According to maisondepax, here is how you do it:
Supplies:
220 grit sandpaper
damp rag
Annie Sloan chalk paint in Graphite
lint-free rag (like an old t-shirt)
paste wax
Briwax dark wax
silver craft paint
buffing rag
Process:
Step 1: Sand down entire piece lightly with 220 grit sandpaper.
Step 2: Lightly paint with ASCP graphite.Step 3: Using your old t-shirt, lightly wipe the paint just as it begins to dry.
Step 4: Mix paste wax with Briwax dark wax (1:1 ratio) and add a squirt of silver craft paint.
Step 5: Wax the entire piece, using your brush to smudge the paint where desired.
Step 6: Buff and repeat wax if desired.
The final product is just beautiful. A lot of work but worth it for a piece that will be around forever. Such a rich color that actually ADDS to the beauty of the decor instead of detracting (which is what a file cabinet usually does!)
Have you ever given a makeover to a piece of office furniture so that it fit in with your decor?
Thank you to maisondepax for this awesome tutorial! It must have been quite a trial and error to get this process down. For more deets on how she did each step, see her site.
don’t waste your time looking at this. looks just like a regular one with painted handles
thanks. I clicked on the link only for that link to tell me to “turn the page’ I don’t turn pages. Why oh why can
Oh, so it isn’t “just me???”
Oh great. Looks like a filling cabinet.
#stopclickbait
Too many pages to turn – don’t waste your time. I don’t turn pages.
will not turn pages for any ad
click bait I do not do.
thank you ladies for the “heads up”
Don
BIG yawn. The most beautiful piece in the room? Seriously? It’s a painted file cabinet! Amazing it is not.
Is it done yet?
CLICK BAIT!
I thought it would have some amazing artistic design…there was nothing special about it.
I like it .
not clicking thru pages, done with this nonsense, cant show the before and after on one pag, forget it
looks like a regular old filing cabinet, nothing special about it..waste of time and money.
WOW, IT WENT FROM A FILING CABINET TO A FILING CABINET. AMAZING!
don’t waste your time looking at this. looks just like a regular one with painted handles
🙂
No different than a regular file cabinet.
Doesn’t look that much different.
I am so sick of all these click on 50 pages to finally see what they could have shown on one page. Come on, start putting it on ONE Page….
WOW !!! It’s a painted file cabinet……..
This is the end result…Yawn.
Nothing special.
Wise DYI, please show us better things. Its still a file cabinet.
Thought they were going to be more creative than that. 🙁
Not worth the effort it takes to turn the page after page.
I expected something way more outstanding and way more detailed! Too much like DIY tv shows – you only get a piece of the info needed to complete the project.
Following everyone’s comments and skipping the page turning. Nope, what a waste of time. But here’s a hint for all of you – if it says “sponsored” anywhere on the picture, you will most likely get a bunch of pages – that’s because it’s loaded with ads. I skip everything “sponsored”. Just an fyi for ya…
Don’t waste time clicking on this. Nothing there.
Still looks like an ugly file cabinet UGH!!
i just got red spray paint and painted mine lol
Duh, guys, it;s a FILE Cabinet, not the Mona Lisa! “A million bucks”? Are you crazy?