3rd Installment of Chair Re-do

After spending the past week and weekend painting the chairs and the base of my table I finally finished with the Annie Sloan Paris Grey.  I started this morning putting on the second coat of Old White but was not impressed with how it was looking.  (Lucky for me I had only painted a lower rung before deciding I didn't like it.)  So, I decided to sand the Paris Grey (by hand) on all the chairs and base and it was more to my liking.  It is very shabby/grey.  Because the chairs already had a under coat of an Old white to begin with, that is the white you see peeking out beneath the grey.

This is before I started applying the clear wax.

This is after one coat of clear wax and no buffing yet.  I wanted to let it sit until tomorrow to harden before I buffed it out.

All of the chairs and base have been waxed and will be buffed tomorrow.  I will show pictures after I have buffed and put the chairs seats and tabletop back
on.

This has been a learning experience for me not to mention a very time consuming one...A fairly large project for a first attempt but considering everything, I am pleased with the outcome.

I know there are some of you who aren't into a worn/faded look but for me I am satisfied with the outcome.  Could I have don't better? Probably, but I am always my own worst critic.  What do you think of them so far?

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

What have we here?

Looks like someone is going to be busy...

Will you look at all these gorgeous chalk paint colors by Annie Sloan.  To be used alone,  mixed with another color, or one on top of another then waxed with a dark or clear coat of Annie Sloan waxes to enhance the colors.  Wax can be applied with a brush haphazardly or rubbed with a clean cloth.  Each application giving an entirely different look.

I have four of these to paint minus the lovely honey colored seat...

And one of these.  I will be sharing with you the "how to's of using Annie Sloan Chalk paint with step by step instructions and showing before and after pictures.  Using the color chart in the second photo, can you guess which of the two colors I will be using?  Click onto picture to enlarge it.

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