BEFORE and AFTER - Cane-sided Settee in ASCP Chateau Grey

PREVIEW - Refurbished Settee/Bench

I just had a wonderful piece of furniture returned from my great, local upholsterer - Mr. Lee of Song's Upholstery of Norcross, Georgia.  I am always amazed that their expert work absolutely makes the transformation from "old" to "better than new".

I bought this piece at an estate sale with good pre-conditional qualities.  The cane was in excellent condition (a must since re-caning is very expensive and hard to do well).  The woodwork was a non-descript medium brown.  I had several Annie Sloan Chalk Paint colors to choose from.  I have six colors in my inventory:

Old White

Old Ochre

Paris Grey

Chateau Grey 

Graphite

Duck Egg Blue

I had used the chateau grey before with a wonderful fabric from Chelsea Fabrics (England) called "Pineapple".  Chateau grey is a very GREEN kind of grey which I was not sure I liked until I completed my first piece - the fabric PERFECTLY coordinates with the chalk paint color - so I decided to to this piece in the same combination.  

Cane-sided settee before ASCP finish - the cane is in great condition!

This was my first chance to work on a "caned" project.  It is a little harder to get in the nooks and crannies of the caning and do a thorough job.  I found that it took a little more than two coats to get the level of coverage right.   A one inch brush worked well for this job!

Settee after one coat - good coverage but not enough - it needed two-plus coats for most of piece.

Chelsea Fabric Selected - Pineapple

Details - Chateau Gray Settee - Chelsea Fabric "Pineapple" Linen

Another great outcome - ASCP and my lovely fabrics!  This item was included in today's linked party - check out the other items here - linked party on Restore Interiors site and here is another link - link to savy southern style