Hi Everyone. I've been spending almost all of my time out in the shop getting ready for the fair next month and I finally have something finished to share with you. A couple of weeks ago my mom picked up this tall stool for me which you can read about
here.
I could have just removed the vinyl seat cover that was torn up and left the base white but I had plans for the top and leaving the base white just wasn't going to work. So I spray painted it Wildflower Blue.
And I stained the top with a custom dark stain. It looks like it has been painted but it has been stained. And then I painted the flower graphic in white.
The Wildflower Blue base (which is hard to see and I didn't take a close up of it) is a little too bright for the top so I mixed up a wash to go over the top and tone it down.
In a plastic cup I mixed a little bit of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White with a few drops of sky blue craft paint and about five tablespoons of water.
I did a down and dirty whitewash treatment. I brushed the whitewash on quickly and then wiped it down. I wanted it to look like it had been this way for a long time so I wasn't careful with how I applied the wash or how I wiped it down. If I wiped too much away then I added more until I was happy with the way it looked.
I have wanted to paint a graphic on something for a long time now. I just haven't been able to settle on what to paint..until now.
I wanted it to be bold yet organic and I feel like this fits that bill. And I'm loving how it's off centered.
I'm really happy with the way this turned out. I have another little stool that I'm thinking of doing this to in a different color. The whitewashed blue turned out great (it looks even better in person). I still have to put a second coat of sealer on the seat but I just couldn't wait to show it to you. What do you think about the graphic? Or the whitewash? What would you have done with it? Thanks for stopping by.
Linking to:
http://www.kammyskorner.com/2013/08/trash-2-treasure-tuesday-link-party.html
http://www.notjustahousewife.net/2013/08/show-me-what-ya-got-133.html
http://theshadyporch.blogspot.com/2013/08/rock-n-share-54.html
http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2013/08/wow-us-wednesdays-131.html
http://www.domestically-speaking.com/2013/08/190th-power-of-paint-party-popp.html
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http://www.redouxinteriors.com/2013/08/link-party-117-and-i-am-hitting-the-road/
http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2013/08/catch-as-catch-can-133.html
http://www.504main.com/2013/08/tickled-pink-x2-welcome-what-meegan.html
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http://missmustardseed.com/2013/08/furniture-feature-friday-link-party-favorites-7/
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