The grey china cabinet - would you distress it more?
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I always like to save good wood furniture but this one was a loss. So it was painted a soft low gloss grey with a waterborne alkyd paint and then lightly distressed. The insided was finished up with a restoration recipe. I'm not much for heavy distressing but I wonder if maybe this one needs a little more aging. What do you think?
17 answers
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I think it's perfect...I love it
Linda Schovanec
on Aug 27, 2014
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Without seeing the rest of your decor, it's hard to say. If you already have a lot of distressed pieces, then you probably don't need to add another. But if not, a little more distressing might add some charm.
NinJen
on Aug 27, 2014
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Looks lovely to me! If this one is for sale I would keep the distressing light, not everyone likes the chippy paint look, some people even assume it's been badly painted :-D
GR
on Aug 27, 2014
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I say...a little more. Either way it is a lovely piece. ps...I am kind of a chippy, shabby girl
Shannon O- Junkflirt
on Aug 27, 2014
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This is a wonderful and cute project and I love what you did already .It looks beautiful and I love where you have it. I like less distressing and more smooth lines. You have done it!!!
Barbara P
on Aug 27, 2014
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It looks really pretty,but would like to see you paint some of the details alittle darker grey.the diamonds on the sides and top.Also the trim on top of the glass.that's what make your cabinet really special,or maybe a light silver metallic paint,would be very pretty.alittle old alittle new!
Funnygirl
on Aug 28, 2014
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I'd do a bit more. It is a lovely piece. :)
Dus332368
on Aug 28, 2014
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It looks great, but maybe a dark wax coat might give it a bit more character? I use the question mark because I have never used the wax personally, but it seems to bring out some of the features of a piece. Either way...good job!
Life on Morgan
on Aug 28, 2014
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great job on a fab piece.....i have never used the dark wax...but let me throw in my 2 cents...i would accent the diamond shaped pieces on the sides, dry brush a shade or 2 darker...actually i would darken any ornate wood on it, except the fab window....and while i adore glass knobs, i would go with some kind of porcelein white with a painted surface, like a rose or some other color completeley just for a little pop...u also like mile glass but vintage hankies, dresser scarves, bark cloth etc. would also make the milk glass and this beauty pop and match whatever colors u have in the room where it lives....did u think about painting the inside backboards a darker shade?...textured wallpaper that looks like old tin ceilings or pattersn?. this would showcase the white collection...sorry but i could go on and on....distressing it more?...love distressed but love the beautiful job u have already done....time to work on the details.....oops!...just noticed u left the inside dark....now im the one not checking the details...LOL...
Sharon Reynolds
on Aug 28, 2014
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Beautiful piece and nicely done,,,I have been doing a lot of grey lately and have found that using a white liming wax really makes the details stand out. It looks great the way it is but after the white wax...Fabulous! I've included a picture of a piece I did using the wax.
Bonmain
on Aug 28, 2014
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I would showcase the details in the woodworking. They get lost with the gray paint. Some accent painting would really make this pop!
Carole
on Aug 28, 2014
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I think it's perfect as is. However over time and use, it'll probably get some bumps and dings and then it'll have "perfect authentic distressing" :-) There's a blogger who paints everything white. When asked if she distresses it she replied "With 5 kids, my things get distressed naturally". Think that says it all for me :-)
CK
on Aug 28, 2014
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I have to say at first look, I thought it needed more detail or distressing, HOWEVER, after going back and reviewing it again, I realized that you want the things inside to "pop" because it is a display cabinet and it really "pops" as is. I do have to say though that the white liming wax that Bonmain used really looks fabulous too and it would not take away from the contents of your cabinet.
Mcgypsy9
on Aug 28, 2014
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What is a restoration recipe - you used it on the inside?
Hampton
on Aug 30, 2014
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At first look, I think it needs a bit more distressing. Try to get a bit more contrast. If this was painted in a semi-gloss, or gloss paint than it does not need any distressing.
Hetty
on Aug 31, 2014
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More distressing in my opinion you can never have enough. I guess everyone is different in there taste on distressing
Wendy
on Jan 18, 2015
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You did a wonderful job with this piece and I love the soft gray you chose for it. Personally, IMHO, I would add a touch of highlighting the diamonds and edges a bit. Not to much but enough to call a little more attention to them. I like the suggestion you go over with a white liming wax.. that looks very pretty and won't be adding to much to the piece like a darker color would. Again, great job!
Sue Scimeca
on Jan 18, 2015
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