My friend Chelsey has had these Grandma-bookcases (literally) for quite some time now. Probably two years ago we talked about the “how-to’s” of painting them—but this year, she finally decided to just have me do the work!
The bookcases have some really pretty details on the doors and on the crown molding. The right one is actually more of a “secretary” with a pull-down work surface.
Chelsey thought all the brown was bringing her living room down, so we went white!
She may not know it, but the white I used is the same color that is on the trim in my house! When you find one that works, I say, stick with it!
I will admit that this was NOT my favorite project. Unfortunately, the main construction of these pieces is laminated particle board, and it did NOT want to be painted! It took one coat of primer (which obviously wasn’t sufficient) and FOUR coats of paint to cover!
I used a dark-brown glaze (antique walnut stain mixed with Martha Stewart glazing medium) to bring out the pretty details. Plus, there was lots of “natural distressing” on these pieces already—the glaze makes it look like it’s on purpose!
…and I played with PicMonkey’s “Urban” effect for the following pictures!
I miss Picnik—I felt like I was just starting to get the hang of it! But PicMonkey is very similar, so that’s good—for me!
Anyway, I think we brought Grandma’s furniture into the new millenium!
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This project was featured at Decorating Insanity.
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