1. Layering colors and distressing with a wet brush and dark wax.
This small table has three layers of color, a white, a bright green, and french enamal blue. I used sandpaper to bring out the different colors and I also dipped a brush in water and then dark wax and brushed the table until some of the different layers came out. I accented some of the parts in gold leaf paint.
2. I added some new paint and drawers to an old armoire to make it more interesting and more useful.
I stamped the back panel inside the armoire to give it even more detail.
3. I perfected my shabby french look by layering three colors of paint and sandpaper distressing. I painted this old door we made into a hall tree with black, then gray, and finally an off white. I heavily distressed it although the picture doesnt even begin to show the detail.
4. I painted this vintage buffet with a black chalk paint, stenciled the doors and drawers in off white chalk paint and then washed over the white stencils with watered down black chalk paint. The dark wax gave it an even more weathered look.
The small table, armoire, and buffet are still for sale. If you are interested in any of these pieces please ccontact me at davewhit4@gmail.com.
