Violette Plant Stand (Before & After)
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| Vintage Plant Stand (After) |
With all the plants growing in the garden, I was inspired to redo this little plant stand. Before it was completely dark stained. Here is what it looked like:
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| Before |
Nothing wrong with it, but I just felt like all the details kind of got lost. Don’t you? So, I started with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old Ochre. I did one coat. Originally, I was going to paint the feet Louis Blue, but I just really loved some of the wood showing through.
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| ASCP in Old Ochre |
Isn’t that a pretty color? I knew I wanted to distress this. The wood has an uneven texture and some bubbling from age. Distressing and dark wax highlight these wonderful details of the wood. Here you can see in detail the dark wax compared to the Old Ochre with just the clear wax.
Here is a close up of the base after adding the dark wax:
The actual wood on this piece is so cool. Can you see that bubbling and texture of the orignal stain?:
And a close up of the bottom:
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| Distressing and dark wax |
I know some are scared to use the dark wax, but it is so much fun and do you want to know a secret? If you put too much dark wax on, you can just use the clear wax to erase it. That’s a little tip from Annie herself 🙂
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| Violette Vintage Plant Stand (After) |
What do you think of this before and after? I think my violets are so happy here!
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I love how you did the detailing in a darker colour and made it stand out. Your table looks refreshed and vintage at the same time! Nice job. ~ Maureen
About half an hour ago I was doing that exact thing – taking off some dark wax with AS clear wax, no kidding ! It didn’t look nearly as good as your plant stand. Love the original texture and dark stain showing through, great job Danielle.
Love it!!
Came over from Elizabeth & Co, to see your table. Love the distressing – it brings out the true beauty of the piece!
Distressed Donna Down Home
Love It…thanks for the great tips…you did a beautiful job!
Thanks, Shari. So happy you stopped by.
The dark wax really makes this piece, especially with the dark wood left in parts. It looks great! I used the dark wax on my project, too. I really like it.
Thanks so much, Melisa, I love the dark wax. It is so much fun to play with.
What a difference! It looks great! Saw you at the Curb Alert party!
I love the two tones! It looks awesome. Thanks for linking up at http://www.doodlesandstitches.com/ 🙂
Much cuter now!
It looks really cute! I found your blog reading through the comments of an old Perfectly Imperfect post of my friend and fellow stockist Shauna. I noticed you were from Massachusetts, and that is where my new shop is, just opened last month in Malden Mass. Our close friends live in Scituate, its so pretty there!! I am adding you to my blog roll so I can follow along with a fellow Massachusetts girl who loves Chalk Paint™!
Looks great. I love dark wax EVEN more after this post if that is even possible. Such wonderful wax – right on sister! Thanks for linking up this week!
Stacey of Embracing Change
Looks great Danielle. Thanks for sharing at Shabbilicious Friday.