Wow, guys. I haven’t worked on such a large piece in a really long time. I forgot how labor intensive it is!
I posted a few weeks back about Julie’s china cabinet. The cabinet belonged to her grandmother and she has it now in her guest bedroom. I happen to love the old bubble glass doors! She wanted it lightened up to reflect her home’s style and decor.
We decided on Dixie Belle paint in their new paint line, Silk. This is the same paint line that I just used on the Conch Dresser and I knew I wanted to use it again for this project. The paint is completely all in one, so basically no wax or sealer is required. I also love the finish and to paraphrase Goldilocks… this paint is too flat, this paint is too shiny, but this paint is just right!”
Before applying the first coat, I applied the sealer, BOSS from Dixie Belle. This was my first time using the product and I was impressed. It goes on easily and is clear. It gives the piece a good base coat so lighter colors can be applied without any bleed through (when the wood tannins basically seep through into your paint application and are impossible to eradicate). We chose a beautiful, light neutral color, Oyster for the body and the interior was given a pop of blue with Duck Egg.
This piece was very lightly distressed, new pulls were added to complement the original that are on the drawer fronts, and that vintage bubble glass was shined to perfection!
Here is the video on the process and a few pics to share!
Julie’s Cabinet Product List:
- Dixie Belle Duck Egg
- Dixie Belle Silk in Oyster (not yet on website for purchase)
- Dixie Belle BOSS (prevents bleed through)
The cabinet came out beautifully! I love the Duck Egg interior. It’s an amazing transformation.
I do have some questions about Silk. My understanding was that it contained Boss, so applying that wasn’t needed. That if you saw staining on your piece after applying a coat, you were supposed to wait overnight then apply your next coat (like when using BOSS) and that your next coat would then have the staining blocked.
My next question is about the distressing. From what I’ve been taught, if you distress Silk, since you’re “upsetting” the surface of the paint, that a sealant would then need to be applied.
Have I been taught wrong about the blocking primer being included and the need to seal if you distress?
Hi Chris,
Thank you so much! Great questions. I applied the BOSS because I used chalk mineral paint on the interior of the piece (Duck Egg on the back and inside of cabinets and Fluff on the bottoms of the shelves, the top of the interior and the back side of the cabinets). Since I was using a whole bunch of product, I went ahead and applied the BOSS all over. It is such an easy application and took like 5 minutes. I figured it would give me even more security against the dreaded bleed through because this piece had a real reddish undertone. I was actually working at a client’s house and wanted to finish the project that day and not wait a day to let it dry and see if any red came through (which I was pretty positive it would have).
For the distressing, I should have been more clear in my video. I just wiped back with a very soft sanding pad on a few corners/edges. I did not distress with sandpaper or do a heavy distress all over. I actually maybe should have said that I wiped back the paint on the corners instead of “distress” as this definitely gives a different idea of what I did. Sorry! My client actually may want it a little more shiny, so I may actually add some wax next week anyway!
Cheers,
Suzanne
Heck, if I’d have had the BOSS already out and in use, I’d have done the entire thing too. You can tell just by looking at the piece, it was going to be a bleeder. Since you needed to finish it that day. . . you did the wise thing, as always.
I sure hope you don’t have to go back and wax! That takes all the fun out of using Silk!
I don’t know if I said it before (I was very sleepy!), but this turned out absolutely beautiful! And, that bubble-glass is to die for! I’m so glad you kept it. You just don’t see that anymore.