Antique chest
Some furniture remains in our possession for decades. Over time, trends change and evolve. The wonderful thing about furniture is that we can bring it back to life with Colorantics chalk based paint. Marie shares her story with us about a chest that she has owned for 30 years. She gives it a 3rd life. At one time her mother had made it beautiful by using her favourite colour of the moment, the colour blue jeans.
For this new transformation, we explain how to give it an antique look while partly retaining its previous colour.
Step 1 – Prepare the work surface
We proceeded to do a light sanding, then cleaned the surface with the Cleaner and Varnish remover, in order to remove the varnish that was on the piece of furniture.
Step 2 – Apply the desired colour
When the surface is dry, we can apply the desired colour. Apply 2 coats and let dry between coats. 20 minutes should be sufficient for drying.
Step 3 – Give it an antique look
To give an antique appearance to a piece of furniture, several methods are at your disposal. One of them is to simply sand the paint in strategic places. You can sand a little more in some places and very little in others to give it a worn look.
Step 4 – Protect the surface of the furniture
Once everything is finished it is very important to protect the surface. In this case, 2 coats of varnish are applied. It is always important to leave enough time to dry between coats.
And there you go! Now you know how to easily give an antique effect to a piece of furniture.
Sarina Bernard
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