Finally got a project completed. It has been a while. Making the home look nice and decorating are hobbies of mine... but it was time to put the projects aside and spend some time with the children. They are growing up so fast. A priority inventory was necessary and the Fall is the best time to play outside. We celebrated a special occasion and it was the perfect opportunity to get this project off the ground. It is so easy. I visited our Benjamin Moore paint store... showed them an Ethan Allen catalog and said, "How can I get this look?"
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| we couldn't be happier with the final product... |
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| Started off with this buffet... I got it from my neighbor for $25. He was cleaning out his garage. I love the lines of this piece. |
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| carefully took the handles off, cleaned it and then came the paint. |
We need some new color in our home, and I love this blue!
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| The most economical approach was a flat Ben Moore paint... |
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| took 2 coats... then let dry. |
Next step was to paint on the stain and then rub it off...
When I rubbed some of the stain off with a wet wash cloth... it removed some paint, and created the look I was going for... which was this Ethan Allen piece.
Love it! You did a great job,
ReplyDeleteWhat paint and stain colors did you use? This looks great!
ReplyDeleteI visited my local Benjamin Moore dealer and they lead me in the direction I needed after showing them a photo of my goal. I ended up purchasing a quart of flat Venezuelan Sea by Ben Moore and a can of plain old stain that was tinted the brown I needed. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Visit again soon.
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