Antique inspired clock

Do you remember that antique looking clock I have shared before?

The tall one with carved details and charm 

and a shape that is a little similar to antique mora clocks?

The clock that started out in just a stained wood finish

and then was painted a taupe color 

(pardon the iPhone photo!)

It then got a fresh coat of linen white for a photo shoot for a magazine in Europe

  and then it stayed that way. I liked it- but the white was more for the photos
than what I was looking for
Then it was put on the back burner project wise for awhile.

This photo was from last Summer- see it in the corner?

Well, it stayed white for about a year and half...

until a recent Lowes Creator challenge came up that involved paint

and making your own chalk-finish paint and using it in a project 

I love a good project- especially paint transformation

and I thought about thrifting to find a suitable candidate for a makeover but as 

I looked at that clock and it's white and 

  decided it was time for a change once again.

I picked up a color called Pantone Barely Blue at Lowes. 

It is truly barely blue- it is light with a barely discernible blue hue to it. 

You can see some of it in the areas of the clock that were not as antiqued

After I found the color I wanted

I picked up the Plaster of Paris and buckets and got ready to start mixing up

 the chalk-finish paint.

I mixed, I painted, I antiqued, I highlighted and then distressed and Voila!

 Seriously, I think that this clock and it's new old finish turned out ahhhmazing

 I am loving it and for those of you who would like to try this as well~ 

I will share the step by step for this  vintage look in another post.

Here's what you need:

(instructions courtesy of Lowes)

Valspar Signature Latex flat or Valspar paint with built-in primer (your choice of color)

Plastic paint buckets (small unless doing a wall)

Stir sticks

Plaster of Paris

Plastic measuring cup (do not re-use for food) 

Water (use cool- not warm)

What to do:

Mix 1/3 cup Plaster of Paris with 1/3 cup cold water in a mixing cup

Stir until completely smooth. Mix with 1 cup latex paint and mix completely. 

Makes enough chalk-finish paint for one coat for a 6 drawer dresser. Should not be stored and re-used. For small projects- mix less using these same proportions.  Nontoxic: to dispose - let dry completely in the container before disposing in trash.

I have a few other items to add to the list that I used- such as gold paint and an antiquing gel so if you are going to want to achieve a similar look- you will want to pick those up as well. 

You can find them in the paint section.


Find the DIY instructions and paint recipe 
HERE

Happy Tuesday

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