Baby Blue

I am some what new to

painting furniture

so I've been doing a little
internet research

I thought I might share some

of the "painting wisdom" I've gathered

Make you own chalk paint.  I know this might be old news to a lot of you but I've

never tried it.  And for those of you new to Chalk Paint, this stuff is great

no sanding, or striping required.  It sticks to anything and has a great look.

There are different methods but here is the one I'm going to try-

1 cup paint

1/3 cup plaster of paris

1/3 cup water

The blog said to use warm water and whisk you plaster of paris in a little at a time

until you have a fairly smooth consistency

Now add it to your paint

I also found that you can add any kind of paint - latex, craft paint, etc

to get the color you are looking for

Another suggestion was to go to Home Depot and buy Sample paint

Pick your color and buy a sample 7.75 oz for $2.79

then just mix your colors until you get the shade you want!!

While I was surfing I found a great blog -Altar'd Designs

She did an Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Color Comparisons

Example

If you love                             You'll love

  ASCP Old White                   SW Antique White or

                                                   Behr Polished Pearl     

Here is the link:

http://altard.com/altard/annie-sloan-chalk-paint-color-comparisons/

Next, I researched wax - there is AS wax (kind of pricey)

Minwax Paste Finishing Wax, Briwax, Johnson's pastewax

and Howard Citrus Shield Premium Natural Paste wax

I went to Home Depo looking for the Howard brand. 

All they had was Howard Feed-N-Wax.

I bought some but when I got home I pulled it up on the internet and

they don't recommend it for painted surfaces. 

I will be taking it back and getting the Minwax Paste Finishing Wax.

I'll let you know how it works on my painted furniture

I did find some good info on applying the wax

use an old T-Shirt for application

Apply wax sparingly, rub it in good and wipe it off

Let dry for 24 hours

buff with a clean cloth or T-Shirt

This should leave you with a nice soft finish

and protect your paint as well

OK, now that I have a little wisdom

(probably enough to be dangerous)

I'm ready to move on to my next project

Remember this piece from my last post

well it's going from dirty white to baby blue

 I made a trip to Home Depot and bought some supplies -

TSP removes grease, grime, and dirt

I'll start off cleaning it good with this product,

then I'll give it a light sanding

Next I'll make my chalk paint

I'll mix a little flat white paint with

my sample, Martha Stewart Aegean Blue

color chart for the Glidden aegean blue eggshell paint

from the Marths Stewart line

Once it's painted I'll replace the old nobs

with these cute ones from Hobby Lobby

It was a 50% off sale so I got them both for $4.99

I'll give it a nice waxing and

buff it to a soft glow!

Every Little Birdie says-

I can't wait to show you the

finished transformation!

           
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