2 Old Tool Boxes Re-Loved

 

Well it's been a little while since I managed a post to the Shabby Blog but I promise, I have been painting things, Life is just very busy at the mo ;)

Today I am sharing a couple of old wooden tool boxes I picked up a few weeks ago.

I love boxes like this, not only do they look great once painted up but they also tell a story and you get a real sense of their History.

The larger box is an old Carpenters box complete with pull out drawer.

After giving both boxes a really good dust and clean the handles were removed before painting. I did this very carefully as all the fittings are original and I didn't want to strip threads/damage heads etc on any of the bolts, the catches were left in place and cleaned up with my Dremmel with a steel brush head.

 

The Smaller box was given a couple of coats of Decoarts Chalk Finish Paint in Primitive, once dry the box was sanded back till I reached a level of distress I was happy with. I used the Decoart Chalk Finish Stencil and applied my stencil with their  Everlasting (white) Chalk Paint.

A couple of coats of the Satin Varnish were added to give a nice soft sheen to the finish and to protect the paint.

 

 

 

Now the larger tool box is my fave. I really love how this came out and this one will be staying with me. When I got this box the handle had completely rotted away and needed to be replaced. Luckily I have found a Tanner with a workshop not to far from me. Instead of buying a new handle I actually made a new handle myself under his tutelage, I think this may be one of the reasons I like the box so much, learning new skills is always fun and I am over the moon with the result. I'm looking forward to going back to learn more leather working skills. I knew I wanted to paint the box with the Blues so my handle was made with Brown leather rather than black as with the darker wood showing through the distressing I thought it would be a better colour match.

The Blues from the Decoart Chalk Paint range I used were Treasure First followed by Legacy and then sanded back. Again I used the Satin Varnish to finish off, The Satin Varnish really makes the blues pop and almost look electric.

 

 

And of course, I had to include a before picture.

 

As always a great big thank-you for stopping by. I will try not to leave it so long between posts on here. xx



A New Chair and Chalk Paint For Glass

 

 Afternoon and thanks for stopping by. Today I am sharing a couple of things, the first is a new chair,Now you may have notices I love to paint chairs and this year at the Stitches Trade Show I supplied all the hand painted pieces of furniture for the Decoart Stand this included the table and chairs that were used for the customers to sit and chat about placing their orders or any other questions they had regarding the Decoart products. This was finished the night before the show in the hotel room ( I needed to upholster the seat ) Like the black chai from a couple of posts back I kept things clean and simple and gave the char a couple of coats of Decoarts Home Deocor

in Relic, I think this is my fave colour in the range, when you add the clear wax or satin varish over the top the grey just looks beautiful. I used the Wax as I love the soft feel it has once dry.

The material was picked up at John Lewis and is part of the Sanderson dandelion clock range.

The grey in the material is a nice match and the bright pop of orange really stands out.

 

The second share are these little glass bowls from Ikea.

 

 

These were the make and takes I did at the show on the first day to introduce people to the Chalk Finish Paints for Glass. There are 8 colours available at the moment, more of the subtle shades but latter this year Decoart will be releasing a handful of the brighter shades. This paint has been formulated so you can bake it in the oven and make it dish washer safe.

I would like to say a great big thank you to all that stopped by and said hi or took part, I would also like to thank Decoart for having me back again this year, so much fun and it was great catching up with the faces I know from blog land and face book.

 

Thanks as always for stopping by.

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