I found a BEFORE picture. That I just had to share!
(my cute daughters sneaks in every photo she can)
I have had several questions about my cabinet. When I went back and read my post I realized I didn't really expand. Which is so strange to me. All my life I have been given awards {if you can call it that} for talking all the time, I at one time had the nick name Babbling Brooke. For some reason when I write I clam up. So I am going to try to expand...
This cabinet started out black. I then painted it with Annie Sloan's Duck Egg Blue Chalk Paint. If you have not heard of this paint it is AWESOME. You don't have to sand or prime!
I painted this piece and then I sanded down the areas I wanted to look old. The other awesome thing about this paint is if you get a run...just sand it off it doesn't gum up like latex it actually sands off in the consistency of chalk. You can make any kind of paint job nice and smooth! I then glazed it with Burnt Umber Universal Tint from Lowes.
How do you glaze? Let me explain it......
First you need the tint, then you are going to mix a little glaze with water. It should be pretty runny. With your brush apply the glaze and follow right behind with a wet rag to wipe off all the left over glaze.
Once this is dry than you can wax it. I used Annie Sloan's Clear Soft Wax. I really liked it as you apply it with a brush and it buffs to an awesome shine!
{Tutorial to come soon}
As for my plank wall. I have always loved plank walls and I have always wanted one. Since my house isn't quite old enough to have it's own, I created one! This project is great because it is cheap and adds a very dramatic affect. I did take a few pictures.....they are not the best pictures, but maybe they will help a little!
The first thing I did was cased everything in. {casing is the molding under the stairs and around the whole wall} Since this is a floating wall I needed something to butt the planks up against.
For the planks I purchased 2 sheets of Hard Board from Home Depot, I think they were about $8 a sheet.
I ripped the hard board down to 5 inch strips and cut them to random lengths. I started at the bottom and let the first row sit right on my base board. For spacing I used the width of the hard board, as it was easier than trying to use tile spacers.
I then just used my nail gun to hold it in place. I went easy on the nails, I don't like filling nail holes! After it was all up I first primed it and then painted it. I used Benjamin Moore's Halo for the planks and Benjamin Moore's White Dove for the moldings.
To finish the top off my husband hung crown for me! I just love my wall! I use it for lots of my photography shoots too!!
I hope this helps explain better...