DIY

I have finished painting the front entrance and hallway.

(still have finicky finishing to do ie: sand floors and paint skirtings etc...)

One piece of furniture I moved into the front entrance was a long console.
This was originally in a room off the lounge, but had to be moved to make way for the piano.

The entrance was the ideal spot to move it to.

Once in place I decided to 'jazz it up' a little.

My main ideas were either to.....
 

paint glossy black

paint white

paint a bright colour

 

I decided on the bright colour, and to tone in with the spiral staircase I chose a greeny blue.

The colour I ended up deciding on was

'Wattyl - Persian Turquoise',

and rather than paint the whole console I decided to add some interest with crackle detail on the legs and drawer fronts, and to leave the top & bottom plain wood.

Similar to something you may find in an Asian Antique shop.

BEFORE 

 

 

 

 

 

and....... 

AFTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

The whole process was quick and easy.

I just painted the legs and front drawers with a crackle medium (from art store).

After waiting the required time (between 3-12 hours) I then painted over the crackle medium.

The front of the console, bit across the bottom and side edges

I just painted plain (no crackle) in 2 coats.

The top and slats at the bottom were left as is

 

I LOVE the result