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Our new stripped duvet.
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For Christmas my parents gave Steve and me a new duvet cover. This was my favorite Christmas present. I had picked it out last Summer and I could not wait till Christmas to get it on our bed. I used some Christmas money to buy matching curtains.
I just wanted to post these pictures today since I have been talking so much about the changes in Sarah Kate's room. I started thinking that Steve and I have had changes too!
This is the before picture.
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My mother was wondering about how the new color furniture looks in Sarah Kate's room with her other decor and furniture. Every time I take a picture of the new blue furniture it looks lighter in pictures than it does in real life. I am thinking I may want to re-paint it a bit darker (the next color on the paint chip). I am also wanting to get some glass knobs to replace the silver ones.
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Some of you asked what I did to antique it. I am learning as I go. I have a lot more to learn. I bought some white primer that was oil-based to spray on the black piece. As I began spraying it, the primer and the black paint starting bubbling up and doing VERY weird. I made a trip to the paint store and found out that you can't paint oil-based paint over latex paint. The lady I bought the furniture from had used black latex spray paint. I bought a putty knife and scraped off the goopey mess I had made.
I usually paint the original wood furniture with a primer (spray kind) or I take the time to sand the piece. It really depends on the wood's surface. I always get a can of paint. I don't spray paint anything. I have not mastered spray paint yet.
After I get the color I want (blue) and it is fully dry, I use sand paper or a sanding block and sand off the paint and wood around the edges to make it look old and worn. I also have a friend who takes the paint off while it is still wet with an old sock on her hand. I have never tried this.
I hope this is helpful.
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Cxx
You did great on the dresser!