antiquing furniture: question regarding the glaze....

mosepijo · #21 07/31/09, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Cabin Fever

No, the cabinet was a brand new blonde-colored piece. WIHH never painted it green (where did you get that idea?) She painted it cranberry, then dark oil stain, then wiped off the stain.

The black specks are tiny dots of black paint that she intentionally splattered on the piece to make it look like it has old worm holes and/or fly droppings. The specks are splattered on the piece by dipping an old tooth brush into black paint and then running your thumb over the brush bristles.

Oh sorry.... it kind of looked like that was green showing thru in the distressed parts (in the picture).. Thanks for setting me straight... Anyway, it looks nice.

**Cabin Fever** · #22 07/31/09, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mosepijo

Oh sorry.... it kind of looked like that was green showing thru in the distressed parts (in the picture).. Thanks for setting me straight... Anyway, it looks nice.

Hey, don't worry about it. WIHH has actually done what you've implied! She has painted a piece with two different paint colors...say, black over red. Then when she takes to the completely black piece with her sander, areas of red will show through in the "distressed" areas.

mosepijo · #23 07/31/09, 06:11 PM

The reason I was wanting to know is...

I am having a fellow build me a "canning Coffin" as I am calling it. He builds custom coffins and makes book shelves out of them so you can use them before you really need them. I do upholstery so I am trading my work on all of his coffins for one of my own. Anyway That is the color I want on mine and then have barn boards as trim and the barn door "X" on the lid. He hand forges the side pieces with handles. I am going to use it to store my canning jars. It should hold about 180 jars.

Kind of sounds weird in writing but they are neat in real life. He does a good job and offers them to people without charging a fortune.