pine wall kitchen unit makeover / iron wool and vinegar method on pine

before

grey paint applied on the edges

everything protected with a clear wax....beautiful soft finish.....

Queen Anne style small chest of drawers transformation / white wax

This piece of furniture is around 1920's...I wasn't brave enough to paint it with a colour so decided to remove the varnish (as you can see on the pic below all cracked) with the stripping gel (without a sanding paper!).

I used a clear wax and for the FIRST TIME I used the WHITE WAX !

LOVE IT !

 

Handles: primer, white paint, clear wax and dark wax

BEFORE

side table and 4 matching coasters

< --- B E F O R E

rescued mirror

this mirror I've found on a skip...

 grey paint + clear wax + dark wax

the story of my fireplace.....

3 x stone tiles, old planks, new planks, 2 x wooden ornaments, clear & dark wax

we placed 1 large stone tile on each side / on the back and the bottom:  pine planks

on the front: 3 different sizes old planks (each side) glued together 

dark wax applied on the planks (and dry brushing on the edges of the front planks using white paint)

wooden ornaments painted white and waxed with clear and dark wax

side table

corner unit

BEFORE

...and looking beautiful in my dinning room...;-)

bathroom corner cabinet

old varnish has been removed
2 layers of white ash varnish applied
the handle (iron) painted with 1 layer of primer and 2 layers of white chalky paint;
covered with clear wax (left overnight to harden). then dark wax (applied with a cloth, if too much applied you can always removed with the clear wax)

wooden trunk

laser printed image transferred using dissolvent Nitro

top - wallpaper (glued with PVA)

dark wax  

top of the welsh dresser

 GLASS REPLACED WITH CHICKEN WIRE

PRIMER + CHALKY WHITE PAINT + CHALKY GREY PAINT + DISTRESSED (you can see white coming through grey) + CLEAR WAX + DARK WAX IN THE CORNERS

wall cabinet

primer + antique white (chalk paint) /gently sanded between layers + clear wax 

+ dark wax in the corners

black & white design:( paper glued with PVA and varnished)

little cabinet with drawers

it was really damaged, this picture was taken after sanding..it was mainly green (!)

went for this beautiful turquoise colour,

distressed a bit 

the sign - I used the stencil;

all waxed (clear & dark-in the corners)