I bought the key cabinet from 'the works' website. I did my
usual thing of looking at the dimensions and thinking that's a good size then
when I got it I was shocked how small it was!!! Lol. Does anyone else have this
problem? I'm sure at least once in a life time everyone has made this mistake.
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Firstly I painted the cabinet with chalk paint,
I only needed one coat. I must say I am pretty well impressed with the decor
art paint. I've painted a dark brown varnished display cabinet, I didn’t do any
preparation prior to painting and I only needed 2 coats. I think if I had used
a paint roller rather than a brush it still would have been 2 coats but using
less paint.
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Had to lightly sand the wood after painting as
it looked really rough, I was hoping the paint could have disguised it but not
to be.
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I then diluted some inkadinks with water and
sprayed all over the cabinet but when it dried you couldn’t really tell that I
had used it. It appeared to have soaked into the wood.
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So I added some mica powder which showed up a
bit more but to be honest you can't really see it.
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Distressed the edges with green viva decor and
polished it after applying. I really love the effect this gives every time I
use it. It can be used on multiple surfaces too. Pinflare sell this but they
call it 'Buff It'.
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I used a green sparkle medium with a key stencil
to decorate the glass.
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In my stash I found 2 keys and a shape that looks
like old fashioned hinges made with air dry clay. I sprayed the Inkadinks on my
glass mat and using a brush to paint them. Them on the hinges I used Inka Gold
and the keys I used sparkle medium.
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I then decorated the corners of the glass with
liquid pearls and distress glitter glue. I'm not sure I like what I have done
but for now going to leave it as I have but later i may try and scrap it off!
Materials used;
DecoArt Americana Decor Chalky Finish Paint - Refreshing
Inkadinks - beany green
Mica powder
Sparkle medium - chartreuse
Viva Decor Inka Gold - green/yellow
Martha Stewart mould
From my own stash -
Stencil - key
Air dry clay
Challenge entered;
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