Charlotte Des Fleurs | June 13, 2013 at 10:24 am

I tried to pay homage to the time period, while also updating it. I thought that the Provence Annie Sloan chalk paint was the perfect blue for this piece! A light distressing and a coat of clear wax finishes up the painted sections. paris breakfast buffet
About Susan @ Uniquely Yours or Mine Hi, my name is Susan and I m a furniture hoarder whew, now that I have said that I feel so much better! Anyway, I started this whole furniture refinishing and blogging business in 2011 and I have LOVED every minute of it! It s not easy by any means but it allows paris breakfast buffet me to utilize paris breakfast buffet my creative side and meet lots of wonderful people it is seriously my dream occupation! I have been refinishing furniture for myself for over 20 years but never gave any thought to doing this for others until my kids had gotten to the point that they didn t need me as much sad but true! So now I m a stay at home mom and wife who has decided that fixing up and painting furniture is so much more rewarding than vacuuming and grocery shopping my house is never quite as clean as I would like for it to be and there is furniture everywhere but I couldn t be happier! I hope you can come along on this journey with me!
Posted on June 13, 2013, in Furniture and tagged art deco , Art Deco buffet , ASCP Provence , custom painted furniture , how to paint furniture , how to refinish furniture , how to revive vintage furniture , Painted buffet , Painted Vintage paris breakfast buffet Furniture , Refinished art deco buffet , Vintage furniture . Bookmark the permalink . 12 Comments .
Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. | June 13, 2013 at 8:50 am
Charlotte Des Fleurs | June 13, 2013 at 10:24 am
HI Susan, I like most of what you do and you did a very nice job of refinishing and staining paris breakfast buffet the wood. However, there was a reason that piece was stained a light color – the grain of the wood is much too prominant. If you don’t sell it as is, may I suggest that you paint the entire cabinet including the cabinet.
One of the most charming paris breakfast buffet and unique parts of the piece was the delicate design carved into the doors. After re-painting everything the same color, I would paint the carvings so that THEY stand out. Photo Shop it and I think you will see what I mean.
Thanks so much for your suggestions Charlotte! This piece was a custom paris breakfast buffet piece for a client which is one of the reasons why it was finished the way it was. The designs on the front doors are not carved in, but just painted on, while I liked them they didn’t go with the clients overall scheme in her room. I think your ideas were good ones had the piece been different, so thanks for taking the time to comment I really do appreciate paris breakfast buffet it!
Love the way this turned out. I’ve noticed that you use an oil finish followed by wax after staining – which always turns out beautifully. Could you explain why these two finishes enhance the piece rather than repel one another. I would have thought they would result in a smeared mess. What am I missing?
Thanks Connie! This is my explanation in a nutshell… The oil reconditions the wood, the wood literally sucks the oil in and it aids in protecting the piece from liquid damage as well as enhancing the beauty. I could just leave it at that, but I do add an extra layer of protection and shine with the wax. The wax is more of a coating and doesn’t penetrate the wood surface, but it shines up beautifully. I really only use this process on very dry porous paris breakfast buffet woods as I’m always concerned paris breakfast buffet about water rings etc once it leaves my workshop… I hope that helps! Try it one day, I think you’ll love it!
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