I keep on painting furniture. With Annie Sloan Chalk Paint it's so easy to do. And I love the look, of course. I bought this old desk at an auction some time ago. I had planned to paint it back before all the hoopla and mess in the carriage house, but it didn't get done. Yesterday, I had a few free minutes, so I scampered out and started painting...I used French Linen, then went over it in a sort of dry brush fashion with Pure White. I'll probably wax the top of it eventually, since it will be used as a computer desk. Here are a couple of pictures...and no, sorry I did not "STAGE" my photos. I didn't pick the desk up and carry it outside to be photographed in the "garden" with bowers of flowers artfully arranged and bees flitting about. Nor did I put it in a clean, neat part of the room where an old typewriter and an old fan with a stack of old books just HAPPENED to be sitting on top. I'm more of a down and dirty, this is the way it really is type of gal...so I apologize to those who prefer their view of the world to be through special lenses and filters and photoshopped into a gauzy, nonexistent realm. There's a band of decorative inlay around the desk that I did not paint. I don't know if I like that or not, but I can always change it if I decide to:
Some details:
Happy weekend, everyone.
Ooooooh! I love, love, love this! I think I will try the dry brushing.....it looks fabulous!
Posted by: Victoria | February 23, 2012 at 11:30 AM