~You will either love it or hate it~

Hello friends..welcome back.

I would like to send out a big 

Hello!

to all my new readers.

I hope you enjoy my 

blog and continue to visit.

Ok...ready for another furniture restyle?

Here is my little buffet before.

I bought her at the Big DC Flea last month.

She had some broken pieces so the guy gave me a pretty good deal on her.

I love these small cupboard buffets 

because almost everyone has room for them in their homes.

They 'tuck' in quite nicely.

I mixed some ASCP Olive + Antibes Green + a tiny bit of Old White

and gave her two coats.

Hardware and all.

Now here is where I might lose you.....

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I learned a lovely clouded stipple painting effect from Patty of Classic Wall Finishes.

Patty was my ASCP trainer when I became a stockist.

You first heard about Patty and her sister Karen

when Miss Mustard Seed revealed her

'Mystery Paint'

to be ASCP

I love the color combo of 

blue & green

and I wanted to do something slightly different.

So what do your think??

Love it or hate it?

This buffet had very pretty carved details

 that were completely hidden by the dark wood stain.

I think the Aubusson Blue really makes them pop.

Olive & Antibes make a gorgeous new green.

A nice rich earthy hue.

Here is a close up of the clouded stipple effect.

I hope I made my teacher proud.

For the stippled effect,

I tripple loaded an old scruffy artist paint brush 

(save old artist brushes for this)

with Aubusson-Old Ochre and Paloma.

Then in a hap-hazzard manner began to 

pounce repeatedly, taking care to keep the brush rotating.

My goal was to create a soft blending of the three colors.

I love how I can create a age worn layered paint look with Annie's paints.

Great texture.

I painted the back piece with Aubusson and clear and dark waxed it.

Can you see my repair job...I hope not!

The only part I am still unsure of is the top..

I chose to leave the top stained.

My thinking is that this is a buffet and most likely will get a lot of use.

Plus I love the look of stained tops with painted bodies.

What are your thoughts??

I really love the blue detailing and when I distressed the piece,

the detailing got even prettier.

Please feel free to cast your Yay or Nay vote in the comment

section below

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Don't forget, you still have a couple of days to enter my 

Fashionable Fabrics

Giveaway!

Click on the Fashionable Fabric button 

at the top left of this page.

I will be sharing my buffet with some cool blogs this week:

Hope Studios

Shades of Amber

Savvy Southern Style
Power of Paint

Miss Mustard Seed