Presenting: Marie-Louise. Ta-DAH!

There's a neat little pull-out shelf that Mr I was instrumental in re-installing

Yes, I named "her." It's hard not to when you spend so much time with a thing, being intimate, as it were.  At first, I referred to her as "Marie," for obvious reasons, then as time progressed, I found myself singing that old Charles Boyer hit "Every Little Breeze Seems To Whisper Louise," and so, there you have it.  Finally finished the little darling and I am posting the after shots along with a few "befores."  A 1960's era French Provincial gets a 21st Century make-over using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and Wax, plus a few other materials (We won't get into the chains and garden tools.  You already know about the coffee and dirt).  All in all, I'd say I'm quite pleased with my first attempt at using chalk paint!  My eye has begun roving, searching the house for my next victim...


We started with this factory-finish "antique" white paint with heavy gilding, purchased at a local consignment shop, looking like it came out of any one of a thousand little girls' bedroom sets:

Gilding. Subtle like a sledge hammer.

The photo makes the piece seem whiter than it actually was.  The true color was a dingy cream

Now, a one of a kind hand-painted beauty

Thanks for viewing!

PS September 22, 2011:  For those who are interested, the ASCP paint colors are Emile and Old White on the drawers, Old White with a coat Versailles ragged over on the sides and shelf. I also used a tinted wax (Old White) on the drawers, and dark wax on the sides and shelf. ~M~

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