Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Ballard Designs Console Table - From Green-ish to Gray-ish : Paint with Antiquing Glaze



This lovely piece was from Ballard Designs and lived happily in its original state for years. True to Ballard style, it was well designed and had a beautiful finish. But after a while, the owner needed a change and hired me to take the finish from "green-ish" to "gray-ish". We liked the look of the original finish and the style of the piece, but needed to change its tone. I went with a gray undertone and topped it with an antique glaze. We modernized it a bit by painting the inside a crisp white. We added more detail by lining the drawers with a coordinating paper.

L-O-V-E

BEFORE
BEFORE
New Finish
AFTER

AFTER
Door Detail After
Finish
From green-ish to gray-ish