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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Before and After~

I recently shared our fireplace surround and entertainment center in House Tour Part 1 post.  I found some before shots I thought I would share along with how I achieved the look.

Each piece was primed with 2 coats of Glidden's Gripper primer tinted a couple shades lighter than the top coat color.

The I painted each piece with 2-3 coats of the top coat, a custom Porter Paint color.  I have the formula if anyone is interested.  It is a really rich brown/black.

I allowed each piece to dry and cure for a week (our southern humidity makes it take longer). After they were thoroughly dry, I took like sandpaper and distressed the edges and details to give it the aged affect you see.


After-Entertainment Center

Before-Entertainment Center


After-Fireplace Surround


Before-Fireplace Surround

Sorry the afters are "before",  I have been having a hard time with blogger today!

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12 comments:

  1. BrittanySeptember 7, 2010 at 2:40 PM

    Beautiful! I love the affect of the 2 tones - adds so much more depth! Your fireplace is just beautiful!

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  2. Megan // Honey We're HomeSeptember 7, 2010 at 11:29 PM

    Wow! Such a great job, well worth the effort! I love how rich the color is and the effect of the distressing. Regarding blogger- I started using Windows Live Writer to write my posts and upload my pictures- it is soooo much faster/easier than blogger. You can do more with the pictures too. It's a free download on the internet.

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  3. Thrifty Decor ChickSeptember 8, 2010 at 11:22 PM

    The fireplace looks AMAZING! Beautiful job on both of them!!

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  4. Maillardville ManorSeptember 9, 2010 at 12:06 PM

    Love the transformation!!!! The fireplace is beautiful!!! and the entertainment unit looks much more substantial :)
    Love it!

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  5. AmandaSeptember 10, 2010 at 11:33 AM

    Love the site and your style!

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  6. HeidiSeptember 20, 2010 at 12:09 AM

    Very nice, I love the dark paint! I have a mixture of dark and white furniture, and lots of raw wood trim that needs paint in the house everywhere, still not sure what to do about that. I like the contrast of the dark, hmmm you've given me something to think about!
    xo
    Heidi - Heart and Home

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  7. Amanda @ Serenity NowSeptember 22, 2010 at 9:17 PM

    I like the "Afters" so much better! The *new* entertainment storage system is fabulous! Thank you for the visit to my blog earlier. :) Hope you'll come back again soon!

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  8. Kirsty GirlSeptember 29, 2010 at 9:47 PM

    Wow I love it! Such an amazingly huge transformation! :D fantastic job!

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  9. Room Service ~ Decorating 101October 3, 2010 at 10:07 AM

    This looks great! I love both , but the fireplace blew me away!

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  10. Becky MullowneyOctober 4, 2010 at 6:48 PM

    Please share the paint formula...it's a great color.

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  11. Mad BloggerOctober 4, 2010 at 9:27 PM

    I love this makeover! Great color choice, looks like a totally different mantel. great job!

    Londen

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  12. It's a Wannabe Decorator's LifeFebruary 2, 2011 at 9:01 PM

    I love a good before and after and these are great! Thanks so much for visiting me!

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I look forward to hearing from you~Lauren