A fellow DIY Paints retailer,
Josi shared a wonderful technique she uses sometimes and encourage us to give it a try. Let me tell you people, I couldn't find a piece to demo it on fast enough. I LOVE this! See the all caps? I really do love this look. It is a stencil technique, but the unique thing is how you hide it. So it is like a peek-a-boo stencil. Here is the close up of my first attempt.
How fun is this? The base color for my dresser is DIY Paints, Hillbilly Blue. I used various metallic paints I had on hand to stencil the drawer fronts once the base color dried.
Once the stencil was dried I applied my top color, in this case DIY Paints Gravel Road., a lovely pale gray. Then I simply wet distressed back to reveal my stencil. Tip #1, if you don't want any of your original wood to show then seal the freshly stenciled piece with liquid patina prior to painting your top coat. Tip #2, if you are planning to distress back a lot don't worry about completely covering with your final paint coat.
Here's the finished piece. Have a super weekend!!
Deb
That is so unique and beautiful. Love Love all of the layering.
ReplyDeleteAnd anything blue, gray, and white is just my style!
Thanks for sharing,
Deb