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I first showed you this big nine drawer French Provincial dresser at the beginning of the week:

http://blogspot.ca/2013/12/generosity-hard-work-and-provence.html

 

 

Painted in Provence this piece would benefit from having a dark stained top, however as I dont have

 a workshop and the outside weather was not going to allow me to strip it I had to come up with a

different plan for indoors. That plan was a distressed 4 layer paint finish.

 

 

 

I started by painting the top brown.

Annie Sloan does not have a chocolate brown paint currently so I mixed my own.

You can make brown by mixing  blue and orange, or red and green, or yellow and purple.

This is the first step to making brown but to change hue and shades be sure to read this:

http://www.wikihow.com/Mix-Paint-Colors-to-Make-Brown

 

Then I painted the top with AS Old Ochre, a strong crème color.

I waxed the edges on this layer to strengthen the white color for distressing later.

 

The 3rd layer was AS Provence, the same blue I painted the body of the dresser.

This layer was completely waxed and distressed all over.

 

Then came the final layer of the same brown you started with. I used a clear wax for my finished

 look. You could try a dark wax to get more depth but I wanted the blue showing through to hold

the same color as the body.

 

 

When working on something like this be brave and experiment. Try different distressing technics all

 on the same surface. Use different sand paper grits and try sanding before and after waxing. Trying

 new things is what will achieve new results. The top of your projects can always look different than

 the bottom and a nice large flat surface is the best place to practice.

 

The body of this dresser was done much simpler by painting a quick coat of AS Old Ochre,

followed by a good layer of AS Provence. Only clear waxing over the blue.

 

The handles I used are original but they were almost a black color. I wanted a warmed up tone so I

lightly sprayed them with a Tremclad gold hammered finish. I didnt want a solid gold either so I

washed them with some acetone so they would have an aged gold feel. Acetone is the same as your

 nail polish remover.

 

 

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