Today I am continuing on with the 3 pc. set that I started sharing with you earlier, in the last post.
I found some pieces at a local antique shop that I purchased and wanted to re-finished them. Last project I used Anne Slone’s paint and it turned out great, but I wanted to try to make my own and to see the difference. Annie’s is a bit thicker but mine worked just as well for me and it is a lot easier on my pocket book.
Here is the recipe I used:
CHALK PAINT
1 cup paint
2 1/2 Tbl. Plaster of Paris
2 Tbl cold water
Mix the plaster into the water until there are no lumps and it is smooth. Let it thicken a bit. You don’t want it watery. The longer you let this set the thicker your paint will be. Just don’t wait too long or you may have a plaster brick.
Mix with paint and stir until smooth.
You are now ready to paint.
For 1 Quart:
4 cups paint
10 Tbl. Plaster of Paris
8 Tbl. cold water
Follow directions as stated above.
You can use the waxes on this paint as well.
An Old Piece
I found this Martha Washington Sewing Cabinet at Auntie Em”s,
a local thrift store near me, bought it,
then painted it to match the first piece from the last tutorial.
This piece was very scratched up and in pretty bad shape.
It had these delicate little flowers
on the front of the drawers and on the top
that I really hated to paint over,
but they were not fixable.
Such a cute piece.
I removed the drawers and the knobs.
I made new knobs to match the design I was
going to use.
(This was a great opportunity for me
to create new designs and make new knobs 🙂
Painting begins…
I needed a creamy white to start with so
I headed down to Home Depot to
see what I could find. I chose Honeysuckle
White and then made it into
chalk paint. I painted the whole top of the case
with white except the inside of the drawers and the
rounded sides.
I used Annie Slones Coco on the drawer fronts
and the legs as this color will match
the last piece.
Next I added vintage looking post cards
on each drawer front.
You can find vintage post cards at thrift stores or
you can find them online at places
like the Graphic Fairy (link below), or Etsy.
There are a whole lot of beautiful cards out there.
Next I took the piece outside and distressed it by
sanding it down to look used and worn.
Funny how the other used and worn out
wasn’t good enough. Huh!
Finally all sanded and ready for the most fun part.
Placing the Designs on…
I decided to use this print,
which I found on Graphic Fairy,
here:
So Beautiful!
It reminds me of my Grandmother
who is now passed and whom I miss very much.
I think it is lovely. So vintage.
(The top photo has the wax already applied)
The one on bottom is with no wax)
I had a bit of trouble when I wanted
to tie things together since I was using
old vintage post cards. So I search
through my treasure of saved files
and thought these butterflies
would be a good match.
Not my original intent but
I liked how they looked so they
were the next things I added.
They were only applied to
the top along with more post cards.
I am not sure where I got these particular ones
but Etsy has many to chose from.
This is the top without the waxing.
After Waxing…
I used Annie Slone’s clear wax
first and then used the
dark wax to age it.
I then added the knobs.
These turned out so nice. I love them!
There are
so many awesome
designer knobs to chose
from here.
I sanded these knobs to match the
white on the rest of the piece.
They don’t come sanded.
The finished Set
I did not do a picture by picture
of the smallest box.
It is painted the same white and
then waxed and
custom made knobs were applied.
The knobs for the small box
are the letters and they
can be found here:
I have a treasured keepsake now.
So happy with it!
I hope it was worth the wait for you.
It takes time and I am glad you waited!
Please let me know what you think. Thank you for looking.
Until next time…
God Bless,
Kimberly
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