby to cut a seat from wood!
Instead of spending hours trying to remove the enamel paint, I used some home made chalk paint in Berry Blush. When the chair was painted, I decided to give it a lux feel and used an antique gold paste, Goldfinger, to highlight parts of the chair. Distressing would have shown up the white paint underneath and i did not feel that...lol.
Then what to do with the seat?!
The Graphics Fairy came to the rescue with this French
Crown Image. Using the graphite method again, I transfered the image and used a gold paint pen to outline and fill in. I also rubbed some goldfinger in the open spaces of the crown!
To finish her off I gave her a coat of my spray on artist varnish!
She looks quite at home now amongst her cousins!
I am linking up to the graphics fairy's brag Monday!
e-voke...to create a -new!
A lovely chair. It does look like a berry smoothie; a lovely deep, creamy colour and the crown is just perfect!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great color -- what do you use for your homemade chalk paint? I use unsanded grout and have been quite pleased with the results. Love the crown detail!
ReplyDeleteA brave choice, but it turned out so well. It looks so cute nestled between the cousins. As always, great job!
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Jann
What a cute choice, both in paint color and in the graphic. I think it's a winner!
ReplyDeleteLiz
That is a super cute project! Pink paint and crowns???? You've made a throne fit for a queen : )
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute idea....fit for a Queen is right!!!
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