Little Wax Painted Chair

little wax painted chair in our foyer

I found this little child’s folding chair in the trash.  I couldn’t believe my luck.  Presently I’m using it in our foyer to hang my keys on.  Then it will go to Elisa’s room, she is almost 10!  When and if she cleans her room, she would rather clean the house than clean her room.

luminous

First I painted it off-white.

here is the before shot

Then I heated clear wax and tinted it with universal tints.  I put the mixture on the stove in an old clean tomato can.  It heats up in a second, watch out for hot wax, it can burn.

troppo Americana a me!

I painted on the deep blue wax with an old brush.  For me it came out too dark.

tomato cans can be used for everything

So then I went for the kiwi green and some yellow (separate can).  I painted that on and I liked it more.

I covered the deep blue with pearl acrylic paint to tone it down, mess it up, to add texture.

covering up the deep blue wax

here's with the green wax and pearl paint

What do you think?  Could it look good sanded on the edges a bit too?  I love the idea of a chair as a side table or to stack books on, hold the keys.

hot wax on chair

Cheers!!

With affection

Natalie

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