Mixing It Up

I've been looking for the perfect piece to use two colors on. I love when people mix Annie Sloan's Louis Blue with Old White. I love the Louis Blue, but sometimes it can seem a little too blue for my taste. I do however love this color with dark wax on it, but I didn't want to dark wax this piece. So, I decided to tone down the Louis blue. I just added a little Paris Grey to it. The exact recipe was 3/4 Louis and 1/4 Paris Grey.

I think the color turned out perfect, and with a light tatter here and there, she definately makes a statement.

Beautiful!

This is her before shot. She actually was very pretty without paint, but dare I say...a little boring?

Now she looks like she's all dolled up and ready to go! Speaking of ready to go...she was for sale this week, but has sold already. YEAH! She went home with a very nice lady who is going to turn her into a sink vanity......LOVE that!

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Louis Blue

We recently picked up this old radio cabinet.  After taking the old radio parts out, putting some Annie Sloan Chalk paint to it, and adding a cute basket, we ended up with a sweet little cabinet.  Meet Louis. We chose to paint him in Louis Blue, and add dark wax to the finish.  He turned out so cute!  Take a look.

Wouldn't this look great in a bath room, or as a tv cabinet?  How about a nice cheerful kitchen island?

We gave him a light tatter, and just a tad of dark wax. 

 I was a little hesitant in using the light blue color on a piece of furniture such as this, but I just love the results!  I never tire of recycleing old, uninteresting, abandoned furniture into newly loved ones. 

Have a great weekend everyone!  I hope you can make it out this weekend or next.  The shop is bursting with treasures!

 

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