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ASCP Antibes Green Cupboard

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ASCP Antibes Green Cupboard

I made some progress on the dining room this week.  One of the projects I worked on was painting this built in cupboard.
I’m loving all of the green painted furniture pieces in magazines and on Pinterest that I’ve been seeing lately, so I thought I’d try it on this piece.  I made color swatches on a piece of leftover plywood (from the chalkboard project).
From top to bottom:
A. Antibes Green followed with a Aubusson Blue wash and clear and dark wax
B. Antibes Green with clear and dark wax
C. Antibes Green with a French Linen undercoat followed by sanding, clear and dark wax
D. Antibes Green with an Arles undercoat followed by sanding, clear and dark wax
E. Antibes Green followed by a Aubusson Blue wash and clear wax
I went with the top color swatch, but added some sanding.
Here are the detail steps:
1. Two coats of Antibes Green (allowing drying time in between).  I painted the inside with one coat of Old White.
2.  I lightly waxed the cupboard with clear wax and followed with some sanding to distress it in some areas.
3. I then mixed Aubusson Blue with water and brushed streaks of the blue and then wiped them off with a rag.
4. Followed by another coat of clear wax
5. Followed by a coat of dark wax
 I lightly brushed the wax on using a different brush for each wax and wiping any extra off with a cloth allowing it to dry between coats.  The wax adds a nice sheen.
I added a toile print fabric to the back of the shelves.
I added some dishes that I inherited from my Mother-in Law.
I placed a few ironstone pitchers on top…
and called it a day.  Well, it actually took two days.
What do you think?  Like?  Hate?  It is bright.
I have more to show you over the next few weeks.
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  5. I really like it! I bought some of the Antibes last time I was at the studio where they sell it, and have been waiting for inspiration to strike. Thanks for sharing the sample board. I am bookmarking your post so that i can look again and decide what I like best.

    Now all I have to do is decide what to paint next!

  8. This is beautiful. I was at an antique store last year and there was one in this exact color and looked just like this. It was priced at over $500 so great job!

  14. Oh my goodness. I just completed this cupboard’s identical baby sister. It is a child’s size cupboard that I am posting about tonight. Please check it out. They are eerily similar even down to the pulls. Great minds think alike!

  15. I love the Antibes Green! I have been wanting to try it myself! Great job!
    (visiting from Primitive and Proper) 🙂
    All the best!

  18. I just bought some Antibes Green to make some aqua out of my Provence, I can’t wait to use it on something!! This is gorgeous, thanks so much for sharing it!! 🙂

    • How do u make aqua with anti billets and Provence. I already have those colours and would like to paint a buffet aqua?
      Thx. Kerr

  28. The new color brightened up that whole corner of the room. I’m trying to get up the nerve to try a bright color on something. It’s out of my comfort zone but I find I love it all when I see it.

    ~Bliss~

Trackbacks

  1. […] bought was Old White.  I bought it last September.  I painted a shelf, a chair, the inside of a cupboard, mixed it with other colors to paint a buffet and TV cabinet and I still have a 1/4 of a can […]

  2. […] steps. 2. Next, I played with Polyvore to “sketch” a visual plan for the room. 3.  I painted the built in cupboard in Annie Sloan Antibes Green.  I veered away from my oringinal plan to paint it white.  I’m so glad I went for it.  It […]

  3. […]  I even bought Annie Sloan’s Aubusson Blue chalk paint, but after painting the built-in cupboard green I got nervous that another colorfully painted piece in the same room would be too much.  I love […]

  4. […] is a close-up of the interior of the cupboard painted in Annie Sloan’s Antibes green. I added fabric to the back of the cupboard with double sided […]

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