Coat of Many Colors

Come on in. Have a seat and take your shoes off. No, not really. I don't require shoe removal in my house unless they are terribly muddy. I do like having a chair handy to sit down and use though just in case your shoes do need to come off.

I picked up this little chair a couple of years ago for forty dollars and it was just a plain brown stain color.

I painted it white the first time and it stayed that way for almost two years. It was being used in one of the guest rooms, but then a vintage French hamper took its place so the chair had no where to go.

I brought it down to see how it would fit in this little spot by the stairs in the foyer and bingo. But the white had to go so out came my paints.

First I painted it with Annie Sloan chalk paint in Aubusson. I love that beautiful blue color like the chest in the dining room, but that was too much blue for this area.

Then I decided to paint all over it with CoCo by ASCP. That was fine, but still not quite right.

So I left the legs in CoCo and painted the seat and back with Chateau Gray.

Then I did lots of heavy distressing followed by clear and dark waxes.

Now it was just right.

I cut these hydrangeas and stuck them in this basket for some added color. These have dried perfectly just sitting in this basket the past week.

Now if anyone needs to remove their shoes there is a spot. My son and his family all start taking their shoes off when they visit even though I tell them they don't have to. I haven't seen them since  May and we will be going for a little visit this weekend. Can't wait.

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