Hi everyone!
It’s Fun Project Friday!
Well here it is… another piece of furniture that I picked up at a rummage sale… apparently just because THAT’S what project junkies DO!
I swear… it started calling my name before I even got out of the car! As soon as I walked up to it, I knew it would make a really cute console for an entryway (even though I didn’t even HAVE an entryway at the time!), and I just had to have it!
As you can see by the pictures below, the top was definitely in need of some TLC, but overall it was a pretty solid piece of furniture.
I was afraid that the previous water damage was too engrained in the wood to be able to accept stain evenly, so I opted to paint the entire desk. I gave the whole thing a good cleaning, removed the hardware, and lightly sanded the top of the desk to even out any high spots.
I was so engrossed in this project, that I forgot to take pictures of each step…sorry!
After applying a primer, the desk was painted with a cream colored latex paint. One coat of crackle glaze was applied to the drawer faces and then they were painted with some sage green paint I had left over from another project. To give it a little extra pizzazz, I also dipped the bottoms of the leg spindles with the same sage green.
I really like the look of painted furniture “aged” with dark wax, but I wasn’t able to find it in any of the local stores. And… because I was too IMPATIENT to order it online and wait for it to be delivered, I started scouring the wonderful “world wide web” for alternative solutions that would give me the same effect. A couple of sites had actually recommended SHOE POLISH PASTE… of all things!
Well… since I KNEW I could get my hands on that item, I decided to give it a try! I mean, what’s the worst thing that could happen, right?!? If I didn’t like it, then I would just start all over and repaint the desk… It’s not like I haven’t done THAT before!
It actually DID do a pretty good job of distressing the grooves and softening the look of the lighter paint color, but it was NOT a “FUN” task at all… in fact, I’m pretty sure I won’t ever use shoe wax again! Thankfully, I won’t have to because I’ve already added TWO dark wax mediums to my inventory 😉
Once the entire piece was waxed with a clear wax, the updated pulls were attached to the drawers, and TA DA!… a cute little console for somebody’s entryway!
All in all, I don’t think it turned out too bad, do you???
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Enjoy!
Lynn