Hey all! Sorry for the wonky posting this week -- we are finally coming out of the sickness fog and things are getting back to normal. Normal is GOOD. I had time to tackle a paint project I've had in mind for weeks and man do I love it!
I went way out of my comfort zone with this paint color and I'm so glad I did. Recently I did a little switcharoo with some furniture -- I found this little table earlier this year:
As you can see the drapes were kind of in the way. I later moved those over so they ended up clearing the table just fine, but then I decided this one would work better in a spot in our basement. The piece I'm sharing today was down there and was a bit small for the spot.
I bought this cabinet from a barn sale years ago. It's a vintage piece -- I realized while painting it that it may have been a sewing machine cabinet. The top has hinges and used to open up. If it isn't a sewing cabinet let me know -- I'm curious!:
I got it all those years ago for the basement at the old house. Yellow is not typically a color I use, but it worked well in that room -- I used a lot of green, blue and yellow in there for awhile.
Anywho...the switch worked out great. This piece is more substantial and looks better in the family room. But the color wasn't working for me. Plus this was painted with a two tone look (a blue under the yellow) and distressed quite a bit, which isn't my style anymore.
I knew all along I wanted to paint it, and as I mentioned, I wanted to do a different color than usual. I did not paint it blue! Or black! Can you believe it? 😂 I really wanted to do an earthy green to tie in some of the green accents we have in the great room.
This piece was painted in chalk paint and then a protective wax was applied on top. I really hate sanding -- I have a weird aversion to it. I'll do about anything to avoid it. Plus, with the detail on the front I knew it would be really difficult to get to all the nooks and crannies.
My favorite primer to the rescue! I've shared this BIN primer with you many times (most recently when I painted another door black). This stuff is great because it's super thin and goes on easily:
Another bonus is it dries crazy fast. Because it's so thin it was easy to get in the detailed areas:
I used a cheap brush to apply to those areas and then a foam roller for the flat parts:
By the way, this primer is usually white. I have it primed darker because I usually use it for black doors.
I did a ton of searching online to find the perfect olive green. I found four olive colors I liked -- dark olive, forest floor, tate olive and vintage vogue. They were a mix of Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams colors I believe. I ended up going with the latter -- the vintage vogue color. I got it mixed at SW (they can mix BM colors!).
This color was out of my comfort zone but when I was done I fell. in. love. I'm obsessed with it!:
Now I want to paint everything green! :)
The hardware was silver before -- I sprayed it gold and it really pops now:
The piece has a lot of character and I'm so happy to have it where we will see it more often! I LOVE the detail on the doors. It has plenty of storage inside but we don't need much here. We keep a few card games and the dog leash in here.
I hung a mirror for now -- we have plenty of mirrors in this room already so it probably won't stay. This wall is hard because of those switches.
Our drapes have a purple tone in pictures -- drives me crazy. They are more of a blue gray. I'm thinking of moving these to another room and trying a lighter color in here. We'll see:
I'm SO glad I went with a color I wouldn't normally pick. I'm really digging greens lately and am considering going with a dark green in our basement kitchenette someday. Love it!
If you're looking for something similar, I've found a lot of vintage pieces like this on Craigslist over the years. You can't beat the detail and they add some character to our young house:
Have you ever used a paint color you were nervous about? Did you end up loving or hating it? Remember my orange (ahem...burnt orange) office back in the day? (Talk about a blast from the past!) That one didn't last too long. ;)
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