I love antique furniture. But how often do you find the perfect piece? That fits your space? For a price you like?
I don’t count on such lucky happenings. Instead I turn to painting a piece to look old. Enter the faux finish.
My son made this cabinet to my specs, and I painted it. Several layers of color went into this piece as well as some crackle medium here and there.
I began with a dark brown and waxed some of the edges and places that I wanted the look of wear. Then I painted a mixture of pumpkin-tan colors. Again I waxed the same areas before painting the final coat of gray paint. I felt lucky to find the perfect rusty latch for the doors.
Then came the sanding and scraping to reveal some of the undercoats.
It did not take long for me to fill it with fibers. Here is my drum carder and some of my spinning fibers.
For me faux finishing is another excuse to play with color, as I am endlessly fascinated by how colors effect other colors and how color softens over time.
Thanks for stopping by today ~ Karen
You did a fabulous job choosing colors and “fauxing”. And what an adorable bee!!
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Your cabinet looks great Karen! Lots of elbow grease involved. I love the fact tat it is on rollers.
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Gorgeous!!! You and your son should go into business! 🙂
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Hi Karen!
You worked some magic on this piece , wonderful!
The bee is perfectly at home too!
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isn’t she?
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Karen – your finish looks sooooo primitive and authentic – what a great job!
Bev Stewart
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oh, oh, this wonderful! Lots of work paid off for a great cabnet! thanks for showing us
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Karen – I love finding your messages and viewing them with my morning coffee. A wonderful way to begin my day. I love the cabinet.and the treasures that are in it!
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utterly scrumptious! thank you so much for sharing the colors you used and your technique!
rebecca
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wonderful job – it looks so authentically old and well-loved – the rusty latch is the icing on the cake!
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thanks for commenting! i felt so lucky to find that rusty part.
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I love anything with a chipped painted finish and a little rust on it. You did a fabulous job aging your cabinet. I enjoyed reading your blog.
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thanks, brenda, i feel just like you about the chipping and the rust! a brilliant combo!
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