Feb 21, 2015

Antiqued Union Jack Table

This piece took FOREVER to finish!!!
The good news - it sold right away.  
Bad news - after all that work, I got 2 crappy pictures and that's it.



Union Jack side table finished in Annie Sloan Graphite.  Flag painted with Old White, Napoleonic Blue and Emperor's Silk.  Finished with clear wax and dark wax.

Feb 11, 2015

Gold Dipped Hall Table

A huge trend I've been seeing this year is Gold Dipped accessories and furniture.  It's all over home decor sites like Pinterest, Apartment Therapy and trendy stores like Anthropologie.

I decided to take a go at this trend, and transformed a boring Bombay Co. hall table, to a chic, trendy show stopper that's already getting a ton of attention at The Painted Bench Oakville.



I started off by using painters tape and taping off the legs about half way.  Next, I painted on Artisan Enhancements Leaf & Foil Size.  I just used an old chip brush.  The stuff is stiiiiiicky, and there is no point in trying to save your brush!!! I let it dry for an hour, and next, I cut a fair size piece of gold foil and pressed onto the sticky surface.  It comes right off.  Super easy!  I wanted the legs fully covered, so I repeated the whole process a second time to make sure I got full coverage with the gold.... I did the same thing to the handles!!  The foil needs a top coat to be sealed, so I used General Finishes Top coat in Satin.

I'm very happy with how this piece turned out.  I think it's awesome and I'm now totally hooked on gold foil.  I want to gold dip everything!!!







Feb 8, 2015

Aubusson Blue

I just finished up this awesome table in Annie Sloan Aubusson Blue with Dark Wax.
I know, I know... horrrrrible pics!!!  As usual.