I finally was able to work on my favorite find from way back in October. This wonderful, large farmhouse chair that I envisioned sitting in a farmhouse somewhere in France. However, I found out that it is actually from Mexico!
However, it really needed lightening up to give it charm. I didn’t want to give it a heavy coat of paint and decided a wash was the way to go. Here it is after a wash of Annie Sloan chalk paint in Old Ochre.
A wash lightened up the original finish without totally covering the old, weathered wood. It also did a great job of highlighting the detail.
I happen to think it is the best option on original rush seats. 
Now the very vintage chair is ready for a new home, whether it be a rustic farmhouse, shabby or beach chic. Oh, what a wash will do!
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Great Chair! Love the wash you did.
Oh I’d love to be able to do what you do. You are a very talented girl.
Gorgeous!!
I love the weathered look these days. This is cuteness!
I am so loving this chair! Your paint treatment really brought out the amazing details of the wood. Must pin now!!!!
Suzanne, that chair is gorgeous with a wash! I had to go back and recheck the paint color because the Ochre yellow is so subtle in a wash. What a beautiful piece of furniture!