Susan Driggers from Plaid Enterprises shows Kitty Bartholomew how to create a stylish furniture finish with decoupage, crackle and antiquing mediums. She uses 12 different patterns of paper on an unfinished wood chest, including a poster, heavy-weight wrapping paper, and a color copy made from of a swatch of fabric (
figure A). This decoupage technique can also be done over glass.
Steps:
- Begin with sanding if a wooden piece is used.
- Paint any edges or crevices that might show from behind the paper. Driggers used a dark green paint since the poster she used on the drawer fronts had a dark background. Apply the paint with a brush in the crevices and a sponge around the edges (figure B). Be sure every corner is covered. Let dry.
- For the drawer faces: cut the paper or poster into "tiles" to fit. The finished project will look similar to a tile mural. Using a small roller, apply decoupage medium on the back of the paper and press onto drawer face (figure C ). The medium goes on white but dries clear. Be sure to press paper securely over edges. Continue covering furniture with paper buttered with decoupage medium.
- After the entire piece has been covered with decorative paper and the decoupage medium has dried thoroughly, apply a layer of decoupage medium over the entire surface. Allow to dry.
- Apply crackle medium with a foam brush. Dry about 20 minutes.
- Brush on a clear, water-based varnish. A thicker coat results in thicker crackling , and a thinner coat of varnish results in finer cracks. Let dry.
- Using a small sponge for control, apply antiquing medium to the entire surface and then rub off (figure D). Driggers used a dark umber antiquing medium.
Guests Susan Driggers
Artist/Designer/Inventor, School of Creative Arts
PO Box 871026
Stone Mountain, GA 30087-9998
Phone: 770-979-8333
Fax: 770-978-1724
E-mail:
susan@designfaux.com
Website:
www.designfaux.com
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