Thos dated but solid desk came to my shop looking well past its prime. It had a worn, faded and chipped finish and looked very dated. The base of the piece has been painted in GF Milk Paint in halcyon blue. The top was painted in GF Milk Paint in dark chocolate. Some of the natural wood was allowed to show throug in the detailed xarving and then it was light topped with bits of patina rubbing wax.
Christine @Handlaget
Owner at Handlaget in Ocean City, NJ.
Handlaget is a furniture refurbishing, custom woodwork and repurposed home goods shop in the beach town of Ocean City, NJ. It is run by partners Christine Boardman who does most of the painting and son Paul Boardman who runs the woodwork division and handles custom woodwork and repairs. We offer chalk painting classes as well as creative art and wooden sign painting classes and parties.
Contest Entries
2017 Entries
Baby Blue
By Christine @Handlaget, Owner at Handlaget in Ocean City, NJ.
Winning Category
Coastal Classic
By Christine @Handlaget, Owner at Handlaget in Ocean City, NJ.
Winning Category
This pretry little vintage dresser needed some refreshing. The wooden top and drawer fronts have been restored. The faded gold gilding has been shined back up. The rest of the piece has received several coats of GF Milk Paint in coastal blue. Finally it was sealed in gf hptc in satin.
Empire Gray
By Christine @Handlaget, Owner at Handlaget in Ocean City, NJ.
Winning Category
This beautiful old Empire dresser had amazing lines but some of the wood had seen better days. When that happens I work hard to at least showcase some of the beautiful original wood, and this had plenty of it. I cleaned all of the wood and went over the areas I felt were still in good condition with finish restore. I then applied GF Gel stain in Antique Walnut to those areas. I then taped off the good wood in a pleasing pattern with a masculine feel to match the piece. The rest of the area received several coats of GF Milk paint in Driftwood.
The stars shine for Mid-century Modern
By Christine @Handlaget, Owner at Handlaget in Ocean City, NJ.
Winning Category
The stars definitely shine for this mid-century modern beauty. This vintage Broyhill Premier Emphasis credenza has been given a new life while keeping it's amazing retro feel. The wood was cleaned and refreshed and then touched up in spots with General Finishes gel stain in Antique Walnut. It was then painted in a custom blend of GF Milk paint in Basil and Patina. Trim areas and detailed insets were painted in GF chalk paint in French Vanilla. Retro starbust stencils were drawn and cut and then painted in French Vanilla also.
