I've been doing a LOT of painting lately
but
I've been
VERY DISTRESSED!!!
Have you ever tried
Caromal Colors Paint
By
Country Living?
You can visit their website
I am painting my kitchen cabinets at our
Cape Cod house
using
Candy Apple Red
This is the
BEFORE
picture of my cabiets
According to Caromal Colors website:
Distressed for Success
Distressing can add charm and character to any object. Painting a piece of furniture to change its color is a simple task. Telling a story about that piece of furniture through the art of distressing is clearly a whole different experience...it's your distressing story to tell.
I removed all the doors
all 28+ of them......I removed all the hardware
I set them set them up in my studio/workshop
When using Caromal Colors you don't have to PRIME first.......
they can be used on almost ANY surface
It is a VERY THICK paint........
you "MUSH and PUSH" it on using just a chip brush
according to the directions.
You end up with a textured surface.
This technique
This technique
was
some what difficult for me
as I tend to be a perfectionist!
The paint dries rather quickly.
This is where it gets
VERY DISTRESSING!!!!!!!
because YOU then
SAND
as lightly or heavily as you want
BECAUSE
IT'S YOUR DISTRESSING STORY TO TELL!
IT'S YOUR DISTRESSING STORY TO TELL!
When I sanded them they turned
PINK........as you can see above........
talk about STRESSED......
ummmmm I mean
DISTRESSED!!!!!!!!!
But I've kept on going..........oh what a job!!!
what a mess!
oh.........my aching bones!!!!!!!!!
lots of coffee
of course plenty of supervision by Colby!
These pictures show the cabinets
BEFORE
sanding
Once you finish
sanding you apply a
TONER
then wipe with a soft cloth
I then wiped lightly with a paste wax.
WOW!!!!!
What a lot of work!!!!!
I STILL have 10 more doors to do.....plus the lazy Susan doors...I still have to finish painting, sanding and toning all the cabinets frames............Oh.........
how
DISTRESSING
IT IS..........!
But I know I will love the end result!
Hugs,
Lynn
Painting Thyme Needfuls
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You'd better love them after all that work! Wow! LOL
ReplyDeleteWOW that sounds like alot of work, I'm tuckered out just reading about it! I do love the cabinet color though;)
ReplyDeleteOH MY ACHING BACK...AS THE LAST COMMENT.. I'M TIRED JUST READING IT... LOL BUT, HON, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A GORGEOUS KITCHEN... I KNOW YOU'LL TAKE PICTURES WHEN FINISHED..DON'T GET PAINT ON YOUR DOLL FROM ME.. LOL LOL... JUST KIDDING !!
ReplyDeleteBLESSINGS,
MAURINE
They are looking good Lynn!! Just think of what your place is going to look like after all your hard work! I'm so jealous girl!! HUGS!!
ReplyDeleteBrenda
Looks good so far, painting is hard work!
ReplyDeleteI love it!!!!! I would love to paint my cabinets but I have to work on the husband!!lol
ReplyDeleteI think it looks great and I cant wait to see it when the kitchen is done, keep it up girl
Stop by to see me sometime, i just posted some prim eggs I just made
Heather
Oh Lynn!!!!! They are going to be GORGEOUS!!! I just love Caromal Colours. I have painted a few things with it and have more on my to do list. I'd paint my oka cabinets if hubby wasn't so passionate about his darn oak! LOL
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the finished kitchen!!
What a great transformation! Those counters looks lovely!
ReplyDeleteHey Lynn.. I can finally view your blog since I got high speed yesterday! Thanks for joining my FB page!! I just love your new cupboards.. I wanna do that to mine! It will be worth all the hard work!!
ReplyDeleteDeb ;)
Greetings! I found your blog through ANOTHER blog! I just LOVE that you are painting your cabinets RED. It's my favorite color and I LOVE to see red cabinets (I have dark cabinets, but do have red accents in my kitchen). I simply cannot wait to see everything done. I have become your newest Follower so I can keep track of you! ;)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the rest of your project. It's going to be gorgeous.
Best regards,
Gloria