Hi, there sweet friends! I hope you're enjoying your summer so far.
I plan to finish a few projects while my kiddo is away at camp. She is training to be a camp counselor in a very challenging but fun program. One of the projects I am tackling today is painting the deacon's bench. This project has been on my mind for a while and today I am finally taking the plunge.
I wanted to see how the deacon bench would look on the front stoop. I placed it against the siding of the house. A perfect fit, however, I did not like how all the cracks, dings and chips showed in the sunlight. I thought a fresh coat of paint would do the trick to bring this precious piece out of its tired state. I gathered my paints and supplies and went to town to give it a paint-lift. { a face-lift for furniture}. Here it is before the paint-lift. At first, I felt guilty covering up the original stain. After it was painted I was happy with the results.
Here is what I used for the paint-lift.
First I filled in the long crack with wood filler, wiped the bench off of any dust and then painted.
First I filled in the long crack with wood filler, wiped the bench off of any dust and then painted.
I experimented with a Tintable Sample Deep Base paint (eggshell) from Sherwin Williams.
It's a great price and goes a long way!
YIKES!
This is what it looked like after it dried.....Not very pretty right?? I nearly freaked out until I did the next step......
MIXING a paint sample jar of Valspar latex paint called Satinado a MINTY GREEN to the base paint. This did the trick and I started to feel happy again.
To protect the paint from the rain I sealed it with a protective finish.
I used Minwax Polycrylic clear gloss.
HERE IT IS AFTER THE PAINT-LIFT
ALL DRESSED UP AND READY FOR SUMMER!
You can still see the crack but not as noticeable.
Thank you to those who stopped by for a visit to my
Hooray for summer home tour- living room. It made my day reading all your lovely comments!
Here is the link for anyone who might have missed it...
WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A SAFE AND FUN FILLED FOURTH OF JULY!!
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