This was probably the most challenging project
I have done . . ever!
This chest belongs to my son and his husband.
They wanted it painted like the Union Jack flag.
Well, I had never attempted anything like this
before but they were excited and gave me the
confidence that this could work out beautifully.
In this picture you can see the gold detail but
what you can't see is the indentation that these
gold designs have. This now created a new
problem in painting a nice smooth flag.
I proceeded to fill in the indentations with
plaster and with a lot of sanding we
achieved a pretty smooth finish.
This took a few evenings for me to finish.
The guys dug right into the paint and
I sat back and encouraged them.
We started with a few coats of
Anne Sloan's chalkpaint, 'Old White'.
Isn't this work room great?
We actually knocked out the adjoining
bedroom (on the left) where I store all my
projects and I paint in the storage room.
It didn't take Craig very long to do the
measurements and then the fun began.
Here the guys are using 'Emporer's Silk'.
Another night to add 'Napoleonic Blue'.
She was so pretty sitting there.
To make sure everything looked great before it left for
its new home, we brought it upstairs to see what
she looked like in the real light.
Here we are just adjusting some of the dark wax
with some clear wax.
A glass of wine before dinner is good also.
We did just a little distressing around the edges.
The guys didn't want the flag lines to be too
distressed but rather a sharp line, so we had
to make sure we didn't over distress in other areas.
Aren't these just the cutest knobs!
They purchased them at Interiors to Inspire,
right here in Calgary.
Here you can really see the brush strokes.
Like Anne Sloan says, brush strokes add
character and this chest has that for sure!
Off to your new home now.
I hope I find a chest like this of my own
that I can perhaps re-do and keep for myself.
~ till later,
Bonny
