I painted the top of the dresser with Modern Masters Silver Metallic Paint – apply two coats allowing dry time in between layers. Once the Silver was dry, I create a Black glaze using Proceed Colorant Black and Modern Masters Wall Glazing Cream – approximately 2.5 tbls of Black colorant to 1 cup of Modern Masters Glaze. Brush the glaze onto the surface with a “chip” brush and then remove and soften the glaze with Cheesecloth, this will age and add depth to the finish and enhance the detail of the Diamond Roller pattern. Allow to dry which can take hours!
My next step was to make those drawer fronts stunning and I had to use my new favorite roller – Bird of Paradise!!! I lined up the drawers, taped them together and tried to get them as level as possible, so that I could roll them all together! I measured to find the center of the drawers and then created a guide line for my first roll down the middle of the drawers – this way I could follow that rolled out pattern to the right and left. I’m using the new Stamping style rollers – first thing you do is load paint onto the Sponge applicator. I like using a serving tray (it’s flat, instead of a paint tray) I lined it with press-n-seal (because I don’t like to wash) and then just brushed paint onto the surface – added a little water to thin it down and rolled the sponge through the diluted paint. Once the sponge is loaded, just load the pattern roller into the handle and roll it out on paper to test the print and make sure the pattern is completely loaded with paint before you start your project. Not pressure is needed and you can just roll the pattern onto any surface – easy and fun!
I decided that I needed a little glaze added the the drawer fronts and body of the dresser – I wanted a little sparkle. So I created a Silver Metallic glaze with Mixol Silver and Modern Masters Wall Glazing Cream – about 1 tbls Mixol to 1/2 cup of Glaze. I brushed this onto the drawer fronts and then used the cheesecloth to wipe off the excess, leaving a soft glittery stria. I also applied the glaze over all areas of the dresser that were painted in the Black Velvet.
Showing before and after of applying glaze to the drawers.
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