Today I will show you how easy it was to turn this Non functioning antique stereo cabinet into a Dry bar. Head on over HERE to see the Full Transformation!
People were asking about the CHAIR...
Well here you can see how I transformed my old rescued metal chair.
Well Hello my BEAUTIES!
Do I ever have a fun makeover for you guys today.
I got to try some fun new OUTDOOR vintage paint and
I had the PERFECT piece for it.
Wouldn't you say that this chair was deserving of a MAKEOVER???
I got the chair out of my neighbors garbage.
The sad part was there was 2 of them..
I woke up one morning and it was storming out like crazy.
I went to go bring my kids to school when I spotted them across the street
next to my neighbors garbage.
The GARBAGE truck was turning the corner onto our street!
Now let me remind you..It was STORMING...
I had a decision to make...Risk getting soaking wet and possibly struck by lightning (it wasn't actually lightning out but it was booming)
Or leave them to the trash man.....
HAVE YOU MET ME???? :)
I darted across the street in the rain....Clothes now in mere seconds soaked...
all the way to my undergarments...:)
I grabbed one chair...I had one chance....The garbage man was on my heals..
I picked up my chair holding it victoriously above my head as my children stood across
the street in my driveway screaming "HURRY MOM!!!!!"
Just as I got into my garage the garbage man grabbed the other chair and lifted it into his truck.
The other chair was gone....I, in my haste at least grabbed the better of the two..the other had rusted through holes and the bottom of the rocker rungs rusted through too.
This one was at least totally intact.
I still think about the one that got away but it was not to be :)
This is where this great product comes in to play.
You know how I LOVE color and I wanted that PUNCH of it when painting just this one single chair.
I chose Cerise.
The pigment so DEEP and RICH...
It would for sure make my vintage chair beautiful again.
I sanded my chair just getting the loose chunks off...before that when I was working on my patio
I had actually POWER WASHED the whole thing too.
So it did a great job of cleaning and removing the loose paint.
Now it was time to start painting.
The Maison Blanche Paint Company's revolutionary Vintage Outdoor Furniture Paint is
formulated with UV filters to help your color stay truer, longer. It's
also permeable, allowing it to breathe and expand. Perfect for outdoor
weather conditions.
Now, you can get the sandable, chalky finish you love on your outdoor pieces, like patio furniture and planters.
AND
If you need an extra hints or how too's the great thing is that
Maison Blanche has a whole bunch of videos showing you how to use each and every single product
Once I painted my chair, I used Maison Blanches Satin Varnish
as extra protection from our crazy Michigan weather.
Quite the difference wouldn't you say!
It definitely added that PUNCH of color I was looking for.
It goes perfectly on my newly made over vintage patio.
I measured my board and used my saw which cut like butter to get the perfect size.
I screwed it into the back and was ready to get painting
I knew I was gonna do a vintage french feel so I went with Maison Blanche
Jolie Blonde for my first coat.
I put on the first coat and waited for it to dry.
Next up it was time for my FAVORITE.
Maison Blanche La Chaux
in Printemps.
The Beauty of the Maison Blanche French Lime paint,
is that it is a a
traditional Lime Paint made of pure, European Lime, mixed with natural
pigments. The result is a eco-friendly, zero VOC paint product made with
minimally processed natural ingredients that will allow you to turn
your walls into art and to paint furniture with stunning results.
It is highly alkaline, so it's naturally resistant to fungus and mold as
well as being anti-bacterial. This feature makes it ideal for bathrooms,
kitchens and children's rooms.
La Chaux
is more textural than chalk based paints. Lime Paints have been used
for over seven thousand years and have even been found applied to the
insides of pyramids! This is a very traditional European product and
gives the look of multiple layers of paint with only one coat. I think you will see in the post what I am talking about.
After the La Chaux dried I finished it off with the Vintage clear wax.
La Chaux
is more textural than chalk based paints. Lime Paints have been used
for over seven thousand years and have even been found applied to the
insides of pyramids! This is a very traditional European product and
gives the look of multiple layers of paint with only one coat. I think you will see in the post what I am talking about.
The Maison Blanche Paint Company's revolutionary Vintage Outdoor Furniture Paint is
formulated with UV filters to help your color stay truer, longer. It's
also permeable, allowing it to breathe and expand. Perfect for outdoor
weather conditions.
Maison
Blanche is easy to use because it requires no prep! You don't have to
use primer, you don't have to sand. Plus, it's a chalk based paint so
it'll stick to almost anything.
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that I have been itching to try out.
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