Hayden was inspired by a recent piece I saw done by Miss Mustard Seed. She painted stripes on a beautiful antique chest. You can view this piece in her portfolio here. I thought of the cedar chest I had sitting lonely in my upstairs hallway. Perfect!
Here's my finished product -- isn't she beautiful? I named her "Hayden" because she's just about the coolest looking antique cedar chest you've ever seen! (This one's for you, Em!)
Here you can see the before-pic. Can you believe that I picked up this beauty for only $20 at Goodwill? It was "50%-off Saturday" and I actually showed up at 9 am when the store opened to get it at that price.
It needed some repair. I started by gluing down the lifting veneer pieces. (This took 24 hours to fully dry.)
Then, the taping job. Using my painters tape, I measured and starting taping as close to the middle as possible and worked my way out. Perfection is never my goal (and not expected), but I wanted to achieve as much symmetry as I could.
When applying the paint, I used a rag and a whitewash solution of Annie Sloan chalk paint in Pure White. Making sure not to get the cloth too wet, I scrubbed the paint onto each stripe, one at a time. To ensure the solution didn't bleed through the tape, I also pushed down the tape while applying the paint.
The piece was distressed lightly to break up the stripes a little bit. Then, I toned down the stripes with a rag-rubbed coat of Minwax bombay mahogany wood stain. Lastly, I finished it with AS clear wax. I'm in love with the way she shows her age -- but with such a trendy, modern twist! I was glad to find that the interior is also beautiful cedar and fully intact -- so practical for storage.
I'm so very pleased with the results! And so happy that I've decided she's mine! :) Sorry folks, this one's not for sale.
Lots of love,
Mary
Linked up here:
This is such a fun piece and thanks for the shout out :)
that is so handsome! i love the pinstripe effect!
very cool! love this. i have a piece i have to take the veneer off, and i'm scared. lol
It looks lovely! I Just finish a coffee table a week or so ago with stripes...just posted it yesterday.
I REALLY like this!! And they way you described your technique is perfect!
Oh I LOVE this!! I love the wood and whitewashed look! I totally would have kept this too!! :)
This piece is SO versatile and could be used in many settings. Great work ~ I love it!
Beautiful! I love it.
Kathy
Thanks so much for all the kind comments!
@Tammy - I haven't yet taken veneer off, it does sound a little scary! I saw that Knack recently showed a tutorial on removing veneer. Good stuff!
Sooo beautiful!!
Jenny
www.simcoestreet.blogspot.com
That is really cool!! Great job!!!
Very cool! What a transformation!
Very cool technique. It looks great!
I LOVE this! I would love if you would share this at the Crazy Cute link party happening at Between U & Me right now! I've got a totally awesome giveaway this week, too!
OOH! AND, I'm your newest follower! ;)
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Thanks so much everyone!
@Betweenuandme - Thanks for the invite, I've linked up!
This project turned out great! Laura
I really love this! You took a bit of a plain-jane chest and made it awesome! Love the name ;-)
that turned out great I'd love you to add this to my link party over at http://raegunwear.blogspot.com
I also saw Miss Mustard Seed's dresser & want to do something like it too........yours turned out beautiful!!!
I love this piece. The stripes make it so much more interesting...Sherron
http://smallholdings.blogspot.com
Looks gorgeous!! I'd be keeping her too!
Your before photo of the corner looks horrible. I probably would have walked right by it if I saw a cedar in that shape. You did an AMAZING job. I love your blog. I'm your newest follower.
Would love to see you DIY Home Sweet home.
Jamie
http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/
P.S. I have another giveaway going on right now. Would love you to stop by and check it out.
P.P.S. I have a linky every Monday. Would love for you to stop by and link up.
Totally cool your chest! Fabulous and talented job, so perfect! Happy Thanksgiving. FABBY
How did you ever make this great mosaic of little thubnails! You area a talented gal! FABBY
What a beautiful chest you have now. I love how subtle the stripes are. Wonderful!
oh my gosh. i am totally and completely in love with this piece. I haven't seen anything quite like this and you are totally inspiring me to finally do a striped project.... I have been meaning to for a while now. This is just perfectly beautiful. I am for sure featuring this this week at the Crafty Scrappy Happy features.... Thank you SOOOO much for linking up!
Jaime from crafty scrappy happy
It's amazing how much those little ol' stripes changed the look of your cedar chest. It really is quite trendy now.
Thanks for linking to Time Travel Thursday. Hope to see you again this week.
Blessings,
Liz @ The Brambleberry Cottage
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com./
Hi Mary!
Thank you so much for participating in my previous linky parties. Your beautiful chest was featured on this weeks post. Hope to see you again this week!
Alida
radcrafter.com
It looks gorgeous!!! Well done. :)
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