Here is an old bedside table that I painted for my daughter many years ago and then used for myself when she changed bedrooms and couldn’t use it.
Before
This piece was unfinished when I bought it. I sealed the knots and then painted straight onto the wood with some leftover emulsion paint I had. I think it was Barley White, by Dulux. I also stenciled it with gold paint. Then I applied wax onto it with steel wool. This made an extremely smooth finish and aged it a little bit.
This is the first waxed piece I was going to paint with the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint (ASCP). As I have enough bedside tables, I thought I might use this little cupboard in the bathroom for extra storage. As you can see, this look is a bit dated now!
I had some leftover paint I made up of the ASCP in Provence and Old White. I used that to paint the inside of the cabinet. TIP: When painting over stenciled pieces, make sure you sand them right down, otherwise you will still see the stencil through the paint, no matter how many coats you use to cover it up! 
I wasn’t worried about how the inside was going to look as it was going to be filled with things. I ended up with some streaky bits on the inside, but that was ok as it sort of looked a bit beachy. Since I live near the beach…
Inside - Provence mixed with Old White
It was necessary to use a few coats of paint on the inside of the door to get rid of the stencil mark that I neglected to sand down. I can still see it very faintly, but I am not going to worry about it right now.
I then used Duck Egg Blue and Old White. The Duck Egg Blue is more of a green. It is quite dark used straight out of the can but is a lovely colour and works really well with Old White. I painted the accents in Old White. Then I used clear wax inside and out. I did some distressing, but wasn’t very happy with it. Not everything needs to get distressed. So I repainted the areas over that were too distressed, applied more clear wax and then used some dark wax to age it a bit.
Now it is just a little bit distressed and ready to use as storage for beauty products. What do you think?
