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Creating a Time Worn Vintage Wallpaper Look on Furniture with Metallic Paint & a Stencil

17/4/2015

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Is it possible I wished this little gem into my studio?

Someone had discarded her — hard to believe with those gorgeous legs. 


And I had just been dreaming of a tall, leggy 
nightstand for my guest bedroom redo.
Serendipity?!
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Freshening the inside of the cupboard with Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint
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Wiping it down with vinegar and essential oil
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Hello sweet beauty...why would anyone abandon you?
A coat of Autentico Chalk Paint in Hydrangea was used 
not only as a "primer" for the Metallic Paint to come, 
but also in case I decided to pull some of that 
gorgeous blue colour through the layers I was envisioning. 
She was such a sad, abandoned little thing. 


Fortunately, I had a rare day when I was caught up in the studio, 
so I wasted NO time getting started.
 No time like the present!
I was after a vintage, worn-wallpaper look for my guest bedroom
with a hint of modern edge.


I began by wiping down the inside with a vinegar, water
and essential oil spray I use often in the studio.


Then the insides were freshened up with a quick coat of
 Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint 
in "leftovers" of Dried Lavender, French Enamel, 
Flow Blue and random other colours. 

You do not have to wait for the spray to dry,  just start painting.

She had very thirsty ply insides and soaked 
the Milk Paint up beautifully.
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A quick coat of Chalk Paint going on to act as primer and for a layered paint look
Once the Chalk Paint dried, on went two coats of 
Lumiere Metallic Paint in Crimson.
It's a lovely pinky-red with a whole lot of shimmer.
(Which doesn't photograph terribly well!)
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Starting the layering effect with Metallic Paint in Crimson going over Hydrangea Chalk Paint
After the two coats of Lumiere Metallic Crimson were dried,
 a gorgeous stencil was added in Metallic Rust.


As an aside, two coats of the Crimson Metallic Paint 
used about a jar and a half. 
At $17.95, that's pretty great value (and coverage!) 
for metallic paint. 
Another reason I'm a huge fan of Lumiere.


The stencil is the foundation to creating the 

layered wallpaper look
so keep in mind it should be an allover pattern
that is pleasing to the eye 

regardless of what area is showing through.

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Ready for the final step....knobs!
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Adding a stencil with an allover pattern is the key to creating a layered time-worn wallpaper finish
And look how beautifully the "lucky leftovers of 
Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint inside 
complement the beautiful outer layers.


Next up was a bit of fun with knobs
playing off the colour. 
You can find them on the website.
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Looking quite happy, settled and vintage-y in her new home!
Miss Mustard Seed Tough Coat Sealer was used as 
a sealer to provide extra shine once finished with the base.
It also acts somewhat as a resist
to pull across the next coat of Lumiere Metallic Paint.






It's all here...for the love...

Sada
Lastly, Lumiere Metallic Paint in Pearlescent Turquoise
was roughly dragged across the stencil work.
You don't want careful brush strokes here, 
the rougher the better.

This patchy finish provides an unexpected 

hit of pattern and colour
in a time-worn style similar to vintage peeling wallpaper....LOVE!!!
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A rough coat of Pearlescent Turquoise dragged over the stencil work for perfect layering
If you have any questions or need any assistance
achieving the look you are after, please send me an email!


Or if you'd like for us to custom paint or consult on design and paint, 
we love to create one-of-a-kind masterpieces
for our clients. 
Pop over to our Custom Design page on the website
or send us an email. We're here to help.
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Pretty...but ready for the final layer of paint
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