A Real Beauty!

Well, I broke the ice!  I painted the first piece of furniture from my stack in the garage (see this post)!  Yippee!!  

Here's the before:

Nice and dusty, huh? It was quite pretty but pretty beat up.  Some of the veneer was lifting from the skirting, but just barely. As I wasn't going to sell it, I just left it as is.

Then I painted it in Provence (ASCP), very very lightly distressed it, added gold paint accents, and dark waxed it.  Voila:

You can see the lifting veneer here

Here is while half had the dark wax, and half was unwaxed.  What a huge difference!  The wax just adds so much depth to the colour! I really didn't love the colour prior to waxing (it was nice, but not 'me'), but after the waxing, it became quite dramatic!  The photos aren't great, I dont know why, just couldn't get the lighting right, or the angle...

Anyway, so thats one down, six to go!  Actually, I still have seven pieces to paint before snow fall, because last weekend, while at the Gadsens antique show in Heritage Park, I picked up this lovely desk for my daughters room!  Although my husband declared a moratorium on furniture, she NEEEEEEEDS it!!! 

Its really quite lovely, but a little shaky, finish a bit mottled, and cobwebby!  Big deal! It has oodles of potential, right?

It was such a bargain too!  Look at those legs, and all the cubbies! She's 9 years old and she loved it!  

So...1 down, still 7 to go...plus the door I mentioned, and a few chairs which I didn't mention...better go pick up my paint brush!  Ciao for now! Have a great day!

Sharing at the following great blogs:


No Minimalist Here-Open House Party
Miss Mustard Seeds' Furniture Feature Friday