I was on my morning run last week and suddenly had the inspiration to paint my dining room buffet the deep reddish tone of the falling leaves. The red color tones in better with the warmth of my table and china cabinet. I ran home (literally) and jumped in the car to talk to Celeste over at Catfish Studios. She is my good friend and Annie Sloan stockist. We played around a little and decided to take Primer Red and add a tiny bit of Burgundy to create that lovely, warm, deep red. I also added a wash of burgundy on top of the mix as the first finish wasn’t quite deep enough without it.
To incorporate the gold tone of the season, I added gold highlights and free hand painted the gold leaf design onto the doors. I then distressed it back and added both clear and dark waxes to give it an aged look.
Dining Room Buffet by www.thepainteddrawer.com
It went from Paris Grey (that didn’t complement my existing dining room set) to a warm, deep burgundy that really looks much better against my table and china cabinet. I’m getting there, folks! My table and chairs are next 🙂
Gorgeous!!!
The whole piece is just beautiful and I especially admire the free hand painting. So difficult and so effective. Great job
Very beautiful. I love love love the color.
Thanks so much!
It looks beautiful! Could you explain what you mean by using clear and dark waxes. Do you use them on different areas or one on top of another? That’s one of the things that make me nervous about using waxes…afraid I will comp,etely mess it up. Thanks!
Hi Jill, I first put the clear wax on and then the dark on top. If you put dark directly onto paint, it will smear and stain the paint. You should always apply the clear first. Thanks and good luck with your projects!
Very pretty and love the detailing!
Gorgeous color and details!! Inspiration comes when running…..hmmmm!!
Not often but sometimes it can happen 🙂
Just Beautiful!
Great job. Well done.
Wow, that is gorgeous! You nailed it!!
Stunner! Love the color and the handprinted details are perfect-genius!
Thanks, Darrielle – love your creamy white piece you posted today!
So beautiful! I love your freehand painting! Wow! Can’t wait to pin this one! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for pinning, Amanda!
wow wish it were mine xx
It looks fabulous! I love the colour and admire your talent in hand painting details.
Thank you so much!
Love this Suzanne!
Absolutely stunning! So glad to have discovered your blog. I’d love to try the combination for a small lowboy in my dining room. Can you share the paint ratio? Thanks~ Christy
Hi Christy, I’m so glad you found my blog too! The ratio is not an exact science but about 3 parts Primer to one part Burgundy. I would suggest slowly adding the Burgundy to the Primer Red until you find your color. A little of the Burgundy goes a long way. Good luck!
Thanks so much! Getting ready to paint the leather on a chair for a group furniture project tour next week. I think this combination will also be great for the grain sack stripe. Thanks so much! You are so very talented! Hugs Christy
The color is fabulous. The piece is just stunning. You are one talented lady!! 🙂
Wow, this is gorgeous! The color is beautiful and the hand painted detail is stunning. I recently bought a can of burgundy to paint an antique writing desk that I plan to highlight with Aubusson Blue and gold.
Thanks! Aubusson and gold is going to look fantastic!