✔ Chalky Washed Armoire
Thanks thus much for all the lovely comments nearly my bedroom revamp.
One of the most mentioned as well as asked nearly items was the armoire. Well, 'armoire' is perhaps a fighting besides fancy, it's exactly a manifestly touchstone robe really.
It was funny to read all the unlike comments eluding to its colour. Most of y'all idea it was a shade of blue, others blackey-grey as well as i of my friends who truly saw it inwards mortal was convinced it was green! Well, i of those is kinda right thus read on to notice the actual color as well as how I achieved the finish.
Before
I picked this robe up for $90 off eBay. It was basically construct novel and perfectly sized for the trivial nook inwards my bedroom. It was exactly a tad besides "piney".
Remember my inspiration board:
Even though the armoire I included was charcoal I ummed as well as ahhed for ages nearly what color to finish my robe in. I eventually decided to stick alongside dark to play off the white bedding as well as cream walls as well as add together some depth as well as drama. So, afterward 2 coats of acrylic dark as well as i acrylic seal coat I popped the robe in my bedroom...and hated it! It looked far besides crisp as well as contemporary for the soft, relaxed feel I was going for.
Enter excogitation B. I carted the robe back exterior as well as sanded it downward difficult all over, paying extra attending to the edges, thus popped it within again...arghh, nevertheless non right!
Plan C. Stuff taking it dorsum exterior again! I diluted some french grayness acrylic pigment alongside water (about 50/50) as well as working inwards sections - yes, correct at that topographic point on my sleeping accommodation rug (I did position an one-time towel down) - used a stuff to wipe it on paying exceptional attending to whatsoever nooks as well as crevices. I thus wiped it dorsum off over again alongside a damp rag inwards the administration of the grain.
And it worked! After iii or iv coats I achieved the score of lovely soft chalkiness I was afterward (oh, and a real stylish french grayness palm too - mental note, habiliment gloves side yesteryear side time).
And it worked! After iii or iv coats I achieved the score of lovely soft chalkiness I was afterward (oh, and a real stylish french grayness palm too - mental note, habiliment gloves side yesteryear side time).
I had never attempted a imitation complete similar this earlier as well as kinda exactly made it upward equally I went along though it was super slow as well as the consequence is awesome (if I produce country thus myself :-) thus I highly recommend exactly giving it a go!
To complete I only added some novel antique brass hardware as well as howdy presto...
Before
After
So, I approximate it's technically charcoal inwards color though depending on the calorie-free it tin laissez passer on the axe expect blue, grey, dark or fifty-fifty green!
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