First attempt at Annie Sloan
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We purchased a cabin in late December in the beautiful mountains of Colorado. The cabin is wonderful but it doesn't have the look we want for it to have. We are starting off with a knotty pine cabinets. I know there are some that prefer the natural wood look but a yellow wood isn't to our taste.
On this site I learned about Annie Sloan chalk paint and have taken two classes.
On this site I learned about Annie Sloan chalk paint and have taken two classes.
The base cabinet door
I was trying to think how I could add something else to the door to make it look more visually interesting and then remembered the boards in Lowes that have the lines in it like wainscoting so we grabbed a small piece of it and the hubby cut a piece down to size and it fit.
I added liquid nails and then stuck the cut piece in the cabinet door.
I then started adding paint. I selected chateau grey. Kind of a green grey.
After completing two coats of paint and clear waxing it looked like this...
Sorry about the shadows. My light fixtures were adding some shadowing.
After wiping down the dark wax and clear coat waxing and wiping down this is the look.
In the cabin we will be adding a dark wood beam to the ceiling so it should all go nicely together.
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Looks awesome. Fabulous job! You can also try wallpaper that looks like bead board. Just cut to size, paste, paint. Voila! (hint: caulk the edges for a cleaner more finished look.) Thanks for sharing your great makeover.
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So pretty!
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Really nice redo! May we see the entire finished cabinets? Thank you for sharing.
I love what you've done but I have a suggestion that I hope may help. Wouldn't it be easier to paint and wax the inserts before you put them in?
You did a great job but i'm sure it's difficult to do the dark wax at the edges.
NICE WORK, LOVE THE LOOK. DO YOU HAVE FINISHED PICTURES OF THE KITCHEN? LOOKS AWESOME.