South Shore Decorating Blog: May 2011

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Yesterday I had a guest post on French Provincial Style. I'm so ~~obsessed~~ into it now that I want to show you some of my favorites that I've been scouring Pinterest to find. But first, I want to share my latest Annie Sloan Chalk Paint project and see what you think. Sharing at

It's a 1930's secretary desk that was in decent shape but was rejected by the consignment store because they are apparently a dime a dozen. I broke it in the transformation process....more on that later. So here's how it looked -- not bad, but a little boring and didn't fit my style anymore:

I used a mix of Graphite and Old White, maybe a 3:1 ratio. Being ~~lazy~~ in a hurry, I didn't even remove the hardware first or take the piece apart. When am I going to learn to do it right the first time!? This is why I don't consider myself a good DIYer -- far too lazy and don't think it through enough.

As you can see, I also broke the trellis inset two seconds in. Oh well. Solution? Tear it all out and pretend it was never there.

Here it is with a full coat of paint:

Next, the sanding:

I wasn't in love with it it yet, so I brought it in and lived with it for a few days. I eventually decided to add Gold Leaf Rub n' Buff over the sanded parts:

I finished it with new hardware and a coat of clear wax, and here it is now:

What do you think? I'm very, very happy with it. I intended it to be a little darker so there would be more contrast with the walls, but I do really like this color.

Here's some French Provincial eye candy to finish this post:

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