Ombre Dresser

Another project is done and I've jumped on

another bandwagon to get it done.

 

OMBRE.

 

My oldest daughter had a tall 6 drawer dresser that I thought would

 be perfect for this technique.

 

 

I finally bought me some AS Chalk Paint. 

 Yeah!!

I bought Pure White, Provence, Florence, Paris Grey and Duck Egg Blue.

 

Not to mention both waxes and the large brush.

Pricey.......maybe.

 

 

 

Took the drawers out and painted them white,

I don't know if this step was necessary,

 but I did it anyways.

 

My garage at one point looked like an explosion of drawers.

 

 

 

Now for the ombre effect. 

 I took a whole bunch of the ASCP pure white  and added a drizzle of  ASCP Provence and ASCP Florence in equal parts (precise eh?). 

I started at the top with the lightest colour and then for every drawer below I added the same amount of Provence and Florence. 

I wanted the grade change to be subtle, but not too subtle and I think it worked great.

 

 

the effect is so cool.

 

 

Drawer pulls needed to be updated with a coat of Rustoluem white metal spray paint.

 

 

I painted the body pure white and let those drawers speak for themselves.

My daughter absolutely loves it.

So do I.

 

Having been my first chalk paint project I of course have my opinions about the chalk paint.  I do love that the chalk paint is great to mix and get any shade you want.  I did really like the soft feel of the paint after I gave it little sanding. 

 

You could see brushstrokes, which having spray painted for awhile I'm not use to seeing.

 It distressed well, maybe a little too well, if I bumped it at all it would scuff the paint.  The wax did seal it, but I still felt nervous about scuffing. 

Maybe that will change with time and the wax will harden up.

 

  Overall I did like the chalk paint and will use

 it when I want a certain colour that I can mix myself. 

 

Such a fun transformation.

 

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