Hand painted Rustic Chair in Berry Nude
A beautiful rustic character finish with texture, plenty of age and character. A creative project we completed today on a rainy day unleashing a little creativity in our studio. We love using old chairs as a paint project to either brighten up the corner of room or to add character. Great for using as a pot plant holder or as decor, it also makes a great bathroom piece to hold rolled up towels and soaps. A great showcase of how to create a character finish on an old plain wooden chair with straight lines, utilising all the marks and dings it's had over the years and enhancing all the imperfections and adding more texture in a rustic character finish.
What we did:
Hand painted with texture using Berry Nude Premium Chalk Paint
Dark Wax
Coloured waxes in areas with Firefly, Agave, Purple sash, Crushed Lavender and Forget Me Not
Dry brushed in areas in Liberty, Forget Me Not, & Purple Sash, then knocked down with dark wax in these areas
Pulled back & distressed with both steel wool & 240 grit sand paper
A more involved finish but each step is beautiful, whether you stop at Berry Nude with dark wax or want to add more colours to it, whatever your imagining, its possible and our tip for a finish like this is use colours and draw inspiration from the colours around in your interior space.
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The Artisan Company is a New Zealand owned and based company focussed upon making and providing the highest quality decorative paints and tools for homes and all types of spaces. Born out of a rich heritage of bespoke furniture and interiors through the merging of Taylored Revival and Vintro Paint NZ and with several decades of experience we are unashamedly focused upon luxury DIY products and in helping people achieve bespoke looks in their interiors.
As NZ's only bespoke paint manufacturer making our own exclusive formulations including our flagship Premium Chalk Paint we combine technology with our fine tuned natural skills. We use advanced machinery with an exact accuracy measured within less than a ¼ of a ml and use a custom formulation database with complex colours formulated by hand; most of which can't be replicated by machines. Our trademarked FLOWplus® technology further differentiates our range being built in from the ground up and allowing our thick full bodied and highly pigmented paints to mould and flow effortlessly. We are a proud NZ company who promotes and uses local suppliers and products wherever possible. We also aim to have a positive impact on environment through low VOC paints, minimised wastage and smart use of materials.
To provide the best possible experience for our customers we have also curated artisanal tools including the world renowned Staalmeester brushes which work in perfect unison with our Premium Chalk Paint and otehr ranges with there rich and creamy consistency. From the advanced bristle materials through to the INOX steel ferrules it all really helps to achieve the best results, and yes brushes do make a big difference to your painting experience and finish.
Aside from our unique range of products, we are also proud of our decades worth of experience in the field of decorative painting and training. Having been recognised locally and overseas for these efforts has also led us to directly train over three thousand people and paint over two thousand bespoke furniture or interior pieces for clients.
Heritage of Taylored Revival
Taylored Revival or TR as it was known by its regulars was a family business started in a garage in East Auckland in 2012. A leading decorative painting studio which undertook thousands of commissions projects over the years and was considered the leading Chalk Paint retailer in the Australasian region. Progressing through the years from a small retail store in Whitford through to a large format 300m2 retail site in Botany. Take a quick look at the history and the prequel to The Artisan Company below.
