I was thrilled to find these items on trademe, from different sellers, a few days apart, as they have very similar shapes and carved detail on them. I painted these using a technique I hadn't tried on furniture before - after scrubbing, sanding and sealing, I painted a solid dark colour underneath (Dulux Pure Zeal) and then dry-ish brushed a greeny duck-egg colour (Dulux Punakaiki) over the top, before lightly distressing just the edges, and waxing all over with white liming wax. I am really pleased with the way they came out, and they look perfect in my lounge where they will stay - these ones are not for sale!
First, the before photos:
And what they look like now:
Looks great! I love the old-dark-wood to bright-and-happy transformations.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Kacey, me too...isn't it amazing what you can do with paint!
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