24 September 2014

Beau Ford's Ombre Console Table


The first project from Painter in Residence Beau Ford is this pretty ombre-effect console table painted in my paint, Chalk Paint®.

Beau has transformed an unfashionable and dated, dark wooden console in to a striking and bright modern piece, with an on-trend ombre finish. Beau has layered and mixed my colours Provence and Greek Blue to create an ombre look on the legs of the table. She then dry-brushed Pure on to the bottom of the legs to highlight the shape and carvings.

To add interest to the top of the console, Beau applied a Moroccan-style stencil with the same three Chalk Paint® colours. She then finished with a layer of Annie Sloan Clear Wax followed by a heavy amount of Annie Sloan Dark Wax to give an aged finish. She distressed the piece with sandpaper, before applying one final coat Annie Sloan Clear Wax to add a subtle sheen and protection.








What do you think? Have you ever tried creating an ombre effect using Chalk Paint®?


Yours, Annie



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2 comments:

  1. Good evening! I just created a post on blog with my experience using Annie Sloan! Would you consider checking it out? :) I'm really quite impressed!

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  2. Amazing, this is something I will try!

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