My mama gave me an ugly orange sofa table a couple of years ago. I took it because I needed something to put the TV on in the basement and it is a solid heavy piece of oak furniture. I just happen to absolutely despise the color.
Being a South Carolina Gamecock fan orange is not a color I chose to have around my house, LOL.
After looking at the piece for 2 years I decided it's time... No more delaying time to work. I found the paint color I wanted, Annie Sloan's Provence.
I brought my new favorite paint home and did 2 other projects... So much for delaying.
A mirror and small table for the bathroom.
When I finally got the itch to paint it, I did 2 coats of Provence. The color was beautiful, but bright not what I was going for, so it sat for another 4 weeks while I tried to decide what to do.........
I decided to try the dark wax technique, being new to the Annie Sloan family I was nervous about the dark wax. I watched lots of YouTube Video's and thought, OK, I've got this.
But first, I started yet another project my
mirror to chalk board.
The story of my life, always doing something :-) You would think with my aversion to all things orange I would have knocked this thing out years ago!
Alright, it's Saturday morning, my son is at his Nanny's, the Hubs is out like a light and I am determined to finish this project. Coffee first a must have if I plan to stay awake. Then I remember the I recorded the early premiere of Outlander on Starz and I had to watch it. So, with those 2 things out of the way. I trekked downstairs and looked at it. I had sanded the piece about 4 weeks ago, I cleaned up all the dust and wiped it down with a damp rag.
I got out the dark wax and started at the back of the sofa table. I figured this was the best place to start so I could see what technique would work best. I had a rag and applied it to a small area, but didn't like the result. I got my wax brush out and a very fine steel wool pad. Now that was what the look I was going for. Working in small area, I waxed with the brush and then went over it with the steel wool. The color deepened and where I had sanded the piece it darkened the orange wood that was coming though. I'm totally distracted I'm watching World War Z...
I had some fabric I picked up on clearance about a year ago and it is the exact color of Provence. I had enough to staple to the back of the sofa table, to hide all the wires.
I painted the inside of the drawers Arles, another beautiful Annie Sloan Chalk Paint color.
Here's the finished project! So happy with house it turned out!
Mel :D
