Friday, July 16, 2010

Metallic Glazed Sideboard

I decided to bring up the sideboard I had in storage.. I thought I would use it in my birds' room... something to put their TV on.  I purchased this piece nine years ago and used it at my old house for a awhile but retired it after I moved. I kept it because I liked it’s bones... the carved detailing and curved feet. The piece is wood with wood veneer and hada cherry stain, which had kind of yellowed and discolored due to UV exposure.


I cleaned, sanded, primed and painted it (SW Antique Linen). Here are pics showing the primed piece...

  
and Antique Linen on the architecture against the white primer.


I decided that a metallic taupe color glaze would look nice. I applied the glaze with a brush on/wipe-off technique using a 2 inch chip brush and cheesecloth. The chip brush is a great tool for getting glaze into tiny crevices.


Here is how the architecture looks after wiping off with a cheesecloth... a nice, subtle effect.



To add a little more interest, I applied the metallic paint to a few edges here and there to give the piece a slightly distressed look without actually distressing it. For the hardware, I primed the pieces with a metal primer and did a tonal finish with some glazing.




Here is a close up of the curved feet.


Finally, I topcated with two coats of polyurethane. I think it turned out fine, the problem is although it fits in the room I was going to place it, I'm not loving it scale-wise and I really have no other area in my house for it. One drawback of having an open floor plan is decreased wall space . So it will probably be taking a trip to my Mom’s house… her neighborhood is having a garage sale in a few weeks. I probably need to mount the TV on the wall for the birds anyway.

UPDATE:  September 27, 2010

I ended up keeping the sideboard. I decided to add more metallic to the carved detailing. I dry brushed a concentrated metallic silver (Faux Effects Faux Metal Silver) over the high points and then glazed the areas with Metallic Pearl White (Folk Art), which added shine and pearlescence.
Here is a picture with the flash... you can see the silver detail, but not so much the pearlescence of the metallic pearl white glaze.

Without the flash, you can see more of the pearlescence and shine.





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47 comments:

  1. That piece is so beautiful white glazed, Lori - all of the detail just popped out!!! I can't believe you're selling that at a garage sale! Oh how I wish I still lived in Missouri!!

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  2. Lori,
    How can you let this go? At least sell on Craigs for a profit, girl! It is stunning. What brand of glaze is that color you used? I think the hardware was a PERFECT choice.
    You know I love your style, girl.
    Christa~

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  3. Oh my, that is beautiful, the detailing is gorgeous. What an awesome job you did on the finish. I really enjoy seeing all your projects.

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  4. This is gorgeous! I love the new paint color.

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  5. Lori, you did a great job on that. Are you sure you want to sell it in a garage sale. I know what you mean about lack of wall space in a open floor plan. I hate to see you put in all that work and not get much back in return for it.

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  6. It's gorgeous! So elegant. I agree with the others - you should definitely sell it on Craigslist instead.

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  7. Oh my goodness! It is beautiful! I love what you did with it!

    I am with the others, too~ if you were to see it on Craigslist, or even on consignment at a local shop, you could probably make a lot more on it. I think it would go quickly! :)

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  8. Wow that is really stunning! I love the handles too. Shame you don't have room for it!
    xx Karen

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  9. It looks stunning! I love your choice of glaze. It's a shame you may not be able to keep it though if it's not working for your room it might be for the best. You might find something even better :-)
    Kristine
    xx

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  10. wow! it's beautiful! I too have used that little brush. It works great!
    you did such a nice job on this piece!
    gail

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  11. Christa, thank you for the nice compliment... you KNOW I love your style, too! The brand of glazing medium I used is Aquacreme by Faux Effects.

    Lori

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  12. Thx, Lori...I just wrote that down for future use :)

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  13. Swoon-the lines are this are just gorgeous. You did a wonderful job freshening this up and making it look new again.

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  14. Absolutely beautiful! You are so good at the painting and glazing!

    I hope you can find a spot for it...it would be a shame to have to sell it!

    Enjoy!
    Cathy

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  15. What a beautiful piece of furniture you have! I love everything about it! Great work!

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  16. Oh so pretty! The glaze really makes the details pop. I agree with everyone. Give it a shot on Craigslist and make a little profit. I bet it will go fast!

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  17. Wow, it looks wonderful!
    Thank you for sharing!
    Have a good night!
    Leticia
    www.msbinglesvintagechristmas.com

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  18. I love the shape of this piece! You really brought out the beautiful details. There's still time to link up to this week's Vintage Suitcase Friday!

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  19. Hi Lori, I am your newest follower.
    Your makeover is absolutely beautiful:))
    Greetings from Europe, Biljana

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  20. That turned out beautiful!! I just love it!! I hope you can find space for it, it would be a shame to garage sale it.

    Thanks for linking my Flaunt it Friday party. Please come back soon.

    PS: I'm your newest follower:)

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  21. I might just sell my house before I sold that beautiful piece. You did an awesome job!

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  22. Wow! What a huge difference...

    The piece has amazing details!

    Great job!

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  23. I've never seen metallic glaze before, but I LOVE it! Where did you get it?

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  24. The metallic glaze really does bring out the details. It is beautiful!

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  25. Lori, This is beautiful. The glaze totally makes the piece! We're building a home at this moment, and I'm thinking this type of treatment would be great in my daughters shabby chic bathroom. Thanks for sharing- you're so talented

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  26. wow, lori!!!! that is absolutely stunning. there isn't much else i can say- it just about took my breath away! GORGEOUS!

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  27. Oh good grief, I almost had a heart attack when I figured out you were going to paint it ... but it turned out BEAUTIFUL! Great vision!

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  28. This is gorgeous! You did a fabulous job!!! I'm always amazed at what paint can do! Are you sure you can't find a space for it in your home? Behind a couch for storage? :)

    Sharlotte

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  29. Lori! I really, really love how this turned out!! The subtle metallic was JUST the right touch! I'm really loving metallics lately. I might just have to do a project with some. :)

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  30. When you improve on something so pretty to start out with, you know you've got the knack. This turned out great. humm... where's that yard sale???

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  31. Hey, Katie.

    To glaze the sideboard I used a glaze medium (Faux Effects Aquacreme) mixed with a metallic paint (Metallic Taupe by Folk Art... those little bottles of paint you can buy at Hobby Lobby/other craft stores). I mixed the products 1 part paint to 4 parts Aquacreme. I will tell you that I used the Aquacreme in an "off-label" use. Aquacreme is meant to be used with colorants/universal pigments... not acrylic paint. But I have never had any trouble using acrylic paint with Aquacreme as long as the paint is heavily pigmented.

    Thanks for visiting my blog.

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  32. That is beautiful! It's a shame you have to part with it after all that work. :( It sure did turn out great, though!

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  33. Oh, I am just sick. I would drive half way around the country to get that gorgeous piece. Change something else, please!!! This is too gorgeous. I can't believe how all of the details jumped out with your beautiful techniques. Thanks for teaching about color blocking. I hadn't known that and it is just perfect.

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  34. Beautiful job! I love the detailing!

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  35. Lori, I absolutely love this piece and it can not go in a grage sale!!! It's just beautiful!
    (see I can comment from home but not work)

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  36. Hi Lori,
    I just found your blog and have to say I love the sideboard you did. It is really beautiful. I can't wait to read your previous posts. I am following you also. I just started my blog, feel free to check it out. Thanks, Sherilan

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  37. I just happened upon your great blog. Love all the super photos. I'm your newest follower. http://moogieland.blogspot.com/

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  38. This piece is fantastic! I hate that you don't have room for it. I've got a piece that I'm getting ready to redo and you technique I think would be perfect for it.

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  39. I think this piece is one of the prettiest I've ever seen. It is just gorgoeus! I love your glazing technique and the liens to this piece are wonderful. You did a beautiful job. I would not been able to part with this one!

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  40. Thanks for linking up, my friend! That has to be one of my most favorite furniture redo's.
    XOXO,
    Christa

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  41. It is beautiful! It looks so high end! I would have wanted to keep it!

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  42. Lori, The more I look at this piece the more I love it! I plan on loading it up next month and bringing it home with me. Chichilina wants it for her clothes and toys.
    All joking aside, it is AMAZING!
    Love
    Nancy

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  43. GORgeous!!!!!!! Love, love, love it!

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  44. Beautiful piece. glad u kept it cause it is so pretty!

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