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Ethan Allen China Cabinet Gets a Split Personality
by
Val Frania {Love My DIY Home}
(IC: blogger)
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What does one do with an outdated China cabinet?
This is a sponsored post. Country Chic was kind enough to send me some of their chalk paint and tough coat to give it a try and tell you about it. I LOVE it!
We picked up this Ethan Allen china cabinet at an estate sale in town.
Everyone wondered why I would buy ANOTHER china cabinet. I already have three. I had plans for this one – but not for china. Nor am I keeping it.
This is a sponsored post. Country Chic was kind enough to send me some of their chalk paint and tough coat to give it a try and tell you about it. I LOVE it!
We picked up this Ethan Allen china cabinet at an estate sale in town.
Everyone wondered why I would buy ANOTHER china cabinet. I already have three. I had plans for this one – but not for china. Nor am I keeping it.
Nobody collects or wants china anymore.
Prep: Clean, repair, and then take off the sheen to give the piece "tooth" - so the paint will adhere. I used liquid sand paper.
Paint two coats of chalk paint. I used Country Chic paint. Be sure to lightly sand in between coats.
Apply a layer of top coat. I used Toughcoat from Country Chic. I ran into a problem with it drying too fast, so I added General Finishes Extender and got a little creative with a new application method. Lightly sand in between layers.
Don't you just love the glaze effect?
Step 4: Stencil. I used buttercream acrylic paint I bought at JoAnns.
Distress your stenciled design just a bit.
Apply another 3 layers of topcoat to protect it.
I kept some of the original hardware, the hinges you see above, but replaced the knobs and pulls with hardware from D. Lawless Hardware (also sponsored). They have some great pieces to add charm to your project.
The combination of new paint, stencils, glaze, distressing and hardware brought this piece new life. I have it for sale in my new store on Facebook: The Red Shed Wausau. Feel free to come say "hey."
For a more descriptive tutorial, more pictures and details on how I preped and solved the problem of dealing with difficult topcoats and glazes, visit Love My DIY Home at the link below.
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Suggested materials:
- Chalk Paint (Country Chic Paint)
- Glaze (Country Chic Paint)
- Stencils (JoAnns)
- Hardware (D. Lawless Hardware)
- Top Coat (Country Chic Paint)
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
Published September 26th, 2016 11:17 AM
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Sherry Siedenburg on Oct 30, 2016This piece of furniture was beautiful o begin with and I was a little heartbroken to see someone paintong it.... until I saw the final product! It's gorgeous!
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Val Frania {Love My DIY Home} on Oct 30, 2016I like the idea of updating old furniture from our family members to keep them in the family but have them match our style.
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Vicky Corey on Oct 30, 2016This is gorgeous!! You did an awesome job!
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Val Frania {Love My DIY Home} on Oct 30, 2016Thanks!
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