!7: Acrylic Chandeliers Quick: 2011

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Shabby chic has been a very popular method recently. It can be widely used to give worn-out look to your furniture, picture frames and many other items. It is very easy and fun to do and I will show you how.

It is best and easiest done on wooden surface. You will need acrylic paints, a piece of candle (regular white is the best) and some fine ground sanding paper. Acrylic paints can be bought in hobby shops or you can buy bigger container of acrylic paints usually used for walls or concrete floors. That way you'll get it much cheaper for same effect.

You will need one dark shade (black, dark brown, dark green etc.) and one light shade (white, beige or some pastel color).

Let assume we are going to redecorate an old chair. If it is already of dark color that you like, you can skip step 1, but if you don't like this color paint it all into dark color of your choice. Let's say we painted it into dark brown. You can do painting with brush or with sponge. Leave it to dry completely. Acrylic paints dry quite fast, they don't have strong smell and all brushes and sponges should be washed with water immediately after use, or you won't be able to wash them once they are dry.

When our chair had dried, we will rub all the edges with candle. Do it thoroughly because it will make our work easier later. Now we will paint our chair with light color, let say light beige.

Again, you can use brushes or sponge. Let this color dry completely as well. When everything is dry we can now start sanding where we want this worn-out look. Candle wax will ensure that only lighter color will be taken off and beneath dark color will show.

Voila: here it is, your vintage looking chair.