Aged Basket Finally Completed

A while back I painted a laundry basket

with a mix of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and

Vintage Market And Design paint.

My next step was to age it down further

with some clear and dark wax.

I love the color of the baguette tin basket I

bought at Three French Hens in Wildwood MO.

I tried to match that aged color.

Here they are together...

 I used a mix of Annie Sloan's dark wax

with Miss Mustard Seed's clear wax...

 Why? 

No reason. Just the first ones I grabbed when

I reached into my bin of waxes.

 Here's a close-up of the basket with just paint...

and with dark wax...

 The wax made it darker and "browned up" the

gray of the basket.

 I like it against red for Summer...

and with the Fall colors, which are my favorite.

The throws are new from Pottery Barn.

I like the look of them, but don't think they

will hold up very well if actually used.

 I don't think I'm done with the basket.

I'm thinking of adding some stenciled numbers

to the front that I've seen some others do.

 

Thanks for dropping by!

 

All opinions expressed are my own.

Here's a link to Three French Hen's store.

 http://threefrenchhensstl.com/

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