Painting Furniture Shabby Style

It's not that difficult to transform an old, perhaps boring piece of furniture into a shabby chic eye-catcher. Firstly, just let the piece of furniture have an effect on you. What colour would suit it? Should it be a tinted shade of white? And if white, should it be creamy or chalky, soft or fresh? Or are you leaning towards a soft or even strong shade of grey? Perhaps you can also imagine a great pastel colour. Take a look at our shop and let yourself be inspired.
To achieve a great used look, we definitely recommend the matt varnish quality Matt Varnish from MissPompadour. This is a wonderful way to finish shabby-style furniture. Once the colour has been selected, you can focus on the condition of the workpiece. It doesn't matter whether the surface is made of waxed natural wood, whether the wood is stained or whether it has an old varnish on it. In any case, the piece of furniture should be cleaned well. It must be completely free of dust and grease before you tackle it with paint. Rub the piece of furniture with a wet cloth. If any paint comes off, you are dealing with water-soluble stain. In this case, the only thing that will help is a coat of To Bond & Block - MissPompadour Primer. Otherwise the stain would bleed into the water-soluble paint and spoil any colour shade.

Once your workpiece has achieved the desired vintage look, it should be finished. The best way to do this is to use Wax Transparent from MissPompadour. With a colourless wax, you can create an even surface, even on the sanded areas. It also ensures that your furniture is easy to care for and protected. With some light-coloured softwoods, the sanded edges and pilaster strips are not dark enough. Then go over these areas with dark wax to emphasise them better. As you can see, shabby-style furniture is actually not complicated at all. Provided you have the right colour! Be creative!