Cupboard doors and table

Well here are the doors that were painstakingly painted with AS paints, nothing wrong with the paints it's just that I hadn't realised how long it would take with all the detail. I love the fact that these are recycled as they would otherwise have been dumped. They also look rather interesting hanging on the wall.

From this

To this

I wasn't destined to keep these as within minutes of putting them on display they were spotted by the lovely Lesley (sorry about the spelling on your birthday card) and will be delivered this afternoon.

Tried a new colour on this rather elegant and simple side table. One thin coat of Paris Grey so that some of the oak graining showed through and detailed with a wash of white on the top moulding. Very lightly distressed. I love the colour and will be using this on my bedroom furniture (unless I change my mind which is always possible)!

Well, I need to have a good clear up now that we have done the two vide greniers and I will try to refrain from doing more painting for a few days (even hours)!

You will either like this or hate it and that's ok as even I'm not sure!

This mirror has been in the family for as many years as I care to remember. It is not a good piece in as much as it was not well made but it has some charm. The painting at the top in the middle of a glass of roses, is original. I decided to paint it Scandinavian pink as I needed to justify buying that colour (not just to paint the insides of drawers) and I washed over the beading with Chateau grey. This combination has now grown on me but I am still not sure. Once I find a place for it I may feel happier in my choice. What do you think? Please be honest, I can take it, and if the worst comes to the worst I can repaint it. By the way I received more paints today. Excited but unable to use them as I have to make approx 120 cupcakes for Sunday for the Fete de la Tartine.

And for my next project which I have already pretty much completed but cannot show you as yet are these:-

There are two of them, cabinet doors given to me by a kindly neighbour. They are handcarved and quite old but rather rustic. Once again not what I would call good pieces but that is the beauty of them as there is no guilt in having a go at giving them a new life as pictures on the wall.





More pictures.

Two more small doors with no other use than to make some more pictures. Once again using Annie Sloan paint and victorian ladies showing off their lovely hats, these images from The Graphics Fairy.

 I rather like this idea and have used doors from old cupboards beyond redemption before as in these (there were two matching ones).

My next project is this console table but this has to wait until my Paris Grey paint arrives.

This has been refurbished by my talented other half although I would have been quite happy to have painted it as it was. However he is, ofcourse, right as usual in that if it is worth painting and using then it has to be stable and the top had to be refitted.

I can't quite make up my mind about my latest makeover and am reluctant to put it on here as the photos do not do it justice so I will take some more and see if I like it any better!

Matching pictures for the clock

I was given 2 small cupboard doors that were not destined to become anything in particular so I painted them with Annie Sloan paint to match the clock I previously painted and used 2 teapot pictures from The Graphics Fairy to provide the interest.



More painting, must take a break from this.

A couple more things have been given the Annie Sloan treatment. One small dressing table/desk and a trolley.

This one in Old White and Scandinavian Pink drawer linings. Was a pine polyurethaned piece before made about 25 years ago.

Update: Sold 31.7.2011 at the first market I took it to!

This is a mixture of Chateau Grey, Scandinavian Pink and Old White with an Old White detail.

And this is what it was like before. I think it looks so much better now.

I just keep painting things with Annie Sloan paints.

A mirror my other half made many years ago in pine with an old pine finish, nice but needs a change. And a sweet pine clock that also needed a facelift. Once again I have to say that this must be the easiest paint in the world to use. A general wash down of the item let it dry and off you go.

Before







After

This is in Chateau Grey with Scandinavian Pink highlights given a Chateau Grey thin wash and then clear waxed. I have more items waiting for Sloaning!



Another Annie Sloan make over!

Started this project before my lovely Grandson arrived. He has now departed and is continuing his travels around Europe and we are missing him already so have got stuck in and finished this little table. I am showing you the finished item (except for the buffing which has to wait until tomorrow) first for a change.

I gave it one coat of AS (mix of 1 part Chateau Grey + 1 part
Scandinavian Pink + 4 parts Old White). Left it for a few days to see if I wanted to clear wax it or use the dark wax. In the end I mixed half and half clear and dark wax and it was definately a good choice as far as I am concerned.



And this is how it started.



A little blurred but you get the idea.

Now off to find another project! This could get addictive.