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Windsor Painted Chest

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As I told you guys a few weeks ago I sold my old family room furniture to my brother and sister-in-law. I have to admit it was hard to part with those scrolled chests, especially knowing that my sister-in-law wanted me to paint them. I completely understand her request though… she wanted something less gold and fancy-looking to fit in with their home and young family. So out came the paint brush…  

nest for less family room makeoverMy brother and sister-in-law wanted to keep the painted chests pretty neutral so I picked the color Windsor from Amy Howard to Home (available at Ace Hardware).

amy howard at home brown paintAnd I have to admit at this point I wasn’t totally in love with them. Actually, they looked really bland. The scrollwork seemed to recess too much into the background and it was just all one color and flat. Loved the paint color, but it needed something else.

brown painted chestSo to kick it up a notch I decided to try the Dust of Ages from Amy Howard at Home along with her light and dark wax. I started with a quick coat of light wax, then the dark wax, then applied the dust of ages with one of the Amy Howard brushes from Ace Hardware. I just “pounced” it into the crevices, all over the chests. I let it sit for a couple minutes to adhere to the wax, then I buffed the excess off. 

amy howard dust of ages and wax

And here’s how it looks now…

amy howard painted chest

Love how the Dust of Ages brings out the detail in these chests. 

amy howard dust of agesAnd a little bit goes a long way. I barely used any of the can and I did 2 chests and 2 mirrors. Now I’m trying to figure out what I can use this Dust of Ages on next. It’s amazing!

painted brown console table

dust of ages brown paint amy howard

dust of ages amy howard

So while I really hated to see these pieces get a coat of paint, at least I’m relieved that they turned out ok. Thankfully the Dust of Ages saved the day.

So now I’m off to raid my basement, AKA furniture cemetery, to find something else to paint. 
I’m itching to try this stuff on something else.

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  1. Christine Bonnes says

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    I would like to paint a wood night stand In the tick tick color.

  2. Linda @ It All Started With Paint says

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    So amazing!!!! Must try Dust of Ages now!

    🙂 Linda

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