Rattan Back Dining Chairs - Before & After

I was lucky to come across a set of amazing rattan back dining chairs. Once home I found 3 were perfect and 3 needed cane replacements.  Here is the before, worn, faded and grubby, but gorgeous backs and shapes.

I decided to do two for the Villa dining room, to use as charger chairs at the head of the table. Here are two I have refurbed so far. As I only have one good one left until I find someone who will replace the backs, I have to decide what way to do the last one. Thoughts?

White and Floral

Grey and Stencilled

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I heart Paris Grey chalk paint

I love Paris Grey chalk paint. A beautiful soft colour with more interest than a white, here are a few Afters and a couple of befores I have completed recently 

Glass Fronted Sideboard

Glass fronted sideboard

Pine Bedside Cabinet

Chest on Wheels

Carla

pyes pa villa design

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Chalk Paint dry brush technique

I tried a new technique with my chalk paint today. I had an old wooden ladder which I painted in a charcoal colour, with the intention of distressing.

But I had heard of the dry brush technique and thought I would give it a go. I choose a much lighter colour, Annie Sloan Paris Grey, and literally with a small dry paintbrush I put only very little paint on my brush and started brushing in a haphazard way all over the piece. It starting transforming straight away, all of the knocks and imperfections on the old ladder starting showing up, giving it a really old vintage look. I brushed it all over and that's it! It was so quick and easy.

I think the trick was using a very contrasting colour as this really bought it to life, as when it was painted all one dark colour I was not really feeling it. Great technique I will definitely be using again,
I would love to know how you have achieved great looks with this technique too.
Here are some pics....

Close up of brush marks

Before  - all one colour and no life

Carla, pp villa design

July Furniture Before and Afters

I have been pretty busy renovating the spare bedroom this month and will post about that once it is finished.
Here are some of the projects I have been working on for Pyes Pa Villa Design, I seem to have a bit of a Paris Grey theme for July

After - Paris Grey Hall Table

After - furniture jewellery

Before - ugly red table

After - Duck Egg Blue bedside table

After - crystal knob detail, my current favourites

After - T&G door detail

Before - hard to like yellow bedside

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Carla, pp villa design