My friend has a neighbor who makes things from pallets. How cool is that? He made a fantastic wine rack for her. A HUGE wine rack- he must think she drinks a lot. :) Gorgeous as it was, she decided she wanted some paint on that baby. Neutral was the only direction I had, color-wise. I like the pop that vibrant colors give, but I had to this for her, not me, so the piece is painted in Annie Sloan's Country Grey. Though I did sneak in some color underneath with Annie Sloan's Old Violet. :)
Check out the process below.
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| 1. Wine rack upon arrival. Did a quick sand job, but left it a bit rough. |
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| 2. Used a wash of Old Violet on the entire piece. |
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| 3. Washed Country Grey over the Old Violet. |
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| 4. Close up of the two washes together. |
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5. The stencil I had envisioned was made differently than I anticipated,
( by a local lady who makes vinyl pieces),
so I needed to repaint the portion which would have the phrase on it. |
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| 6. Placed the vinyl on the wine rack. |
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| 7. Covered the entire plank of wood in another wash of Country Grey. |
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| 8. Lifted the vinyl. |
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| 9. Sanded down the phrase to match the rustic look of the rest of the piece |
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10. Coated the entire piece in a thin layer of wax.
Enough to give it a finish, yet leave it still unaffected. |
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| The final piece. Love the rustic, beachy feel! |
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