Chest of Drawers

Rachelirl · **Posted: 28-06-2012 , 01:39 PM** #1

This is an old chest of drawers that was fit for the skip! I did a decoupage job on the top of it with copies of sheet music copied and printed of Google images and painted the unit in Annie Sloan blue/grey chalk paint and then waxed it. I had intended to change the handles but didn't end up doing this as the original ones looked better than silver ones I was going to put on it.

Annabee · **Posted: 29-06-2012 , 04:56 PM** #2

Well done! I think you did a beautiful job!

Rachelirl · **Posted: 01-07-2012 , 09:29 PM** #3

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Originally Posted by Annabee

Well done! I think you did a beautiful job!

thank you very much

Chris P · **Posted: 01-07-2012 , 09:43 PM** #4

Fantastic work, Rachelirl.

Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

Regards
Chris P
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jeep2 · **Posted: 04-07-2012 , 10:46 PM** #5

Great job well done

melissabell · **Posted: 05-07-2012 , 12:31 PM** #6

That looks fantastic!!! Well done ;)

rubyruby · **Posted: 21-07-2012 , 08:27 PM** #7

These look really great, before you started is the wood laminated,if so what paint did you use, I have a white one, and would love to paint, yours turned out really great, well done

Rachelirl · **Posted: 23-07-2012 , 09:07 AM** #8

Hi Ruby,

It was a laminated one. It's not solid wood. The paint I actually used is Annie Sloan chalk paint with a coat of wax over the paint. You could use gloss paint either with a coat of primer underneath the paint. If you can't get the gloss colour you want - you could buy a few small pots of different colours and mix them to come up with various other colours etc. I've done this in the past and it can work out very well. I just measure the paint with spoons.

Rachel

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	Posted: 28-06-2012 , 01:39 PM #1
Rachelirl Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 81	Chest of Drawers This is an old chest of drawers that was fit for the skip! I did a decoupage job on the top of it with copies of sheet music copied and printed of Google images and painted the unit in Annie Sloan blue/grey chalk paint and then waxed it. I had intended to change the handles but didn't end up doing this as the original ones looked better than silver ones I was going to put on it. Attached Images

	Posted: 29-06-2012 , 04:56 PM #2
Annabee Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Wicklow Posts: 9	Well done! I think you did a beautiful job!

	Posted: 01-07-2012 , 09:43 PM #4
Chris P Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: JumbleTown Posts: 5,998	from Admin Fantastic work, Rachelirl. Thanks for sharing and inspiring! Regards Chris P Admin

	Posted: 04-07-2012 , 10:46 PM #5
jeep2 Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cavan Posts: 41	Great job well done

	Posted: 05-07-2012 , 12:31 PM #6
melissabell Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portarlington, Co. Laois Posts: 1,336	That looks fantastic!!! Well done ;)

	Posted: 21-07-2012 , 08:27 PM #7
rubyruby Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: laois Posts: 591	draws These look really great, before you started is the wood laminated,if so what paint did you use, I have a white one, and would love to paint, yours turned out really great, well done

	Posted: 23-07-2012 , 09:07 AM #8
Rachelirl Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 81	Chest of Drawers Hi Ruby, It was a laminated one. It's not solid wood. The paint I actually used is Annie Sloan chalk paint with a coat of wax over the paint. You could use gloss paint either with a coat of primer underneath the paint. If you can't get the gloss colour you want - you could buy a few small pots of different colours and mix them to come up with various other colours etc. I've done this in the past and it can work out very well. I just measure the paint with spoons. Rachel