For years whenever my husband and I would purchase furniture it seemed we always picked the same dark brown pieces over and over. Now when I look around my house at this sea of “brown”, I want to give it all away and start over. Knowing that wasn’t going to fly with the husband, over Christmas break I decided I would just start by painting a few pieces. With Tim home for the holiday, he was adamantly against me painting. Actually I think he was just against any painting messes. So as soon as his car left the driveway on the Monday following Christmas break, I quickly grabbed my drop cloths, brushes and paint and got straight to work!
I decided to tackle this armoire that houses our TV in our sunroom. We bought it when we first got married almost 15 years ago so I wasn’t too concerned if it didn’t turn out. I figured I would just replace it if I screwed it up too badly. Tim is not that observant so he probably wouldn’t even notice if it happened to be gone the following week.
I cleaned it thoroughly because my kids are constantly in and out of it with greasy little hands. After that I applied a coat of Pure White paint by Annie Sloan. As you can see it is a pretty dark piece so I did apply two more coats of paint, allowing dry time in between applications. I used Annie Sloan’s clear wax after the last coat of paint had dried. I sanded only slightly because I didn’t want it to look super distressed but wanted a nice smooth finish. After sanding and wiping it down with a dry cloth I applied one more coat of clear wax. This piece of furniture gets a lot of use and I knew it would need some extra protection.
I love how it turned out. It really lightened up the room which was what I was going for. I am also happy to report that husband loved it as well. I think he actually liked that he didn’t have to look at the “in progress” stage. Not to self…..Do whatever you want but have it cleaned before spouse gets home!
the spoon and the thimble 