Alice Would Love This!
by
Jodi Jackson
9 Materials
I picked up this great buffet from a friend who was trying to clean out her garage. It had veneer damage on the top which made it a perfect candidate for painting! Running short on inspiration I searched Pintrest and found some Alice in Wonderland inspiration.
I started by sanding and then priming the top. The veneer damage was bad enough that I needed to peel some of it up and fill with wood filler. Once that was done, I sanded and re-primed.
Next I started filling in the piece with all of the colors I picked.
Once I had the base colors, I started applying diamonds and stripes.
I am not a good enough artist to free hand diamonds. For the doors I used a diamond stencil that gave it a great look!
I taped off the sides for the stripes.
I burnished the tape with my base coat to prevent bleeding.
I painted the blue stripes.
Once it was dry, I pulled the tape to reveal the stripes.
I applied large diamonds with a stencil I cut myself to the top.
Once all of that was done, I covered the entire thing in a dark soft wax and aged with sandpaper. I then coated with a topcoat. I do believe Alice would love this and that it would look fabulous in her Wonderland home!
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I love this! So gorgeous!!
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I love it to pieces . Which I was as talented
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Thank you so much!
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