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<\/a><\/p>\nI absolutely adore french style, and especially that romantic yet battered chippy paint loved and used look.. I did a little inspiration trail into this project as people were going to be looking on..<\/p>\n
My first go to for any styling ideas is Design Sponge<\/a>.. I could get lost in their ‘Sneak Peaks’ for hours, and voila, there’s a perfectly placed Bentwood Bistro chair!<\/a><\/p>\n Bentwood Bistro Chair at Design Sponge<\/p><\/div>\n Colour inspiration came from the beautiful photography blog Paris Parfait<\/a>..<\/p>\n I’ll do another post on my chippy paint crush another time..<\/p>\n So here I am sanding away..<\/p>\n Sand first, then paint, sand again, paint, sand again<\/p><\/div>\n With my little helper..<\/p>\n Everyone needs a little helper!<\/p><\/div>\n Carried away.. check out my official poster!<\/p><\/div>\n Sanding is key for any furniture paint job, and especially for the ‘distressed’ look. Sand all over first. I had to strip this chair initially, but I would only do this if it had a heavy gloss on it.. if you want a very smooth painted result, prime before you start. Otherwise just get the first coat on, sand again, second coat, and sand sand sand until you have the finish you want. I had a lot of questions today on the type of paint you can use. Technically ‘satinwood’ paints are designed to go on wood, but they do give a bit of a sheen. I really like\u00a0 a flat powdery look for this kind of thing, so I use emulsion and then seal it with a wax or a very light coat of varnish or stain. My favourite part of todays project was that i intended to use a contrasting colour on certain parts of the chair, but I loved the original wood contrast so much, I kept it! Sometimes the items just re- invent themselves!<\/p>\n first coat<\/p><\/div>\n Wood contrast<\/p><\/div>\n And here’s the table I transformed at the workshops on display today at the showcase.. Will bring you a final after shot of my two chairs when they’re complete.. Don’t forget the Fashion Souk<\/a> tomorrow too at the Europa! A feast of conscious style all weekend!<\/p>\n before<\/p><\/div>\n After<\/p><\/div>\n At last… the final ‘after’ shot of the chair and where it now lives..<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n At last.. the final ‘after’ shot of the Bentwood chair and where it now lives..<\/p>\n 'after'<\/p><\/div>\n distressed to bring up the original pattern<\/p><\/div>\n Bentwood Chair home<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Had a lovely day today surrounded by inspiring, talented and eco conscious stylers at the Home Souk and Rethink, Revamp, Restyle event. I was demonstrating furniture painting techniques all day.. and transformed this dowdy little chair into a french bistro … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>