I love the modern look of this Lane cedar chest. The two concealed drawers make this piece so unique.
Products:
- Wood sealant: Osmo Polyx-Oil Clear in Satin
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- Paint: 1:1 mixture of Annie Sloan’s Amsterdam Green and Annie Sloan’s Athenian Black
- Paint sealant: Annie Sloan’s Clear Wax
- Elmer’s tinted wood filler in walnut
- Krud Kutter
Tools used:
- Dewalt impact driver
- Dewalt cordless vacuum
- Dewalt 5″ random orbit sander, variable speed
- SurfPrep 3″X4″ electric ray sander
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- Elite round brush
- Staalmeester 1.5″ flat brush
- Scotch Painter’s Tape
- Sanding block
- 400 grit foam pad
- Tack cloth
- 2000 grit sand paper with sandpaper machine
How I refinished this piece:
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Step by step intructions:
- 🏝️ Sanded top and bottom frame with my Dewalt random orbit sander using 100 grit and smoothed with 150
- 🎨 After doing some colour testing, mixed equal parts Annie Sloan Chalk Paint’s Amsterdam Green with Athenian Black; applied 3 coats
- 🕯️ Sealed the paint with 2 coats of Annie Sloan Clear Wax
- 🪵 With Osmo’s Polyx-Oil, I both sealed, protected and enhanced the natural grain; used a round Elite brush to apply
- Coat 1️⃣: applied thinly and did not wipe the excess; finished application with long even strokes to ensure no puddling
- Coat 2️⃣: applied thinly and wiped excess with folded blue shop towel
✨ Installed new champagne gold whistle hardware
- 👴🏻 Finished drawers with Grandpa Ernie’s sanding method; let me know if you need a further explanation 😏
This piece was a little outside of what I typically do but I love the creativity I used while coming up with a design plan and testing for the colour I wanted. This is your sign to do something outside your norm- it’s so satisfying 🤩
I'd love to know what you think!