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black, furniture redo, Furniture Renovation, glaze, white, wood
My latest project was painted with homemade chalk paint then coated with a glaze that was tinted with black. I’ve seen this technique used by very talented people and I wanted to try it on a piece with lots of detail work in the wood. The piece sold in about 2 hours which didn’t give me enough time to get better shots.
I can’t help but want to try something new on each piece. Although this one had great detail and could stand on its own, I couldn’t resist so I added black. Although the texture is fun, I realized that this piece needed to be left alone.
Alchemy Fine Living has very helpful video tutorials. I learned this technique from her. Check out this post on tinted glazes at Alchemy Fine Living.
Another great example of this technique was done by Facelife Furniture.
Before shot. Ignore the Justin Bieber message on the wall!
or on Facebook.
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debbs4 said:
Hi, I’m just starting out and saw your beautiful dresser! I’d like to know what you got for the sale of this as this will help me in pricing.
Thanks for sharing!
Deb
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martha at leonedesign.wordpress.com said:
Hi deb I got $350 for it.
Martha
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Good Time Charlie said:
Oh My!!!!! This piece is just stunning! I am inspired to try this technique with stain too, scary, but wow, the finished look is amazing. Excuse me while I go hunt through my stash to see what I can do this treatment to!
Thank you so much for sharing at my party, just gorgeous!
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martha at leonedesign.wordpress.com said:
Thanks so much for the comment. I sure hope you found a piece to practice on because this technique is one of my favorites although I’ve only done it on one piece so far. Check our alchemy fine living… she’s awesome with her tutorials… very visual. Thanks again!
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BeColorful said:
Hehe. Whenever I see it is from you I just KNOW it is going to be good. 😀 As for the Justin Bieber well, that is just keepin’ it real. Thanks for sharing on Becolorful.
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martha at leonedesign.wordpress.com said:
Hi! What a nice thing to say. I just love your parties and site. Thanks for hosting week after week!
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DearCreatives (@DearCreatives) said:
I love how this piece turned out! Great inspiration on your site. I am a new follower.
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Scribbler Unfocused said:
This piece has gorgeous details. I too like black glaze on some things. I can see why it sold so fast!
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martha at leonedesign.wordpress.com said:
Thanks!
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Kathryn Griffin said:
Oh, it really is perfect. Thank you for sharing. Visiting from Boogieboard. Would love it if you would share this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2012/07/make-it-pretty-monday-week-8.html Hope to see you at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
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Candy said:
GREAT JOB and sooo pretty. No wonder it sold so quickly.
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Cheryl said:
Visiting from Furniture Feature Friday. Beautiful job on this dresser! I really love how it came out!
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martha at leonedesign.wordpress.com said:
Thanks! It was the first of its kind for me with the black glaze!
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Coreen @ 58 Vintage Faire said:
Lovin your blog. I came upon it via Pinterest…I found your comment about the dresser Stripeycat did in the flag. I had the same feeling bout the “Jack”…and did a flag dresser of my own…I’m not an ethnocentric individual, but if we don’t look to ourselves to improve ourselves, then we are surely lost…Thanks again…Coreen
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Miriam said:
Thanks for including the ‘before’ pictures. The transformation is amazing.
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martha at leonedesign.wordpress.com said:
Thanks sis!
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Miriam Hall said:
Absolutely beautiful!
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Deana said:
Beautiful. I love this dresser. Thanks for mentioning my tutorials too. I’m so glad you found them helpful.
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JaneEllen Jones said:
LOving both the dressers/highboys. The aqua one is my favorite since it’s my favoritie color. Good work.LOve all your projects.
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Laurie said:
I love that piece! You are quite talented! Any chance you live in the Charlotte area and can shop with me and teach me how you make old furniture so beautiful??? 😀 I look forward to your posts!
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martha at leonedesign.wordpress.com said:
Hi Laurie: You’re so nice. I sure do wish I could stop by and shop with you. maybe we could talk by phone? I would love to know how you so quickly redid that chair!
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Laurie said:
Hey Martha! Bummer… not in Charlotte. 🙂 I just winged the armchair. I bought fabric I liked and layed it on the chair and just started with the front, turning the fabric under (like a hem) and stapling it to the chair. First time I did it. You can do it! Look at the lovely things you’ve done already! Send me an private email if you would like to chat. 🙂
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Dana said:
Love the technique! I want to try it. 🙂
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martha at leonedesign.wordpress.com said:
Go for it. Today I’ll try using dark stain to age the piece rather than tinted glaze. Check out alchemy fine living for a video on the stain technique. Thanks for the comment!
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