Thank you to DecoArt for partnering with me on this project!
Here she is…
The one of two projects that didn’t make the blog. {so there might be a few more than two, but I’m not tellin’ all, yo}
This was one of those what-was-i-thinking-i-must-have-been-smoking-cilantro kinda projects.
I mean, the diamonds were meh, but the stained edge and those handles?
Seriously. Forgive me. Mea Culpa.
And I promise never to make something so UGGLES again.
Until I do. Â dun-dun-dunnnnn….
But enter the console-gone-wrong savior called Americana Decor Chalky Finish Paint!
The new Americana Decor Chalky Finish paint is now available in Home Depot and Michaels stores. It is also available for purchase online at homedepot.com.
Visit the DecoArt Chalky Finish website for more information.
The paint said you didn’t have to sand first, so I with my bold self tested it out.
First, I gave the entire console a coat of Everlasting.
It went on like a kitty-kat wearing a Velvet Elvis lounge suit…
But alas, just a coat of white get no one closer to a bolder life..
This proj called for some sunshine. Â Sunshine of the burst kind.
I labeled what colors I wanted to use where, alternating the Everlasting with Yesterday and Relic.
I taped off one section at a time. More than that was beyond my genius…
Then I used my tip for painting perfect wall stripes {because stripes are stripes on any zebra…or wood surface}
But ALAS!!! Â I did have some minor chipping when I pulled up the tape.
User error? The Magic 8 Ball said
Signs Point to Yes
But regardless, my sage-mediate-in-a-quiet-cave-of-solace advice is to sand before you paint.
Just in case, yo.
But I salvaged the issue by lightly sanding and distressing and popping a big, seductive gold dot over the mocking paint chippiness.
For the bedazzling, I used some liquid gold foil.
Totally took this “nice” makeover to a sensational new level, imho.
Thinking about hot-glueing this sparkly polka dot over that painted one, but I’m still in the “thinking” stage on that one.
So, thank you my bff DecoArt for aiding this damsel in distress.
My office thanks you, too.
It was illin’ but now it’s thrillin’ with this DIY Sunburst Console.
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