tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25809603238834849112024-03-05T20:20:07.038-08:00Midwest Cottage & FindsMidwest Cottage and Findshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16807382384991281550noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580960323883484911.post-57530192954329467392014-11-13T07:49:00.001-08:002014-11-13T07:49:24.649-08:00A new address for my blog!I have moved over to word press...I hope you will come visit me there...Here is my link:<br />
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Thank you! Midwest Cottage and Findshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16807382384991281550noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580960323883484911.post-72095253048213930602014-09-24T08:41:00.000-07:002014-09-24T08:41:46.974-07:00Time for Market on Moss!<em>Ohhh...I am breaking the golden rule of not doing a great editing job before sharing this..but with the Market this weekend editing is not going to happen right now...and I wanted to share a smidge of what I will be bringing to the Market on Moss! Enjoy!</em> <br />
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Midwest Cottage and Findshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16807382384991281550noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580960323883484911.post-25379399433605562014-08-19T11:16:00.000-07:002014-08-19T11:16:11.972-07:00Those darn vents......I have saved this picture in my Pinterest file for a LOOONG time now....Here is the link to the project from The Friendly Home - <a href="http://www.friendly-home.net/2012/10/a-better-looking-return-air-grille.html?m=1">http://www.friendly-home.net/2012/10/a-better-looking-return-air-grille.html?m=1</a><br />
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I just love the simplicity of the look of the "after" air return....and after hanging up 2 new signs above my couch and then looking at picture below....I think this project is in my future!<br />
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Midwest Cottage and Findshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16807382384991281550noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580960323883484911.post-12882497145286007762014-07-06T10:04:00.002-07:002014-07-06T10:10:35.423-07:00When a piece does not sell.....<i>Ironically my last post was about the same piece I will be posting about today....I finished up this beauty to take to Urban Farmgirl's Main Street Market.....While that was a GREAT day for sales.....</i><br />
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<i>I loaded her up and took her to the Spring Market on Moss.......</i></div>
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<i>and once again brought her home...Now the truth is I LOVE this piece....I used her as a buffet in my home for our Easter Sunday brunch this year......The texture of the drawers are something I have not seen before..they look like severe Midwest heat worked it's magic on the drawers....(which could have happened as she was stored in a barn for many, many years....) They have a natural crackle texture.....So now she sits in my home........</i></div>
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<i>Where I think she was meant to be all along......</i></div>
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<br />Midwest Cottage and Findshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16807382384991281550noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580960323883484911.post-76264646304563142572014-03-26T08:56:00.000-07:002014-03-27T20:16:23.984-07:00Vintage dresser makeover & I'm a vendor at Urban Farmgirl's Main Street Market!<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Preparing my pieces for <b>Urban Farmgirl's Main Street Market </b>(how awesome is that??!!) I KNEW I wanted to include a "statement eye-catching piece" to pull people into my booth to take a peek at my vintage furniture & finds...</i></div>
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<i><i>I decided to try American Paint Company's new color Peacock on one of my pieces for the Market......Peacock is a turquoise shade that has a bit of a vintage softness to it..... </i></i></div>
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<i>Now -- the painting.....like I said I started with a grey, and then a white shade and neither captured the look I was going for so I tried Peacock and</i> <i>smiled immediately after the first stroke...If you look closely you can see there is natural crackle on the piece (think it</i> <i>must have spent a few warm summers in the barn it occupied for the past 40 years) so I decided to use a glaze to accentuate that feature......</i><br />
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<i>Once the glaze was dry I sealed the piece with American Paint Company Top Coat...I felt a wax might distract from the glaze....I really am addicted to transforming vintage dressers...As I work on them I wonder where was their first home, was this a major purchase for their owner, where or who did they buy it from, how was it delivered--like the Wells Fargo Wagon in Music Man? Their dovetail drawers, time worn tops and wooden wheels.....always pull me in.....</i> </div>
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<br />Midwest Cottage and Findshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16807382384991281550noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580960323883484911.post-24953908484365592102013-10-09T06:34:00.000-07:002013-10-09T06:34:42.009-07:00A Sneak peek of painting fabric with American Paint Company Clay/Chalk PaintI will be doing a full post on this project later this week....but for now I wanted to share these pictures with you.......For those who have done this they know this is a long process.....a great project to do while you are working on another piece as each coat must dry completely before adding the next coat....but for now I am loving the results.....and will share my steps with you.....enjoy your Wednesday! <br />
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I cannot believe the response we have had for our little event...and the attendance increases each time. This was our 4th Market--and we had lines blocks long waiting to get in..We had well over 3,500 visitors at our Fall Market on Moss two weeks ago....We do a Spring and Fall event....<br />
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look at the top large drawer on the left you will notice a strip of the decorative
trim is missing….On<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>most makeovers I would
just leave the missing piece and paint over the area—but this trim is part of
the outline on the drawers and would really distract from the look if not
repaired…..So here we go---step by step process on how to make a trim mold and then
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As I was painting the finals areas on the the cupboard I decided I would use dark antiquing wax....it really adds depth to red and gives it a finished look... Here are two pictures that I tried to get at the correct light setting so you could see the difference in a waxed area and an area that has yet to be waxed....<br />
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The upper area has been waxed on this side--you can see the darker tint--but my love for this antiquing wax is not just a darker tint -- the wax gives a finished, polished look.... <br />
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The door on the left has been waxed....The wax deepens the red, but also adds such a finished glaze to the door....Remember when using wax don't over do it....start with a small amount on your brush -- you can always add more........pleased I went with the dark antiquing wax....and i love the hardware on the doors....reminds me of the front door of the house i grew up in....Up next---the final photos of the finished piece...I will get better light on those pics so you can see the depth in this piece..it was just such a bright sunny Midwest day!! </div>
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So..while cleaning this piece yesterday I noticed this...it is a round old piece of tin that has been nailed to the inside back of the cupboard...At first I thought--FINALLY--I found some hidden jewels, lots of hidden cash....but looking at the back of the piece I realized the tin's purpose....</div>
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It was to cover this knot in the wood that left a hole in the back of the piece...Still pretty cool I thought....<br />
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Now back to the loose drawer problem and how I decided to fix it..I wanted to keep the original wood drawer bottom because it looks to vintage...so since it was just a bit to short I decided to reattach the bottom with a nail gun--putting the nails at an angle...still not sure if I love it...but for now it will do...You can see the nails on the left bottom of the drawer-coming through the side....it is sturdy and did straighten out the drawer so it slides in and out better...this is usually most old drawer's problems...they need to be straightened again....and then the runners need to be soaped....<br />
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Next up--remove the hardware off the drawer....This takes awhile if you have older pieces like this..the screws are sometimes hard to get a good grip on...I stand right over the screw-and push down as hard as I can to turn--sometimes you must clean out the indent where the screwdriver is to go also....either way once the hardware is off you can tell something about your piece....and --isn't this hardware awesome?!</div>
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I could tell this piece had been painted once before when the handle was removed....now the drawer is ready to tape off and paint......</div>
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Both back pieces was very porous from being so old so I deiced to glue them as opposed to nailing...pulled out the glue and clamps again....</div>
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Once this was done I decided to try a quick coat before stopping for the night...then I decided to stop and clean up my work area after seeing this picture.....what a mess!!! <strong>Tip to remember from today</strong>--drawers that are difficult to pull in and out usually need to have the bottom straightened and reattached......then run a bar of soap over the runners and the area where the drawer slides and you should see a difference...more tomorrow!!</div>
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Midwest Cottage and Findshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16807382384991281550noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580960323883484911.post-62294336782377591772013-08-19T12:51:00.000-07:002013-08-19T12:51:21.441-07:00Vintage Cupboard Make Over - step by step..one day at a time.......It has been awhile since I have posted so I decided to share my current project - step by step - as I work on this piece each evening.......<br />
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a great old cupboard that I picked up at an auction....My idea is to use it as a display piece for my American Paint Company Paint products that I use and sell at events....As you can see it is a bit rough...but I have purchased much worse....So my first task--I always use my air compressor and blow off as much dirt as possible and then clean it with TSP...a cleaner that I use on all my wood pieces..I wipe down every inch.....You can purchase TSP at Lowes, Menards or Home Depot....It is concentrated so read your directions...As I wipe down my pieces I find what needs to be tightened, removed and glued....I have never had a piece that I have just jumped right into painting.....I purchase most of my pieces at farm auctions so most have set out in a barn or shed for awhile...and need a bit of TLC.....This one took about an hour to clean up......</div>
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I usually find this....nails that are holding nothing together and need to be removed.....these ones were very easy to pull out.......I use my pliers and also sometimes tap with a hammer.....</div>
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I also save everything I find while cleaning up a piece--like this piece of wood that was stuck on a shelf....now this cupboard was picked up at the auction, carried and laid in a truck, moved out of the truck and placed in my garage....and this piece did not fall out...LUCKY for me!!</div>
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Before the piece was found.......</div>
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Yep--this was a missing piece to a cupboard door!!! </div>
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So now that leads me to my next steps...gluing and clamping....I have always used Gorilla Glue and it has never let me down....Once glued I wipe off the excess glue and secure my clamp and leave over night.....</div>
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and that is it for tonight!! See--night #1 was not so bad was it? Tomorrow night we will pick up where we left off and I will show you step by step what I do next.....I am thinking I will need to square up the drawer and reattach the drawer bottom...until then enjoy!! </div>
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The top was veneer and had a few areas peeled off...First I tried to sand and stain.....Then I added some stain with a poly coating in it...and I did not like the results at all....so I decided to just paint over the stain and polyurethane--figured it would be a good test for the paint..I knew going into this project I wanted to also use American Paint Company's Vintage Antiquing Wax......I really needed to get more comfortable with it...<br />
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Gotta tell you...I love this stuff...I was a bit worried at first as it is a different consistency than I am used to...and when it goes on it looks a bit different....but as I worked it in with my wax brush--I LOVED the way the paint and wood and wax became one!! That is the only way I can explain it...They look as if they have been aging like this for years......check this out....I enlarged the first photo so you could see the detail....<br />
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Plus--not having to apply light wax prior to using this darker wax makes me feel more in control when I apply....not having to wonder--did I put clear wax here...and here or here?? In the picture below I did not wax the right inside leg so you could see the color difference once the antiquing wax was applied....I love this color with and without wax....<br />
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The antiquing wax just adds a subtle vintage look to the paint that does not look forced......<br />
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Next I decided to try out Beach Glass--a shade of blue- over Wild Horses--a rich brown tone....These two look PERFECT together! I just wet distressed where I wanted to brown to show through...in areas where natural distressing would take place...<br />
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To get the look above I just burnished (rubbed with a clean, cotton cloth) the paint--look at the results---That is what I love about this paint--the clay in the paint adds so many different benefits-like shine in this piece for example...I decided to paint the seat in a great yellow tone--Amber Waves of Grain--and LOVED the combination!! Jotted that down in my note book....I hope all of you keep notes of what colors really compliment each other as you work on your projects...It helps me when I am undecided on which route to take on a piece....or if you paint for clients- it helps with suggesting color schemes for pieces... <br />
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I am having so much fun--I feel like my paint sensors are on overload again with all these new colors, techniques, applications......here are a few more pics and then I am off to try some more colors...and by the way how cool is that old door I picked up at a farm auction that I am using as a backdrop?!! Look at it ....in all of it's chippy-ness (is that a word?) glory!! <br />
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I knew I LOVED this paint...so I would have no trouble singing it's praises...I just had NO idea so many people would like to watch and listen! A week ago our city had it's BIG day...The Moss Avenue Sale....a very historic street of our city shuts down and vendors fill the streets and beautifully manicured lawns for a day vintage sales, food, and refurbished pieces...You set up on a street that has beautiful homes like this......</div>
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And people fill the streets........for blocks and blocks!<br />
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I set up my paint display while my daughter-in-law manned our booth to sell our painted furniture and vintage furniture pieces....which by the way SOLD OUT!!<br />
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Thank you to all who came out and enjoyed a perfect Midwest summer day...enjoyed meeting so many people and sharing ideas......it was a perfect day......<br />
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Midwest Cottage and Findshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16807382384991281550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580960323883484911.post-79648612116587829312013-06-06T11:51:00.000-07:002013-06-06T11:51:15.672-07:00American Paint Company...Exciting News.........Exciting news.......I am a new retailer for the American Paint Company Clay/Chalk/Mineral Paint!! I am so excited to share this paint at the same store that features my furniture-Lost and Found in Peoria Heights Illinois and I will be selling on line in a few weeks also!! So I will be sharing painting tips and videos on the product....and teaching classes locally at Lost and Found..... I love this paint, the way it brushes on my furniture, the smooth finish it can give me--or the simple way I can achieve a rough finish when I want to........Here is a look at a piece I am leaving in the shop for customers to see what a difference a bit of paint can make...yes--that is a plastic 70's piece!!<br />
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I will be sharing tips and pics with everyone...so please check back...also will be sharing on my Face Book page....just a hint--you are going to love Beach Glass over Wild Horses....remember that combination......LOVE IT!!!! Midwest Cottage and Findshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16807382384991281550noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580960323883484911.post-81773307019777843902013-06-05T06:18:00.000-07:002013-06-05T06:18:45.450-07:00Market on Moss 2013.......This past weekend was our Spring Market On Moss French Style Vintage sale.....I will let the pictures tell our story......These are all from the booth that I share with my daughter-in-law 809 Design-(check out her face book page) ....Tomorrow I will share a post from a blogger that attended the Market --she has some pretty great photos of the several of the booths.....Enjoy! <br />
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Midwest Cottage and Findshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16807382384991281550noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580960323883484911.post-32850726964541032132013-05-20T06:52:00.000-07:002013-05-20T06:52:28.176-07:00Na Da Farm Sale......My daughter-in-law and I decided to go to Na Da's Farm Barn sale opening night- last Friday. If you are not familar with Anne Marie's blog here is her link: <a href="http://www.nadafarmlife.org/">http://www.nadafarmlife.org/</a><br />
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Anne Marie lives in a 1920's restored by her and her husband where they "<em>raise bees and let the horses graze & the children play...a place to live a life of freedom and raise a family...a farm to help support local businesses with our twice annual barn sales...a place to raise our own food and tend to our animals...a place to embrace life and help others to do so...where you can smell a pie baking and hold a baby..." Anne Marie</em><br />
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Here are some shots from the afternoon and evening.....<br />
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<br />Midwest Cottage and Findshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16807382384991281550noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580960323883484911.post-2492723232031137862013-04-29T09:52:00.000-07:002013-04-29T09:52:56.801-07:00And we have a winner......My Anthropology Knock Off Number Dresser won the BB Home Shop - Vintage Marketplace at Glenwood before and after furniture contest!<br />
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Anthropology Dresser-Cost $998.00...</div>
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And I ended up with these...and as you can tell in the picture I also cut notches in the drawers with a jig saw....I did make a template out of cardboard to be sure they were the same size.....<br />
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Next I enlarged and printed some numbers in different size fonts and cut out the one that i liked best.......made a stencil to trace onto the drawer fronts...I also had to fill the original handle holes in the bottom 3 drawers and sand the fill down..The holes look now look like knots in the wood-which is kind of cool...next- picked up the top handle at Lowes--2 times.....LESSON LEARNED--LOOK inside the little hardware bag to be certain that you have the SAME hardware pieces..just because they are in the same bin does not mean they are the same!! </div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>LOVE IT!! You can see a bit of the white, the original stain and some of the wood...and it is a bit crackled....... That is all I have to show for now—because by now
my weekend was O V E R!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But now I know
the routine and hopefully the next four will not take 3 days to get to this point…in
which over 3 days time I used Websters Chalk Paint Additive to the first 2
coats of American Accents Heirloom White followed by a coat of Miss Mustard
Seed’s Ironstone and finished up with ASCP Country Grey…….that’s A LOT of trial
and error…..but I think I may have gotten it right in the end…and I may have
created a new color—Webster’s American Ironstone Country Grey! <o:p></o:p></em></span></div>
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Across from this chair is a couch that divides the room from the dining room....and an ottoman in front of the couch.....BUT....every time I had a large family meal I would have to move all the furniture and bring in two tables for the day....<br />
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So over the holidays I started shopping for a dining room table...at first I wanted to have my husband make me one.....but I KNEW it would be a L O N G time before he had the right amount of time to devote to such a special project........so I started searching and found a couple from Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn......but I needed to see them all in person...<br />
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So I called the Chicago Restoration Hardware's to see if any of them had the ones I liked on display and the same call went out to Pottery Barn...Each store was very accommodating..so off we went.....While the Pottery Barn rustic tables were BEAUTIFUL -- they were just a bit large for my new dining room....So I went with the Restoration Hardware Boulangerie Table....this was an all day process...Trying all the different chairs with the table...back and forth and back and forth....and our sales person was AWESOME!!<br />
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Delivery time was perfect.....and so now we no longer have this...</div>
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The new shelves are reclaimed wood pieces from our property..... I love the uneven wood stains on them....more on them later....and the table....it is one of the unfinished reclaimed wood tables from Restoration Hardware .....being unfinished I was worried about spills and stains..so.....I researched and found a product to seal the wood and protect it from stains and spills...sort of important for a dining table --right? So now I am busy trying to find the right table center pieces....table runners...all of the fun stuff..and loving the new table, chairs, shelves, little dry sink.....I still walk past the room and smile...and can't believe it is in my house..oh and up next? hardwood floors for that room!! <br />
<br />Midwest Cottage and Findshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16807382384991281550noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580960323883484911.post-15850383297613427632012-12-01T15:47:00.000-08:002012-12-01T15:47:03.541-08:00Gilding Wax--Fear no more!I have always loved the simple, subtle look of vintage gold flecks haphazardly showing through old paint finishes.....I was working on a piece for a customer and she was looking for that vintage look on a really cool frame she asked me to paint. After going to my arsenal of goodies to get the color of the frame just right...you know that vintage old white, ironstone, shutter greyish ...oops--left one out --paris grey, light wax, followed by antique dark wax look.....the color was achieved and then....<br />
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I pulled out the gilding wax and brush...I used both my finger and the brush to apply and I LOVED the results......Gilding wax is very forgiving--if you have the right supplies....If I felt an area did not look natural I would wax over it and start over.....Pictures of a frame are not the easiest for me--Goal--for you to see the depth in the paint color and the subtle gilding wax....lighting really plays with the gold...think I will be using this look on some larger pieces--really, really like it......see for yourself....<br />
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I purchased my wax on line from Stylish Patina--and one container will last a VERY long time--the color I selected was King Gold....The grey and gold really compliment one another.......off to jot down that paint color and how I achieved it for future projects...because I am liking this look!!Midwest Cottage and Findshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16807382384991281550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580960323883484911.post-51623520414988444862012-10-16T19:48:00.000-07:002012-10-16T19:48:16.699-07:00A before and after......<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>A friend of mine found this little piece while cleaning out her parents garage....</i></div>
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<i>As you can see it was painted at some point and a crackle medium was used...I was concerned how much I would have to sand and prime to get rid of the crackle finish when repainting....Don't get me wrong --I love a good crackle -- but my friend wanted something a bit calmer...I sanded with a medium grit paper and then primed....I decided to use a flat finish to help reduce the crackle "show through"...</i></div>
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<i>I decided to stop at a garage sale today--and found look at what i found.....must be an old kitchen piece...the give away??? The cutting board that can be pulled out below the top......</i></div>
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<i>A large tin lined drawer, a slotted drawer, large open cabinet on one side----</i></div>
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<i>I see a little something like this in it's future....</i></div>
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<i>So glad it is almost the weekend.....I have A LOT of work to do....and i think it might take more than a weekend.....</i></div>
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<i>just saying!!</i></div>
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<i>This past weekend I told several customers I would post pics of all the furniture pieces </i></div>
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<i>yep--one piece....i'm pretty happy about that......</i></div>
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<i>This piece has been painted using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and then waxed.......</i></div>
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<i>It has been lightly distressed, the top sanded and stained......the drawers are lined with burlap....</i></div>
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<i>$125.00 I will deliver locally--that would be the Peoria, Il. area....</i></div>
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<i>Would make a great buffet, dresser or entry way piece.....</i></div>
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<i>and she has great curvy top drawers!</i></div>
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