Thursday, August 21, 2014

Restoration Hardware Look Cupboard


While I'm waiting for my painting class participants to arrive I thought I would quickly share a recent project I did for one of my long time customers. Nicole and Paul bought a couple of pieces from me way back when I had an antiques booth at Balmain Road Antiques (now defunct) and was just starting out in my painting furniture business. I am honoured that they still follow my progress on the blog and social media and that they recently contacted me again to give this cupboard a makeover.


The cupboard was an old pine wardrobe that Nicole wants to use in her kitchen to store her baking ingredients and appliances so she had Paul make her some simple shelves and asked me to paint it similar to how I painted Karen's chest of french drawers. I call this a Restoration Hardware look.

Restoration Hardware look paint effect ASCP Lilyfield Life

Getting a Restoration Hardware look paint effect with ASCP by Lilyfield Life


Details for getting this look are here.


Getting a Restoration Hardware look paint effect with ASCP by Lilyfield Life

Getting a Restoration Hardware look paint effect with ASCP by Lilyfield Life

Getting a Restoration Hardware look paint effect with ASCP by Lilyfield Life


...Well I didn't get to press publish before the class participants arrived so I thought I would share some photos from the class as well. Such a lovely day for me and hopefully for the participants also.


Learn to paint furniture class with Lilyfield Life
 Pieces are painted in ASCP Duck Egg and Aubusson blue. Totally gorgeous.

Fiona xx

14 comments:

  1. oooooh what a stunning piece! i love love love it! :) perfect finish for it, too.

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  2. I love the texture you have on this one Fiona! Just beautiful :)

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    1. Thanks Catherine
      I love this technique. I’m going to experiment with it more I think.

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  3. It's gorgeous Fiona. You are very talented. Just wondering if the crown is original to the piece.

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    1. thanks Tina, much appreciated. I think the crown is original. it was in the same timber finish and had very old screws attaching it.

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  4. Fiona,
    I love, love, love what you did with the pine wardrobe. Karen and Paul too for their vision.
    Thanks for sharing (as always),
    Leslie

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  5. Stunning and thank you for the explanation

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  6. It's a perfect finish Fiona. Wish we could see a photo of it in it's new place in Nicole's kitchen. Thanks Rebecca

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    1. thanks Rebecca- yes I would love to see that also. will ask her.

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  7. Love this look. Did you use the Annie Sloan wash or the lime wax on this piece?

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    1. Details for how I did it are on the link in the post. I use my own method- combination of both those

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  8. My table top that I waxed scratches really did I use too much wax it buffs out but still feels sticky

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