a solid old estate-sale chest of drawers that came our way needed something….we just weren’t sure what. then, one of our favorite customers brought in an inspo picture ripped from traditional home, and it was game on.
to create the pine-grain texture we’re glimpsing in the original, we mixed a golden-yellow paint with saltwash™, and applied it in long, grain-y strokes. once it dried, we painted on layers of an emerald green.
distressing with medium-grit sandpaper revealed a little bit of all of the layers and colors, giving a ‘deep’ finish. a layer of clear wax with a little dark brown tinted wax mixed in mellows out and protects the paint.
we kept the original knobs, painting them dark gray and then using a black wax to finish them up.
(i love that buffed-wax gleam.)
Mike says
Thank you for this article ..