I am so excited to announce that I am General Finishes Blogger of the Month! During March, I will be sharing my General Finishes pieces on the blog and social media to help promote their wonderful products #GFBloggerofthemonth and first up – the Farmhouse Dry Sink!
This piece was my Favorite Find Monday a few weeks ago. It was rather dated with its country style and my client wanted a fresh look. I couldn’t agree more!
Before painting the piece, I used a palm sander to sand down the painted flowers. I didn’t want them to show through the new finish. That would have been awful! I was very careful to make sure to get the finish to a totally flat finish and then wiped it down before the first coat.
The dry sink was then transformed into a lovely farmhouse piece with black milk paint and green ceramic knobs. The paint is actually a half to half mixture of General Finishes Lamp Black milk paint and their new chalk style paint in Black Pepper. I applied three coats and then distressed. The little drawer had the sides and interior painted in a pop of blue. Using a large sponge brush, the dry sink was sealed with the General Finishes Flat Out Flat Topcoat for a super smooth and durable finish.
Dated Country to Farmhouse Chic – so much better!
And there you have it! The Farmhouse Dry Sink painted black in a combo of milk paint and chalk paint! If you are interested in how to apply the topcoat, here is a little video tutorial! Next up the Rembrandt Red Chest!
very nice……love it….gloria g.
What a fantastic job you did. Looks great! I really like it. Good color choice. I will have to try that color myself. Thank you for all your wonderful posts. Very helpful.
You are so welcome and so glad you like it! It is my favorite black.
Wow! What an improvement. Looks great and I love those knobs.
Thanks so much! I love the green ceramic as well against the black. Cheers!
I love the new look.
Thanks, Linda!
A great transformation! I have a similar bowl (and a smaller one) like your brown and pink one that belonged to my mother-in-law. Love it with the buttercups inside!!!
Thanks, Pam! Mine were given to me by my mother – love them!
This looks so much better. Nice job.
Thanks, Sian!
Beautiful, Suzanne! And I’m so glad you took the ads off your pictures. You work so hard refinishing, staging and photographing all your pieces …. it seemed a shame to cover your work with someone else’s. Looking forward to seeing some new GF products! Take care, Cynthia
Hi Cynthia, I agree regarding the ads. I am in touch with the group to try and change them for a different version. Thanks!
I am still seeing the ads on each picture. Could it be Firefox?
I’m sorry if they are tiresome. I will contact the ad agency and see if we can change them.
Congratulations on the honor, and the beautifully done dry sink. Don’t those knobs look like little sea creatures?
Thank you Suzanne for trying. That would be wonderful!
Great job as usual – love the look. The black color is the perfect black.
What a lovely transformation.
Nice, I love what you do.
Thank you for sharing and teaching us.