Well, gals... I have been painting... again... I tell you, it is addictive... I could paint for hours and hours on end...it makes me happy... it relaxes me and puts things in perspective...and the expectation of the transformation...well, I like it!!
Remember the armchairs I took from my mother's?
Preety, right?! I especially loved the deep green velvet, I knew I had to use them for the living room, I even created several moodboards around them... then I painted the coffee table and knew the armchairs needed to be painted also!!
I love Annie Sloan Chalk Paint... But the first time I bought it from the USA... it took a lot of time and even more money... now, after moving in I was desperately wanting the armchairs painted...had no time to wait for the paint, I needed Graphite, as in the coffee table, and found a distributor in Poland, the country closest to Romania that ships the paint. But shipping was the same amount of money as the paint itself...bummer... it was over my budget and I was forced to get creative!! And I did!! What did I do?? Well, from the USA I had bought a can of Provence and another of Emperor's Silk. I had used Provence for a couple of projects, the sample pot Graphite for the coffee table, but I knew that for my home, red wouldn't fit...so I decided to experiment: I added wall paint colour (black) to half a jar of Emperor's Silk and hoped for the best. After two coats and one coat of dark wax, I really got the best!!!! This:
Drama, drama, drama come to momma!!
Here is one painted and one unpainted:
Better, right?!
I love the pillows with the armchairs, I really think the graphic punch
was exactly what was needed to brighten the room!!
So this is the transformation of my two green velvet armchairs. I am loving the result and I am still waiting for the rug and of course, the much-waited-delayed sectional to complete the look of the living room. Drapes are up since tonight at midnight, yeah, it took me 5 hours to iron and hang them!!A lot to go, still, but I'm in no rush!!
So, do you like my dramatic armchairs? Do share!!
xoxo,
Ozana
Ozana que linda y buena idea el pintar con pintura negra de pizarrón esos sillones,,, me emcamto
ReplyDeleteGracias!!
ReplyDeleteDefintely look great painted black :)
ReplyDeleteBlack saves the day!!:))
ReplyDeleteThe arm chairs look great painted black! And the graphic cushions really add a nice hit of pattern :-)
ReplyDeleteI've used chalk paint on a few pieces of furniture, and I really like working with it.
Did you know that you can mix your own chalk paint using regular paint? Combine 1/3 cup plaster of paris with 2/3 cup latex paint. Add a tiny bit of warm water if the paint is too thick. And then go ahead and paint!
Thanx, Kelly!!! I'm gonna have to try this!!
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Foarte frumos tot ce faci, si cu personalitate! Imi place la nebunie! Ma bucur ca se poate face vopsea creta si din ingrediente simple, pt. ca mi-ar fi imposibil sa comand din USA la cat e de scumpa. Spune-mi e rog, pentru ca vad ca vorbesti perfect engleza, cum se traduce in romana "plaster of paris", pt ca vreau sa incerc reteta data de Kelly la comantarii. Si vopsea pe baza de latex... cred ca o sa ma apuc sa caut prin magazine, pt ca pe unde am intrebat, vanzatorii nu stiu ce-i aia...
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