Go Marrakech!! Pink and Gold Chest of Drawers
I think I must be CRAVING a holiday! I just painted this chest of drawers a lovely Moroccan pink colour and nearly got carried away adding all that gold to finish. Every time I look at it I think how wonderful it would be to take a break in Marrakech right now...
It's all about colour for me at the moment, just look at these shoes hanging in a Souk :-D
Post Election blues??
Oh anyway - back to wood. I was so happy when I found this piece of furniture. Yes, it's true. Finding great furniture gives me a happy buzz. Anything with serpentine curves gets the thumbs up for my shop.
This is a super little chest of drawers - not only has it got the right curves, I noticed the legs had a kind of Eastern look to them.
I've been inspired!! I mixed some Autentico chalk paints to make a custom colour.
If you're into furniture painting, these chalk paints are water-based and it's easy to mix them together and come up with something new,
The colours I mixed were Amethyst, Ruby and Heliotrope to create this 'Dragon Fruit' pink colour. Here's the drawers once I painted a couple of coats all over.
Then I waxed the dry paint, firstly using a clear wax, followed by black wax to deepen the colour and add a bit of texture. Buffed up the wax a bit for a shine too.
Finally I added that gilding.
The handles are very sweet, I painted and gilded these.
There's a shelf to pull out above the drawers... yup, GILDED!
Tops of the drawers? You've guessed it, more bling.
Here's a pic in the shop - I painted an old mirror to match.
Lovely bevelling!
I just highlighted some of the existing design to bring out the glamour.
FABULOOOOOOUS... so now... where to book a holiday... thinking... hmmm...
It's all about colour for me at the moment, just look at these shoes hanging in a Souk :-D
Post Election blues??
Oh anyway - back to wood. I was so happy when I found this piece of furniture. Yes, it's true. Finding great furniture gives me a happy buzz. Anything with serpentine curves gets the thumbs up for my shop.
This is a super little chest of drawers - not only has it got the right curves, I noticed the legs had a kind of Eastern look to them.
I've been inspired!! I mixed some Autentico chalk paints to make a custom colour.
If you're into furniture painting, these chalk paints are water-based and it's easy to mix them together and come up with something new,
The colours I mixed were Amethyst, Ruby and Heliotrope to create this 'Dragon Fruit' pink colour. Here's the drawers once I painted a couple of coats all over.
Then I waxed the dry paint, firstly using a clear wax, followed by black wax to deepen the colour and add a bit of texture. Buffed up the wax a bit for a shine too.
Finally I added that gilding.
The handles are very sweet, I painted and gilded these.
There's a shelf to pull out above the drawers... yup, GILDED!
Tops of the drawers? You've guessed it, more bling.
Here's a pic in the shop - I painted an old mirror to match.
Lovely bevelling!
I just highlighted some of the existing design to bring out the glamour.
FABULOOOOOOUS... so now... where to book a holiday... thinking... hmmm...
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