Twice Re-Created Antique Trunk

by Ava Blake Creations

Believe it or not this is my before picture! I painted this trunk and did a stencil on it...BLAH...It was not the look I had hoped for. Two times a charm right?

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This was a terrible old looking trunk when it hit my studio floor.

I recreated this trunk for a vintage market I was co-hosting, in a soft ice blue and white with some silver arrows. Sweet and nice but no one wanted it...and I knew I could do better!

It was time to recreate it...again...

I chalk painted it with my new FAT Paint in Pewter Gray, then did a FAT White Glaze AND a Fat Black Glaze for that perfect time worn look!

I used this stunning graphic from The Graphics Fairy and hand painted it on! I'm a total sucker for graphics, I LOVE how it makes the piece feel like it came right over from Europe!

I also re-painted the inside of the trunk in a soft brown/grey.

My FAVORITE look right now is the french grey and white glaze. It looks perfectly Paris France now.....SWOON....

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Hannah V on Jul 06, 2015
Very nice!

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- Ava Blake Creations on Jul 07, 2015
  @Hannah V THANK YOU!
  
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Verlinda Herrington on Jul 06, 2015
Love it!!

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- Ava Blake Creations on Jul 07, 2015
  @Verlinda Herrington THANK YOU!
  
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