Felix decided to give it a new lease of life by painting it with chalk paint in old violet outlining the edges in cream.
Annie sloan chalk paint chest of drawers.
Annie then applied clear chalk paint wax and sanded back heavily to reveal some of the red underneath.
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Annie s son felix sloan painted this chest of drawers for his children s room in oxford.
Rustic chest of drawers by ildiko horvath.
Annie was inspired by the warehouse look when she painted this chest of drawers.
The main colour is duck egg blue but look closely and you can spot a little paris grey arles and primer red too.
The color is louis blue dixie belle s mineral paint also.
Upcycled chest of drawers.
Painter in residence ildiko horvath painted this chest of drawers in layers of chalk paint which she then scraped back with a pallet knife to create a rustic effect.
She took two of her chalk paint colours barcelona orange and greek blue which are complementaries.
Wooster short cut brush these are my favorite because they have a rubber handle and do not hurt her hand clear wax or poly for.
Annie was inspired in this project by the artist paul klee whose work explored how complementary work together.
The chest of drawers was painted with a thick coat of primer red first and then lem lem.
Dark chalk paint wax gives an antique look and a final coat of clear wax seals everything in.
The chest of drawers was originally made by a friend s father out of old floorboards but was no longer wanted.
Follow along with me as i paint and wax a dresser with annie sloan chalk paint in chicago grey.
What you need to chalk paint a chest of drawers chalk paint annie sloan is what i used in the picture above.
She then painted over the letters in french linen before peeling back the sticky plastic to reveal the words in old white underneath.