General Finishes

The sexy curves of Bombay chests are always appealing to my eye so when I saw this one, I wanted to turn it into a beauty.  I wanted to try the "water color" blending technique I had watched a tutorial on so I gathered a few colors I thought would look good together.  As soon as they went on the plate, it spoke to me.  It was "heavenly" so I decided to name this piece, "Angel".

This vanity was aptly named, Roxy!  This vanity started out in all white and I wanted to go in another direction.  I was feeling a rock n roll, leather, nailheads vibe - maybe because I was listening to Guns n Roses while I was cleaning her?

This piece was actually painted in an entirely different color than it shows!  I thought I wanted to do a light grey but it didn't look right so I ordrered another color, Peppercorn from Wise Owl.  It was dry brushed with Limestone by Wise Owl.  I used a wash of limestone to created the highlights in the middle and around the doors. I then used the metallic acrylic multi surface folkart gold for the details. I sealed this piece in General Finishes High Performance Top Coat (all of my entries use this, it's AMAZING) - anyway,  I then added some black glaze that Wise Owl sent me as a sample.

Meet Caesar.  He is my handsome and very ornate vintage dresser. I fell in love with him the moment I saw him. I knew all that detail was screaming, HELP ME!  So... I rescued him!  I had a client spot this on my page and she snagged it to match a mirror she had previously gotten from me. So, here we go.. 5 colors were used! I stripped the top because he was so full of scratches.  Then I applied 2 coats of Annie Sloan Old White, over the entire piece. Next, I mixed up a brown wash using Buffalo by Shabby Paints and applied that all over.

I knew that this piece was going to "get it" because the flat surfaces would allow me to really add so many extras I hadn't tried yet! I had just got a new color in, Abyss, by Wise Owl. I also ordered textured rollers from Artistic Painting Studio, along with some chrome foil and adhesive.  I started by stripping the top and sanding it down so I can apply General Finishes Java Gel stain.  The bottom of the piece got two coats of abyss chalk paint.  I then tried using the texture roller to apply my foil adhesive so when I applied the foil, I'd get a pattern.

I got this color, Sapphire, by Wise Owl, as a prize in a contest. I knew I wanted to pair that with something bright, just didn't know exactly what!