Antique “Greek Blue” and Champagne Vanity

Hello everyone hope your weekend is going well.

I wanted to share this darling vanity I just finished with you.  I have just gotten some new ASCP colors in and couldn’t wait to try out this beautiful “Greek Blue”.

Here is the before of a the vanity that I picked up at a local resale shop.



It was plain and very dirty but had great bones and some good details.

First I sprayed it with metallic silver.



What? Oh, you want to know why? Because when I distressed it I wanted the silver to peek through. I then painted it Greek Blue. The details  I painted a color I achieve by mixing a couple of metallic paints. I think it looks like the color of champagne, a soft, light gold.  The little round area at the top of the mirror was just crying out for something so I applied one of my vintage images, a rose.

After that dried I waxed with a clear wax, distressed it, then applied a dark wax to age it. I distressed the top quite a lot achieving a lighter blue as if worn away by time with areas showing the wood and then buffed to a shine.

I love the juxtaposition of the aged chalk paint and the metallic elements especially the silver that peeks through on front and sides in different areas.  The drawers I painted “Paris Gray”.  I switched out the drawer pulls for glass ones and here is the result.







Yes I took a few of these pictures in my husbands den all leather with wood ducks and a huge flat screen TV. lol
























This project was a little different for me as I usually keep to more neutral tones so as to appeal to everyone’s taste and décor.  However, blue is my favorite color and this is just a stunning blue don’t you think?

I hope you like the results.  Would love to here from you. 

I’m sharing with these lovely ladies linky parties.

                

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