Get Woodworking Plans : blue

Love me some blue and gold! First, lets take a gander at this chunky monkey from the

70s. Ive seen some of these done in bright bold lacquer colors. I love. Too bad we cant

do lacquer here in Cali. I used a semi-gloss enamel in this beautiful blue.

Primer was a biggie on this one since it was that laminate-y type of finish. In retrospect, anytime

you do a dark color, make sure you tint your primer. Any little divot and the white will show through. Even a dark gray would have been better than this white. I used my Command Max HVLP sprayer, for the first time in years, to spray the blue. I did a few coats, put it on the top shelf where it promptly fell 6 ft and shattered. Yep. Tried to fix it but it would not spray properly. Ive been reading review for hours to find a replacement.

And just because I didnt already do enough work, I decided on a little graphics to jazz it up.
Was going to try a Greek Key pattern, but I figured this was hard enough.
Again, in retrospect, paint the base color first then you dont have to worry about taping twice!
I didnt decide I wanted to do the pattern until after I had painted it blue. So, taped it off like you see, sealed the tape edges with the blue, then painted the gold. When that dried, I reversed it.
The photo below shows me sealing the tape edges with the gold. I did get very nice crisp lines.
This metallic paint is great. No complaints.

I have loved to bring it inside to stage it for some pics, but I honestly have no place to put it.

My next blue-ness is a night stand.
I had seen one from TheeVelvetGlove and just loved the colors.
She does some amazing and unique work.

Trying to distress with white underneath is a pain. I didnt want the white to show through.

I used some turquoise chalk paint underneath some of the darker blue chalk paint. I also used gold gilding wax to highlight the distressed areas and spray metallic for the metal parts.

I think this is a cute little piece. I have the dresser that matches, but Im not about to go about the process on that baby! Way too much work. I just like to try out different techniques that come across.

I realize this blue is not for everyone. But I love blues and greens!

And as a painter, I think its advantageous to explore other options and techniques, even though
it may not be exactly your style. Besides, its fun! I think its cool for an eclectic accent piece.

So, step outside the box once in awhile and do something different!

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HOW THE MAGIC HAPPENS blue black and white dresser

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SO when the rain comes before expected sometimes my furniture doesnt get

photographed the way I would like.

Case in point this blue dresser.

On a lovely warm sunny day Ill pull something out of storage and start working in the yard.

Ill fix all the broken bits including drawer glides, and replace missing drawer guides.

Nailing a backer on, and glue a chipped drawer corner back in place.

At some point I decide what color Im going to start with,

this day it was blue for a piece Shelly had done over at A LITTLE BIT OF SHIZZLE

I wasnt trying to reproduce her work of art,

its just the piece that inspired the color choice of the day.

Ive added a link to see more of Shellys work at the bottom of this post.

Masking, spraying, distressing, and waxing all happens before installing new hardware.

A finish for the top gets underway.

Once finished but before I can move things around to style for photos,

the rain comes or even simple life happens.

So this is what happens .....

Photo editing!

It doesnt happen too often because I work hard at getting good photos,

but it is a necessary evil when you have bad lighting, bad weather, or limited time.

Pop over to see more of Shellys masterpiece at A LITTLE BIT OF SHIZZLE:

http://alittlebitoshizzle.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-very-first-annie-furniture.html

Vintage Desk in Navy Blue

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I found this darling little vintage desk a few months back.

However, the top could not be salvaged. I thought about scraping it (way too much work) and painting underneath, but I found out it was particle board. So rather than scrape and redo another laminate top,

I though why not just make a solid wood top??!

So thats what I did. I went to the lumber yard and found some solid cherry "shorts" for a song!

You can see where I started to scrape off the top. Fugettibout it!

Here are the 3 boards glued and jigged together getting sanded.

The edges were also routed to smooth them out.

I think I used a combo of stains. I know I did a gel in dark walnut. I might have thrown in some
red mahogany just to brighten it up a bit. Cherry is beautiful!

And here is the desk all put together!

Yes, I painted the "Union Jack" as well!

Oh, and the chair too!

Would this not be adorable in a boys room????

I love the new top better than the original!

If I never have to paint a "jack" again, it will be fine with me! LOL

This beaut is for sale!!
UPDATE>>>>>>I repainted it in BLACK

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