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| PREVIEW - Refurbished Settee/Bench |
I just had a wonderful piece of furniture returned from my great, local upholsterer - Mr. Lee of Song's Upholstery of Norcross, Georgia. I am always amazed that their expert work absolutely makes the transformation from "old" to "better than new".
I bought this piece at an estate sale with good pre-conditional qualities. The cane was in excellent condition (a must since re-caning is very expensive and hard to do well). The woodwork was a non-descript medium brown. I had several Annie Sloan Chalk Paint colors to choose from. I have six colors in my inventory:
Old White
Old Ochre
Paris Grey
Chateau Grey
Graphite
Duck Egg Blue
I had used the chateau grey before with a wonderful fabric from Chelsea Fabrics (England) called "Pineapple". Chateau grey is a very GREEN kind of grey which I was not sure I liked until I completed my first piece - the fabric PERFECTLY coordinates with the chalk paint color - so I decided to to this piece in the same combination.
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| Cane-sided settee before ASCP finish - the cane is in great condition! |
This was my first chance to work on a "caned" project. It is a little harder to get in the nooks and crannies of the caning and do a thorough job. I found that it took a little more than two coats to get the level of coverage right. A one inch brush worked well for this job!
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| Settee after one coat - good coverage but not enough - it needed two-plus coats for most of piece. |
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Chelsea Fabric Selected - Pineapple
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| Details - Chateau Gray Settee - Chelsea Fabric "Pineapple" Linen |
Another great outcome - ASCP and my lovely fabrics! This item was included in today's linked party - check out the other items here -
linked party on Restore Interiors site and here is another link -
link to savy southern style
Another GORGEOUS makeover!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Martina, I must admit this fabric works so well with the paint color - I have a little more of it - will do a few more projects!
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