~ French Chair Makeover : Distressed French Blue : Wet Distressing with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

Oh no! I am longing for a nice, not too rustic, distressed chair. Oh well,
sometimes we just have a need for a little change. And since it is only paint, we can
certainlyrepaint a chair  ... once or twice or maybe 20 times!

Not this chair, but maybe a couple others are about to get a simple, new look.

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Looking for a really rustic, distressed French Blue look? Try this method.

Click on "Continue Reading" Link Below for the Instructions:

Only a few years ago stores such as Pier One offered imports from countries like Italy instead of all the more cheaply made goods from China. If something is made in China, I try first to find something made in our country that has contributed to jobs here, then any other country than China, and if nothing else can be found, I'll buy something made from there. As consumers we could change the economy for the better if we spent a few cents or dollars more to buy made in the US first. At least we have a choice.

These French style chairs made in Italy are an excellent quality, useful as a side chair, and but not too comfortable. I still love their look. They began as a white wash finish, I redid them to look like wood, and as you see in the picture they were redone to a very distressed look. They have since been painted again to a simple white with a touch of distressing that you can see here with a tutorial on how to change out the seat. The color was Old White with some flat white added for a less "yellow" white.

For the look of this chair:

1. Painted first with medium turquoise blue color. I used a mix of Provence chalk paint with Turquoise (flat turquoise acrylic paint, not ASCP) added.
2. Dry Brushed with ASCP Paris Grey mixed Provence.
3. Rubbed with a damp cloth. This is like a  gentle sanding. It will remove some of the chalk paint before it has days to really cure. This gives you a very smooth distressing without the dust.
4. Dry brushed with Old White chalk paint * and some light waxing.
5. Sanded to distress. This can be a lot of sanding. Some of the sanding went down to the original wood which I like. But as you can see you can control the amount of sanding to expose the differ colors beneath your top layer.

(No final coat of wax was added at the time of these pictures.)

When that was all done....
it was too much shabby for me.
Now it is painted with Old White.
Which you can see Here.
Yes, after all that work, I painted over it.

It's only paint!

See Y'all Soon~