Armoire is finished...TA DAAAAHHHHH!

Hey Ladies and Gentleman! So i'm writing this post with a severely aching back, a body thats suffering from not only mal nourishment but also dehydration, and a HUGE smile on  my face! I am in love with my "new" armoire. Now to give credit where credit is due, I totally copied The Lettered Cottage's dining table re-do. Her technique was just the look that I wanted to achieve with my armoire but didn't know how to start. So after a light coat of half water/half white paint (in the oops section at HD) it looked kind of like drift wood. I loved that look and contemplated leaving it that way but I can NEVER leave well enough alone and always have to mess with stuff. I went back over and added more paint in certain areas using the dry brush technique that she does here and once it was dry it was the perfect combo of beach chic and weathered which is exactly what I wanted! I was going to distress it which is what I usually do but it doesn't need it...looks perfectly weathered already. Have to add a poly coat one of these days but I'm in no hurry. What do you think?



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15 comments:

  1. Girl! That looks amazing! It totally fits with the style of the armoire as well as makes it look more airy than huge. I can see why you love it! Beach chic is so comfortable :)

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  2. It looks great. Your hard work paid off. Good job!!!!

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  3. OOOhhhh I love it! The color is amazing! Is it white or gray or somewhere in between?

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  4. Thanks Dee! Its kind of a milky white but because of the color of the pine underneath it took on a grayish hue too. It looks like sun bleached driftwood kinda. Love it so much!

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  5. I feel ya! I just redid mine too in BLUE.....yours looks GREAT! good job!

    justanightowl.com

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  6. Well done! I have a corner hutch that I plan on painting this summer. Any advice on how to avoid the bad back? LOL!

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  7. I'm impressed and love the blue....guess I need to get busy on my two dressers that are here looking at me....

    http://thewondersofdoing.blogspot.com/

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  8. KELSEY! It looks amazing. Good work.

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  9. Beautiful piece! Oh my goodness that would make a powerful awesome statement! Lucky you. :)

    Thanks for linking up to SNS!
    FJ Donna

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  10. ta-daaaa is right! this turned out just gorgeous!! I imagine you'll have this as a family heirloom for quite some time! You've made it fabulous!

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  11. Thanks everyone for your sweet comments!! I love that this only took me two toddler naptimes to complete. Thats my measuring scale for projects nowadays. lol

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  12. Absolutely beautiful and I would love to have you guest post!

    We can either copy this entire post or if you want to add to it, I can copy the pics and you can send me a "here's what she said about this project" and include a link to the original post. Email what you'd like to do! :) shaunna

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