French Inspired Chair - Step 1

This week we are moving on to our second "Creating the French Look" project.  This one was inspired by the chair on the cover of Annie Sloan's Creating the French Look. 

​Here are the steps we will be working through on this project:

1. Apply a ‘chunky’ base coat of Greek Blue Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan
2. Apply a top coat of Paris Grey Chalk Paint®
3. Wax and Distress the Paris Grey to reveal the Greek Blue underneath
4. Reupholster the chair seat
5. Use Greek Blue Chalk Paint® to create a grain sack stripe on the chair seat
6. Sew a cover for a throw pillow and dye the fabric using Chalk Paint®

Whew…that’s a lot of cool techniques and we’re eager to get started sharing the project with you.  So let’s get started!!

Our chair is solid and well made with pretty detail on the back but it was dirty so before we started, Paul removed the seat and gave it a good cleaning with Krud Kutter (our favorite) and then a quick rinse with clean water and it was ready to go!

​Paul started by applying a chunky, textured coat of Greek Blue.  After it dried, he decided to add a second quick, textured coat just to ensure that we see plenty of the blue through the distressing.

 Next step – applying a top coat of Paris Grey!

Johanna & Paul