Who else is loving the navy blue rage?! I know I am and Peacoat from Country Chic Paint is just the perfect blue!
We found this dresser with quite a few chips on the drawer fronts and wanted to add some texture to help cover up the imperfections.
For this project I used:
Country Chic Texture Powder
Country Chic Paint Dark Roast
Country Chic Paint Peacoat
Country Chic Paint's Painting Sponge
Varethane Polyurethane
Large Stencil
Flat Edged Tool
As always, I started by prepping the piece and filling in all of the dings, scratches and hardware holes. Then I drilled new holes for the new knobs.
I grabbed a large stencil that would cover the height of each of the drawers and mixed up a batch of Texture Powder with Dark Roast Paint until it was a smooth peanut butter consistency. This was about a one to one ratio.
I centered the stencil on the drawer and taped it down, then used a flat edged tool (an old credit card would work great too!) to spread the texture powder all over the stencil. I made sure to use pressure and gently scrape the texture powder off for a thin even layer. Since the stencil wasn't long enough to cover the whole width of the long drawers, I waited for the texture to dry before moving the stencil over to the next part of the drawer that needed texture.
After all the texture was dry I painted on a few coats of Peacoat Paint with my new found favorite paint applicator, the Painting Sponge! If you're like me and hate brush marks on your pieces, and you're not able to spray with a paint sprayer, this is the way to go! The Painting Sponge makes the paint go on in thin layers, which is better for adhesion, and creates a brush free finish. It definitely takes a few more coats than a brush, but it's so worth it to get a brush free finish!
For the finishing touch I distressed the edges of the dresser and the texture on the drawer with 220 grit sandpaper and then sealed everything with a few coats of poly.
I'm in love with this transformation and can't wait to bust out the texture powder again soon! If you haven't tried Texture Powder or the Painting Sponge I highly recommend both! The Texture Powder completely transforms a piece and helps hide imperfections and the Painting Sponge does an amazing job at creating a professional finish!
Here are a few more projects I have done with Texture Powder to create a pattern on the drawers. Enjoy!
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Labels: Country Chic Paint, Embossing, How To
