Farmhouse Chic!! Not often do I hit you with the photo right out of the gate, but I just absolutely LOVED how this turned out!!! When my client called me I was so excited to talk with her!! I love when I get new clients that have seen my work and they love it… who doesn’t love a phone call like that!! She quickly sent off a few texts and this was the before shot she sent of the lovely makeover I just shared with you above!!! Her Farmhouse Welsh Dresser…

 

Now Now… I know many of you wouldn’t paint it and love it the way it is… but remember I do this so people will LOVE their old pieces in their homes!!  And if you are like me you are asking what is a Welsh Dresser?? It’s the British English term for China Hutch… yep!!  And now I think she’s a little French Farmhouse dreamy hutch!! 

She wanted a beautiful gray wash.  And I will share with you how to do this on reclaimed wood like this. Because where the base is made from solid wood- that back is more like fence posts and doing a wash wear you paint and then wipe back- isn’t going to happen without a few splinters- Ouch!!

 

I used Maison Blanche Franciscan Gray to do the wash.  That’s it 1 color.  She wanted a gray that didn’t have a blue hue because it was going on a blue wall.  So this was the perfect light gray without the blue hue.  And any blue you are seeing is the picture being taken at dusk.  And you have to be careful that if you use anything other than a clear topcoat- like dark wax that you don’t change the color of the paint.  It often will bring out the undertones you don’t see with the naked eye.

 

Water your paint down as much as you can and use a wet brush.  This wood was so dry so this was perfect for it anyway.  I did clean it with TSP before and then used a damp rag over it after.  I didn’t let it dry completely {like I normally would} before starting.  Brush long strokes with the almost watery paint, keeping a wet rag available for any drippy spots.  The thinner your paint the less wiping back you will have to do later.  When your surface isn’t smooth it doesn’t work to do the lime washing the traditional way.  So fake it with thinner paint.  I used a clear wax to protect and seal at the end… but no buffing so it kept that nice reclaimed look.  

 

 

I’d say she’s a farmhouse chic beauty now!!! And I totally would love to have her sitting in my kitchen or dining room… Or craft room… you get it any where- I want it!!

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