How to Paint a Boho-Indie Style Night Table with Colorantic’s Products
La Belle Commode de Bénédicte Girard, our new Colorantic’s artist blogger, published her first blog on Boho-Indie technique. This night table has been painted by Benedicte with Raspberry, Grapefruit, Lemon Pie and she also used our Natural Beeswax and Black Coal wax. She added a beautiful printed paper cloth on the sides of the drawers.
List of products used
- Cleaner & Varnish Remover
- Sanding Block
- Simons Printed Paper Napkin
- Snow White Paint Brush
- 35mm Silk Chalk Based Paint Oval Brush
- 55mm Silk Chalk Based Paint Oval Brush
- 16mm Silk Round Wax Brush
- Natural Beeswax
- Black Coal Wax
- Grapefruit Chalk Based Paint
- Raspberry Chalk Based Paint
- Lemon Pie Chalk Based Paint
- A Spray bottle with water
Prep Steps
1st Step:
I like to lightly sand with a sanding block even if we know that it is not required to sand on all surfaces. I prefer prepping my furniture with a Cleaner & Varnish Remover – TSP Style and a sanding block as prep steps.
2nd Step:
Choosing colours. Let your imagination guides you, and you will see where it will lead you! In this case, I was inspired by the printed floral paper cloth that I glued on the sides of the drawers.
3rd Step:
Getting materials ready. I decided to use Colorantic’s colours Raspberry, Grapefruit, Lemon Pie, Natural Beeswax, and Black Coal Wax. Paintbrushes, paint knife, water spray bottle, and a clean white cloth are other items I got ready before starting a delicious Boho-Indie style project like this one!
Technique Steps
4th step:
Apply the primary paint colour in order to let the wood show through. This time, on this furniture piece, Grapefruit is the primary colour.
5th Step:
Using a paint knife, I applied randomly the secondary paint colour Raspberry.
6th Step:
Then, I applied the Colorantic Lemon Pie paint colour with an art paintbrush such as the Colorantic Snow White paintbrush.
7th Step:
I moisturized the paint using a water spray bottle. After, using a scraper, I scratched the humid paint to give this Indie-Boho Style look.
Final Steps
8th Step:
Once the paint has dried (it usually takes between 30 to 60 minutes as Colorantic’s chalk-based paint dries so quick!), I applied clear natural beeswax on all the furniture. I wiped off with a clean white cloth to rub the wax and help the wax gets harder on the furniture.
9th Step:
Lastly, I applied the Black Coal Wax on corners and edges to create a rough Antique look.
Here you go! You too can create this Boho-Indie effect with Colorantic’s products!
Guest Artist: Bénédicte Girard by La Belle Commode
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