Monday, June 18, 2012

The Hot Mess Vanity...Part 1

this vanity has almost killed me...i have finally finished the bottom part...the only thing i have to do now is the mirror..this post will show how after almost a year, i am still alive...


the day i found it at the good will..oh how i was excited!


this is the point where i want to shoot myself...after being so excited about this piece, i have to say i was ready to get rid of it...i was semi new to painting when i started this...instead of doing research on a product, i went with the first review i saw..its was a paint from lowes that said you didn't have to prime...i lightly sanded and slapped the paint on...after several coats, i decided that i didn't like the flat sheen of the paint...i decided to distress it...the first swoop of the sander and the whole side peeled off...now, you can imagine what i was thinking...i immediately put the sander down and walked away...i probably said a few choice words too...this piece sat on my patio for at least 9 months...it almost got ruined from the weather...some of the drawers warped...

i never strip a piece of furniture...there is no point in it to me...i do sand though..since i am usually painting everything i do, that is something that is not important to me...this paint was so awful that i knew if i didn't get all of it removed it would ruin my future work...
here is the first coat of paint...i mixed up my own chalk paint...i love the way this paint sticks to wood..i have even used it on none wood pieces...its a little tricky at first but once you understand how it works and how to mix it can be a real advantage...i also cant afford annie sloan chalk paint...i also put a dark stain on the top..
here are the drawers finished...i used cute little glass knobs from hobby lobby...
finally...the end...white homemade chalk paint...distressed with wax on top...dark walnut stain with wipe on poly for the top...
be on the look out for part 2...when i finish the mirror i will post that

CREATING LOVE AND JOY

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