Rimu Chest for Cindy

Cindy first contacted me after she spotted a bedhead that I had for sale (sorry I don't have a before shot of it!)

She was looking for a chest of drawers and wondered if I would paint them for her to match the bedhead, and of course, I said yes :)

So the hunt began and she eventually found a beautiful solid Rimu scotch chest.  In my hurry to get started to forgot to take a photo with the drawers in and the handles on...oops!

(Do you like my highly sophisticated 'paint stands'? 

I have a fair few 4 litre paint cans...and they worked a treat!)

It was a beautiful piece of furniture and even though I (clearly!) love painting furniture, and I'm not normally sentimental about painting it, I have to admit I did struggle a little with putting paint over Rimu...but it wasn't mine, and Cindy wanted it painted...

 

 After the sealer coat, I did three coats of top coat (Dulux Cape Colville).  Then left it to dry for a few days before I attacked it with the sandpaper to distress it (all by hand).  What a workout that was!

 Once it was all distressed, I went over the whole piece with a fine sanding sponge to give it a nice smooth finish.  Then I finished it off with some Liberon Furniture Wax in Neutral.

It is a really good match with the bedhead (phew!)

Now, just to add a 'keeping it real' shot, I do have a little touch up to finish on one of the top drawers, hence the gap, lol.  But I am so close to finished, I wanted to show it off...

I hope Cindy will be pleased....I think it has come up really well :)

I am showing this off at

xx Karen