This is my version of the Balin Console, presented by Ana White.
I used knotty pine for the wood and finished the piece first in two layers of walnut stain.
Over the stain, I painted two layers of Vast Sky blue by Sherwin Williams.
To finish it off, I used a polyurethane satin finish varnish--two coats.
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$200.00
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Stain the piece with a dark colored oil based stain--2 layers.
Rub a candle on the corners and edges where you plan to sand to give a distressed appearance.
Coat the piece with 2 layers of polyurethane paint.
Use fine grit sandpaper to sand edges to give a distressed vintage look. The candle wax applied to the stain will protect the wood from the sandpaper--sanding will only remove the paint layer and leave the stain layer intact.
Cover with two coats of a satin finish varnish to protect. Make sure there is plenty of drying time between the varnish layers--2 days +
Rub a candle on the corners and edges where you plan to sand to give a distressed appearance.
Coat the piece with 2 layers of polyurethane paint.
Use fine grit sandpaper to sand edges to give a distressed vintage look. The candle wax applied to the stain will protect the wood from the sandpaper--sanding will only remove the paint layer and leave the stain layer intact.
Cover with two coats of a satin finish varnish to protect. Make sure there is plenty of drying time between the varnish layers--2 days +
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Comments
kylihoot
Sun, 08/07/2011 - 14:16
I really like the color of
I really like the color of paint with the walnut stain!
debandtom25
Fri, 08/12/2011 - 04:38
Great job
It's a very impressive looking piece. It would catch my eye if I saw it in someone's house. Great job!
windjamer812
Thu, 03/22/2012 - 23:25
Fine Job
You did a wonderful job on this project. It looks like it came straight from a 1930's country kitchen.