New Old Frenchy Shabby Chair

I have lived with this little chair, that I purchased at a home decor shop, in it's original finish for a couple of years. I decided it was time to freshen it up. Because you see I have a real sickness
this thing for painting furniture now and just cannot stop!

This is how it looked before. It is solid maple and I had put off covering this wood up, but decided it was time.

I taped off the edge of the cane seat.

I painted two coats of Sherwin Williams Ivorie Lace in satin. Then heavily sanded it off in several places.

I added several layers of colors on this chair. I used Sherwin Williams silvermist mixed with glaze and lightly brushed it on in several places. Then I used the mocha glaze by Valspar over the entire chair and wiped it off. 

If you look closely you can see some of the colors added.

I was going to leave the cane natural colored, but I decided to paint it, too.

I used the ivorie lace first then the silvermist and then the mocha glaze and some sanding.

I also used some rub n buff Patina in various spots. Patina turns turquoise when you apply it.

The blue areas show up pretty good in this photo.

This shows the layering. I wanted this chair to look very worn.

Of course I waxed it, too to make it shine and to protect the finish.

Back in the master bedroom.

Linking to the following:
Jenny Matlock for Alphabet Thursday....C is for chair
Miss Mustard Seed for furniture feature Friday
My Romantic Home for Show and Tell
French Country Cottage for Feather your Nest party
Under the Table and Dreaming for Sunday showcase

I can't believe another week has flown by. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend full of fun things.


Y'all come back now,

KIM