Indiscreet Secret Revealed

in·dis·creet

ˌindəˈskrēt/

adjective

having, showing, or proceeding from too great a readiness to reveal things that should remain secret or private.

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I bought this dresser last week, and have been itching to paint it since. As usual, I used my home made chalk paint recipe (which is totally cheap to make). I chose the color Indiscreet from Behr, which is a gorgeous deep red. FYI-Indiscreet is the color match to Emperor's Silk from Annie Sloan. I'll tell you what I love about my chalk paint recipe, I don't have any stains leaking through. You know those sneaky stains that you swear you wiped away when you cleaned the furniture. Or those ones that keep coming through after using Killz. Ya, those ones. I have yet to see any stains coming through on my pieces, which is great cause it saves me hours of frustration. We've all been there. 

Ok, let's get started. Here's the before.

I painted a coat of teal as the first coat. I like the dimension of a different tone underneath. Then put 2 coats of red on top. Sanding is always a breeze with my recipe. I like to use a 220 grit sand paper for my finishing sanding, this way I have good control over how much paint I take off. I also clear coated with Minwax Water Base. This way the piece is nice and durable for the customer.

Can you see the teal peaking through?

Sorry about the purple tone. I was having a heck of a time editing this picture. How can was this be the best of  my efforts. Argh. Perhaps I should invest in some editing classes.

Dainty little legs.

Voila! Finis. 

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Emperor's Silk Makeover

Happy Friday. We're off on our last ski trip for the year, and I have to share this piece before I pack everything up. I love the look of Annie Sloan's Emperor's Silk, it's the perfect red. Bright and crisp, without looking poppy or orange. Here are the pictures that were sent from the owner. Pretty average. Nice lines, great potential.

I sanded all over lightly, but by the looks of the top it was already roughed up. Then set to painting the chalk paint on. I used 3 coats all over, to make sure I achieved the bright red. 

After it was all dry, I gave a light sand and applied Miss Mustard Seed's wax. I love the cream texture and velvet feel. I used a couple of black knobs I had to snap the pic, but would really love to see gold knobs. Of course using my fav product by Amco, Rub'n Buff in Gold leaf. You can check out my tutorial here. Super easy to use.

I think it turned out great. 

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!

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