Another Gem color in Milk Paint

I get so many compliments on this turquoise color milk paint. 

It's from the Real Milk Paint Company and their name is "cobalt".  This time I mixed

in a little of their green here and there to give it a little extra accenting. 

Just your standard vintage mahogany desk. Everything got sanding and sealed with shellac (remember the dealing with mahogany, the tannins in the wood cause bleed through. Shellac or primer, prevents the bleed through).
 I redid the top using custom colors in a walnut and gel mahogany.  It's been so unbelievably hot, I have to wait until night to work. Even at 10PM, the garage is a balmy 92! I have some projects to paint in enamel, but I can't until it cools down. Luckily with milk paint, it doesn't matter. 

And Judy always keeps me company! 

This is a desk that is finished all the way around.  Doing the back, below. 

The top got a few coats 

of GF urethane. 

 I love this paint and color. How cool are the crackle areas?? Everything got tung oil to richen the color.  On the parts that were really flaky, I applied a coat of GF urethane to stop the flaking.

I painted that little bistro chair eons ago. I could probably redo it in colors to match the desk. 

While the drawers hardly chipped, the sides and back did. That's milk paint for ya!

        

 I think the desk showcases my home made "beachy" signs to a T!

****(Update on this piece,,,,this was sold from my Etsy store to a customer in Fla. Well, the shipping truck was stolen while the driver was sleeping over in a motel. The truck had 35 different items in it. To my knowledge, it was never found. My poor desk is out there somewhere!)

Linking up at my fave parties!! :

Kammys Korner - Trash to Treasure Tuesdays

Domestically Speaking - The Power of Paint Party

                                Stacey Embracing Change - Thursday 

                         Miss Mustardseed - Furniture Feature Friday

Redoux - Friday Link Up Party

Funky Junk Interiors - Saturday Night Special

A Stroll Thru Life - Inspire Me Tuesday

Tuesday-Elizabeth and Co., My uncommon Slice of Suburbia,

Savvy Southern Style. Weds, Beyond the Picket Fence, PJH Designs

From my Front Porch to Yours,  The 36th Avenue,

Monday-Between Naps on the Porch, The Dedicated House,
BoogieBoardCottage-Mon party

My RePurposed Life, No Minimalist Here-Thurs.    
Under the Table and Dreaming-Sunday Party                                    

A New Frenchy

Getting away from the MCM stuff and onto finishing this French Provincial piece. 

I've been wanting to try Aubusson with gold and this is the perfect piece for it. 

I'd already started the stripping process when I remembered a before pic. 

 I know I keep saying it, but this soy gel is the bomb. People. 

No reason to use harsh chemicals!!

Cleans up with water!!! Good for the environment and your lungs! 

Martha Stewart Vintage Gold.

         Rather than use fabric on the fronts like I usually do, I stenciled French numbers instead.

 Très chic, n'est-ce pas?

Linking up at my fave parties!! :

Kammys Korner - Trash to Treasure Tuesdays

Domestically Speaking - The Power of Paint Party

Stacey Embracing Change - Thursday 

Miss Mustardseed - Furniture Feature Friday

Redoux - Friday Link Up Party

Funky Junk Interiors - Saturday Night Special

Knick of Time Interiors - Knick of Time Tuesday

Tuesday-Elizabeth and Co., My uncommon Slice of Suburbia,

Savvy Southern Style. Weds, Beyond the Picket Fence, PJH Designs

From my Front Porch to Yours,  The 36th Avenue,

Monday-Between Naps on the Porch, The Dedicated House,
BoogieBoardCottage-Mon party

My RePurposed Life, No Minimalist Here-Thurs.    
Under the Table and Dreaming-Sunday Party