Harlequin Love

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One of my favorite pieces in my home is this antique china cabinet I got last year at a barn sale.

I literally pulled it out of some guy's barn.
And with hubby's help, I transformed her into this.

You can read about the complete transformation here, including how I added toile fabric to the back of the inside.
I got the idea to add a harlequin design after seeing lots of great furniture transformations in blogland.



Thanks to Tracy at Tracy's Trinkets and Treasures for giving me the 411 on how to go about stenciling.
I purchased a harlequin stencil online at Tracy's suggestion and I'm so glad I did, because my attempts at creating my own stencil were a complete failure!

I first mixed a combination of acrylic paints to get a lighter sage on the panels first.  Then went over the stencil with just the sage for a tone-on-tone look.

I then went over the panels with a dark walnut stain and quickly wiped off the excess.  The last step was a clear wax to lighten the dark stain.

For the bottom I just used the straight sage paint  and stained then sanded a good portion of it to lighten it up and give it a worn look, followed by the clear wax.

I think she looks special now and I'm so happy with the change!

The stencil was purchased on Ebay from Stencils By Joanie.   I thought the prices were very reasonable.

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of your week!
xoxo,
Kim