Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Pink Gold and Frenchy-Ooh-La-La



I have a client who wanted a Frenchy pink bed for her daughter and she asked me to find one and custom paint it for a bedroom re-do.  I found a double French Provincial Headboard and she was excited.  
Before:


She wanted it to have pink and white and be Frenchy and she said I could do it however I envisioned it.  The picture I had in my head was an aged pink and white striped headboard with gold and a monogram. 
    I mixed up a light pink home-made chalk paint and started to paint.  After the paint had dried I got out painters tape and marked off my stripes.  I painted the stripes in white.  





I painted the top edge in gold Rub n Buff.  I also distressed the edges and front of the headboard.  I painted a white oval in the middle and painted on a French script E. Next I painted around the oval with gold Rub n Buff for an added extra detail.  After distressing I didn't like how pink the pink was so I made a wash out of watered down white paint.  I painted the wash on the pink and wiped it off and it gave a great weathered and aged look to the solid pink.  I kept feathering in the wash until I got the right pink look.  I then aged the headboard with hemp oil and dark wax.  













Gold detail







I like that it looks old and beat up






You can see the white wash here










My Client loves it and so do I!

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22 comments:

  1. I echo that love! Fantastic job for the girl that will be lucky enough to call this piece her own. LOVE it!!! xo Diana

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  2. I LOVE this!!!!! what a beautiful job!!!

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  3. Beautiful work! You added the perfect amount of aging and distressing...gorgeous!

    Gigi @ Old World Patina

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  4. Oh it's beautiful! I love the stripes...and pink a gold--another fabulous combo!! :)

    Nancy

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  5. I love it! I did a pair of blue striped French beds with gold a while back & this really makes me miss them!

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  6. What girl wouldn't love this in her bedroom? Oh yes, old and beat up looking is good! Beautiful transformation.

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  7. So adorable for a little girl's room!
    Mary Alice

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  8. Wow, what a gorgeous makeover. The dark wax over that pretty pink combined with the gold rub n buff took this headboard up several notches. I love it and so glad it caught my eye over at the Fabulously Creative Friday Party!
    Marie@The Interior Frugalista

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  9. It's beautiful! Love how girly it is. I live with all boys, I don't get to do girly pink very often. I would love for you to share at the Bacon Time linky, if you have not already.

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  10. Any little girl would love to sleep in a gorgeous bed like that! I think it came out perfectly!

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  11. Love the monogram that add a certain charm to the bed. Thanks for sharing have a wonderful day.

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  12. Way too cute. I would love for you to share on my Chic By You Link Party @ http://chicbytab.blogspot.ca/2014/04/chic-by-you-wednesday-link-party-6.html. Hope to see you there!

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  13. I love how the wash gave it an aged look.... Very terrific... You should pat yourself on the back....!!
    This headboard would be terrific on my blog hop. Would you please come join the party?
    Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop
    Thanks much!! :)
    “hugs” Crystelle
    Crystelle Boutique

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  14. I'm talking AdorAble!!! I just love it, love the stripes, the gold, the pink and white, the headboard is just totally awesome~ You did a wonderful job!
    Nancy

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  15. I love the transformation! The headboard is so pretty and French.

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  16. Oh my, what talent you have! Love everything you do!!! Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  17. The headboard turned out gorgeous! I love the way you aged it and the monogram too. Thank you for sharing it and your thrift treasues at What We Accomplished Wednesdays. Have a lovely week! ~Deborah

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