We've been drawn to Swedish and Country French antiques lately...
the neutrals that are soothing and beautiful
the weathered, aged paint...
yeah, it's pretty much all good!
The paint on this piece was inspired by the antiques that
we'd love to have in our own home
This piece took much longer than I anticipated...
funny how that goes, isn't it?
We opted for Pure White
from Annie Sloan
which contains no pigment
(cause, you know, it's WHITE...)
which meant three coats
Then, we clear waxed the whole thing
before using two different colored waxes
for an old-world look
After waxing and distressing the entire piece,
we decided to stencil a gorgeous French poem
on the back-board...
I wanted white words on Paris Grey
I used a stencil cream I purchased at the craft store...
and it seemed to work great...
UNTIL....
I applied clear wax!
Bye Bye white stenciled poem!
Moral of the story?
Only use stencil creme from Royal Design Studio!
(which is also where the stencil came from)
Did I mention I also painted the words upside-down?
It normally would not have mattered,
however,
this board is attached not only on the perimeter,
but also along each shelf
so the holes from the nails didn't line up
AT ALL
SOOOO....
We clearly had to repaint!
We changed to French Linen
and used Bronze Age Stencil Creme
then applied a dark wax glaze
As you can see, it worked out wonderfully!
This is such an unusual piece...
we love the fact that it's not huge,
but still tall and offers lots of storage
not to mention visual impact!
This piece is available in our Etsy Shop
WOW - my God that's just gorgeous!!! Beautiful job with the antiquing - this is as chateau French as they come!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful job
XOX
Thanks SuzyQ!
DeleteI love what you have done with this piece..can't stop looking at it!!
ReplyDeleteI have that stencil and it is large..did you have to take the back off to do the stencil?
Yes, we always pull the backs off if we can. It makes painting not only the back, but also the inside and the shelves, so much easier! I'm glad you like it :0)
DeleteThis is beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat job on antiquing and stencilling.
I love everything about this hutch....Scandinavian, French...it's just right up my alley:)
I'm your newest follower, it'd be great if you can follow me back!
I'd love to, can you tell me the name of your blog or share a link?
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Hope you can visit sometimes!:)
This piece is just amazing! Love the stenciled words especially.
ReplyDeleteLove the stenciling. It looks great!
ReplyDeleteWow! That is sooo beautiful!! I love the stenciling!
ReplyDeletekelli
www.littlecottageofmine.com
such a great use of the french stencil! i have it too and love it.
ReplyDeletesmiles and hope you'll visit soon.
michele
Really beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteAnne