Rommy plan

 

Richer than black, warmer than ebony, its ESPRESSO!

and Im not talking about coffee ladies.

 

 

I painted the top of this Paris rue dresser with one coat of ASCP Graphite over a medium colored

wood finish. Graphite is a dark charcoal color but is too flat on its own.

 

 

Once the paint dried I applied a liberal layer or 2 of ASCP dark wax.

 

 

Above you can see the upper edge has dark wax on it and the lower edges is just raw graphite paint.

I took a dozen photos to show you this and its still iffy whether you can see the difference perfectly.

 

 

The dark wax takes a long time to dry if you want it to be rich and heavy. I let it dry for several days,

 buffing occasionally then adding a coat of clear wax to give it a nice shine.

 

These handles are done the same way as the Etsy hardware.

 

I added some well placed graphics to the drawers.

*Well placed* is an interesting term considering I tried several different ideas,

in several different locations, sanding away the mistakes in between attempts.

 

These graphics were drawn and filled in with black paint pens. 

 

 

 

Case in point this blue dresser.

On a lovely warm sunny day Ill pull something out of storage and start working in the yard.

Ill fix all the broken bits including drawer glides, and replace missing drawer guides.

Nailing a backer on, and glue a chipped drawer corner back in place.

At some point I decide what color Im going to start with,

this day it was blue for a piece Shelly had done over at A LITTLE BIT OF SHIZZLE

I wasnt trying to reproduce her work of art,

its just the piece that inspired the color choice of the day.

Ive added a link to see more of Shellys work at the bottom of this post.

A finish for the top gets underway.

So this is what happens .....

It doesnt happen too often because I work hard at getting good photos,

but it is a necessary evil when you have bad lighting, bad weather, or limited time.

http://alittlebitoshizzle.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-very-first-annie-furniture.html