I've been getting crafty again guys. In my quest to bring Scandinavian style into our dining room and banish teak from there forever, I've taken to up-cycling all of our furniture. Here's what I had to work with...
...and here's what it looks like now I've had my hands on it...
Inspired by geometric designs I found on Pinterest, I used frog tape and RustOleum chalk finish furniture paint, building up in layers to create this minimal, quirky piece.
Using a mini roller gives a really flat, streak-free finish you just can't achieve with a brush. The colours I used were Winter Grey, Anthracite, Mustard and Chalk White. These are really beautiful paints for furniture. They give a gorgeously matt, flat finish with minimal surface preparation, and the coats dry pretty quickly too! Definitely worth the investment to buy these (£5 for 125ml and £15 for 750ml) rather than use any old emulsion you've got lying around.
I've finished it off with RustOleum furniture finishing wax to protect the paint from chipping - around £12 for a 400ml tin which might seem a little pricey, but this stuff goes a reeeaally long way (I can't see myself buying another tin. Ever. If that helps put it into context...)
Ok, so it's probably not to everyone's taste, but I love it and Blue seems to be a fan too, so that's all that really matters!
Well done, it looks great! As you know it's not my taste, but it really does look great! I wish I had just a tiny bit of your talent, you're so clever. When you've got the walls done do we get an invite for dinner?:) xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Mum :) Of course you do! xxx
ReplyDeleteOh Hannah you can turn your hand to anything! That looks fab and I love the colour combination.
ReplyDeleteI am a big fan of the mini roller smooth paint finish. X
Thanks Tracy :) Was really fun to do. I want to do another one!! x
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