This went from not-so-beautiful orange pine...
To sooo much better with not a skerrick of orange to be seen!
I have an issue with orange pine (its ok if you have it...I still like you!) and there are a few of us who are committed to ridding the world of orange pine furniture, namely Catherine at Paisley Vintage and Alison at Rubylicious Bespoke . We've chatted on Instagram about forming a club/society of people for the beautification of orange pine furniture ;-)
One piece at a time...like this one, which I am supposed to be talking about!
This one was for a client to match the dresser I also did.
I primed the top with zinsser stain blocker first - because it was being painted a light color, that particular primer will stop anything bleeding back through (mug rings etc which may not be visible, but can come through down the track) - then I painted the rest with homemade chalk paint.
FYI, the cane chair I inherited from my Great-Aunt and I have seen a photo of my dad as a baby with this chair in the background...so it's old!! Sorry Dad!! ;-)
I have waxed it...and it needs doing again. It lives outside on the deck, so it gets pretty dry.
I'm leaving it natural because I know that if I painted it, I will change my mind and would never get it back to this!
Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!!
Courts xx
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6 comments:
How funny, I did not expect to my name on here! I was just thinking today, we should start a hash tag on IG for ugly orange pine.
Looks gorgeous, you can't beat beautiful fresh white. And by the way, your floors are fab too.
Al xx
Amazing what a coat of paint does. But really glad you are leaving the chair as is...wicker is timeless. :)
As I was reading I was singing that Queen song... 'du du du, another one bites the dust!!'
Looks SO much better - and nice that it has a story behind it!
count me in on the orange pine deridification....(is that a word?)
I have a few of my own projects similar coming up.
nice job!
Bec x
Do you use a particular brush when you use chalk paint? (to avoid streaks)
Hi Ally!
I don't use a special brush for chalk paint, just an inexpensive synthetic one. I find that sanding in between helps reduce visible brush strokes (I use a 180 grit sanding sponge and a 320 grit one after the final coat.)
Also not putting too much paint on the brush and following the grain helps too. Once you get a few coats on, then sanded and waxed, you don't see many at all!
Hope this helps!
Courts
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