Happy Sunday! I hope your weekend has been wonderful!
I'm on a roll! Three posts this week...not bad for me. :) I'm starting to get back into creative painting again, beginning with this awesome cedar chest. In fact, I almost decided to keep it for the house.
I'm on a roll! Three posts this week...not bad for me. :) I'm starting to get back into creative painting again, beginning with this awesome cedar chest. In fact, I almost decided to keep it for the house.
I didn't take a picture of the before...but just imagine it as a standard cedar chest. Nothing fancy, but in nice shape. I knew I wanted to do something different than the flat colors I've been using lately, so I pulled out my Real Milk Paint in French Gray (my all-time fav!).
No prepping was needed....just a couple of coats of paint and a top coat of General Finishes Flat Top Coat after I sanded it to the time-worn look I wanted.
The inside is super clean!
The sun was super bright during the time I took the pictures, but this really shows the soft grey blue that it is.
A little insight to it's history!
I just love my milk paint! This entire project only took me about an hour (max). I seriously appreciate the ease of the paint and the top coat finishes it off just beautifully.
This will be heading to our space at Through the Garden Gate Antiques tomorrow, along with a few other pieces!
Now, off to painting a gateleg table....
'til next time!
I like how it turned out. I have my grandmothers cedar chest. I love how the inside still smells. I want to paint the outside. Thanks for the ideas.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I think it turned out really nice. It's a great way to update the chest and give it a new life. I would love see yours when you get it done!
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