Saturday, July 18, 2015

~ How to Create a Beautiful Antique Look with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint ~ Blues - Wet Distressed & Waxed


The Decorated House ~ Create a Beautiful Blue Distressed Antiqued Finish with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint
There's a lot more to these chalk paints then just painting a quick coat of paint and doing a little sanding! Sometime ago I read Annie Sloan discussing working with her chalk paints and waxes to get different looks. So this was an experiment to see how to make a beautiful more aged look.  The finished look is really worth the work. (Click on Continue Reading Link Below for more Information.)


The Decorated House ~ Create a Beautiful Blue Distressed Antiqued Finish with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint
Above is the old mirror in its original, dull, gold finish and it just didn't work, so it was the perfect candidate for playing with the paints and wax since it had a great shape and nice details.

The Decorated House ~ Create a Beautiful Blue Distressed Antiqued Finish with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint
The first color was the bright ASCP Provence for layer one. For layer 2, I mixed the Provence with  Paris Grey.  But  areas of the Provence were left to show a bit more. This needed to dry just a little while so that I do a light amount of dry brushing with white, either Pure White or Old White will do. In the picture above, you can see small amounts of the white showing; it may look like reflected light.

The Decorated House ~ Create a Beautiful Blue Distressed Antiqued Finish with Annie Sloan Chalk PaintThe next step was to do a bit of distressing with a "wet distressed" method. How much water you used depends on the look you are after. In this case, my cotton rag (t-shirts work great!) was just a little damp. And the picture above shows what it  looked like with just using a damp cotton rag to rub off some of the paint. It was a good look even at this point. I did not sanding at this point, just the wet distressing.

The Decorated House ~ Create a Beautiful Blue Distressed Antiqued Finish with Annie Sloan Chalk PaintUsually you want to let chalk paint rest and cure for your finished project. It can take up to 30 days for it to really be fully cured. That is exactly the reason that all these steps work so well. The paint is dry to the touch, but it is not really fully cured yet. Also the paint is very matte flat. If the paint itself had a shine to it or a plastic feel like latex, it is harder to accomplish.

For the next step,  I went back and forth with dry brushing the white paint, letting it almost dry and then waxing over it until the paint began to come off, then painting again, and wiping that off in some places. Why?? As you can see, you are exposing some bits and pieces of the various layers controlling all the time how much you want of each to show and exactly where it shows.

Dark wax was applied next, it was buffed, some places got another dry brushing, then the clear wax was applied and buffed last. You just play with it and see how your piece looks with each step until you get what you want for yourself.

The Decorated House ~ Create a Beautiful Blue Distressed Antiqued Finish with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint
In the end, it looked like a very old, time worn finish. A really beautiful look!

**The paints used in the post are "Annie Sloan Chalk Paints" not to
be confused with chalkboard paint.

See Y'All Soon~

50 comments:

  1. Beautiful, Donna! It really stands out now! I'll bet you learned a lot from doing this technique too, using the paint and waxes together.

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  2. Oh, it's gorgeous! I love the finish you were able to achieve. I have been meaning to order some chalk paint but keep putting it off -- partly because I can't decide on color! But this looks so good, I'm inspired.

    ~Angela~

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  3. The mirror turned out beautiful! Your post is so timely, because I just painted a gold mirror tonight and wiped off most of the paint. I wasn't sure if I should wax it or not, but after seeing your mirror I definitely will wax it.

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  4. What a gorgeous result....it looks great! Xoxoxo

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  5. Donna-That looks great! I love it and it does look really, really old and like an antique! Beautiful- xo Diana

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  6. Your mirror is beautiful. I'm ready to try some chalk paint, too. Can't decide what will get the makeover....yet.

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  7. Great looking piece, your transformation using the AS paints is amazing. Thanks for sharing.

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  8. This is an excellent tutorial and absolutely beautiful finished product. It is perfect for the mirrors I have to work in my new decorating scheme. Thank you so much!!

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  9. It's really lovely! Thanks for showing how you achieved such a beautiful well worn and loved look!

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  10. Donna, this is just gorgeous! I LOVE it! I bought some Annie Sloan in Old White and am planning on painting my buffet....I need to get the wax. Wonder if Minwax has the same effect???

    This mirror is a show stopper!

    Lou Cinda

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  11. Truly spectacular! I so need to experiment!

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  12. Love the finished mirror, you did a great job!
    XXX Ido

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  13. Beautiful shaped mirror! So much nicer painted! I love your the chalk paint and wax@

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  14. Wow, it looks gorgeous! You did such a wonderful job on it...not sure I'd have that much patience. I know you're really going to enjoy it!

    xo
    Pat

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  15. Hi Donna,

    Great colour choices! What a huge difference! I like the gold coming through, nice effects...

    All the Best,
    Christine

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  16. I love the color of this mirror!! It is so pretty!

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  17. I absolutely love it! I'm in Oregon, should I send for my Annie Sloane? Did you buy or send away on line for yours?

    Beautiful mirror!

    Sheila

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  18. Beautiful, love the finish you achieved.

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  19. pefect is THE only word to describe this ...
    headed out for chalk paint

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  20. Donna, this mirror is breathtaking! It was "pretty" before, but now you've taken it to a whole new level. I've been reading a lot of the use of chalk paint, and now I'm really intrigues; will need to try my hand at it! :)

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  21. Love how this turned out. BRAVO!

    I wanted to let you know that I've got a great giveaway that ends Friday. It's for $100 to wallquotes.com, and trust me they've got something I know you'll love!

    Stop by and enter ASAP. I'd love to see what you would do with their products! See you soon!

    Artie
    http://niagaranovice.blogspot.com

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  22. This mirror is beautiful! I need two of them. ;0) One for Alaska and one for the beach apartment.

    Blessings,
    Shanna

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  23. Absolutely gorgeous! I also followed your line "Is Chalk Board Paint Worth The Price" and appreciate your tips.
    -Brenda-
    P.S: FYI years ago an Antique Dealer demonstrated to me how a quality 'Automotive' Paste Wax applied to furniture often can restore a piece back to its original finish. It definitely does works as I've used it on more than one occasion since then and found it works particularly well on deep scratches.

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  24. On more comment to agree with the last note. Yes! I have often used the better brands of paste wax found in the automotive area. It is fabulous, and works great on furniture.

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  25. What a great job you did! Love the finish you created, it is just beautiful.

    Would love to have you stop by and share at my weekly Chalk Paint linky party

    www.ShadesofAmberInc.blogspot.com

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  26. Love this! Thanks for experimenting for me. ;)
    I want to try this...have the perfect piece for it!

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  27. I have to say, I have been pouring over the internet for days and this one has got to be the most beautiful mirrors I have ran across! I love it!

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  28. Hi darling, love love love this.. it turned out incredible! hugs ~lynne~

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  29. Donna,

    Can I ask what brand of paint the Provence and Paris Grey are from? I have a mirror as well and I am wanting to refinish it. These colors are perfect! Thank you!

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    1. Hello Dusti,
      The paints are Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. Hopefully you can find a stockist near you since the shipping is usually really high. The paint really does go a long way when paint furniture pieces so for me it's worth the price which is 3x's the price of a regular latex quart of paint.

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  30. I want to thank you all again for letting me know how much you enjoyed this post.

    The brand of paint used is "Annie Sloan" Chalk Paints which you can order online or get at a retail store near you if you can find one. That's could save a lot on the cost of shipping.

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  31. Absolutely gorgeous! You did a beautiful job and inspired me to do something like this with an old frame that I have! :)

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  32. What a fabulou mirror - I have done some painting but not as adventurous as yours - that will happen now I am inspired.

    Daughter bought a gold frame & painted it elegant graphite to fit in her bedroom

    http://deeatthecarlton.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/a-very-elegant-graphite-mirror.html

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  33. I use Annie paint all the time, in my antique store. We repurpose everything.

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  34. This is stunning, thank you for sharing your work, love it!

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  35. How has the beautiful post escaped me this long?! I am in LOVE with your vision for this piece! Truly a work of art! I am very grateful also for your sharing your technique.

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  36. Wow! Love this! The mirror turned out beautiful. So you painted the mirror with the bright provence and let it dry, then you mixed the provence with the gray and painted the mirror again? Did you allow the provence and gray to dry completely before dry brushing on the white paint? What kind of wax did you use? Pinning!

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  37. Hello to Each of You! Thank you again for your lovely comments.

    I have looked over the post and reworked the wording on some of the steps to make it as clear as possible for you to try this for yourselves.

    If you still have any questions, just let me know! Post it here in the comments and I will get back to you.

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  38. Hello Donna, this is fantastic and I pinned. I love this idea. It's an like working with glaze in respect that it gives you the ability to have the chance to make the paint to give a certain look. Thanks a million for this post!

    Cindy

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  39. I WANT this mirror! Is there any way to find out the company that manufactured it or the store it was sold at? I'm so extremely picky but this mirror is just right.

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  40. I had the mirror for a several years. It was most likely very inexpensive since I was happy to use it for a paint project. But I'm sorry, I have no idea where it came from.

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  41. I have had this technique post pinned for a long time and used it on some gold frames. I love the color combinations and how they blend so nicely for a perfect look. Today I came across a mirror that is perfect with bumps and scrolls and I can't wait to use this same paint technique to enhance it. It is a nice and heavy mirror and I think will be beautiful. I just wanted you to know how much this post has inspired me!

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    1. Hello Cecilia ~ I am happy for you that you found a mirror to paint! I'm sure it will be beautiful and you can enjoy it for years to come.

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  42. It turned out beautifully!!!! I love this look and am considering doing a whole coffee table similar to this. Thank you so much for the good tutorial.

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  43. Sorry to add another comment - or question, I should say. My coffee table was my grandmother's. It's a pretty french piece but it is stained dark and it's rather shiny. What would you suggest I do for this? Thank you.

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  44. I'm not sure who will read this because the original post was in 2011, but I just had to comment on this beautiful piece. I got a real tin piece in a mustard color with intension to antique. I have painted it white, used metallic paints to highlight. painted over it, antiqued it, sprayed it copper, and am about to wipe it all off again. I'm surprised there are any raised areas left. I am so angry at myself that last night (during night when I could not sleep) I decided to banish it to the basement. This morning I saw this post. I have an extensive board on Pinterest of ideas, but just cannot achieve the look I looking for. THEN, I saw this!!! I will soak all the paint off back down to the spray painted copper, because I don't know how to get that off, and START over AGAIN. My husband walks by and just chuckles. He went to Florida for a couple of days and came back and I was no further ahead. I would love a private lesson in person ( ha ha) but I will follow your piece step by step. I am obsessed and want it to work. I have used those plastic/metal looking pieces from $$ Tree, but this one is so hard. I would be embarrassed to show them to you/ anyone else. I was hoping the Solar Eclipse on Monday here in Massachusetts would create a spark in my brain! Happy Spring.

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