Furniture and Furnishings - Shabby Chick and lead paint
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Aya
01-27-05, 02:25 PM
What do people do to get that worn paint Shabby Chick look with estate sale/garbage finds without subjecting their families to lead paint poisoning?
I love the look and have several peices of painted furniture that I planned on re-painting for the shear sake of keeping the paint from flaking or dusting off harmful lead. If you want to keep the aged look, is there some sort of sealant that is safe?
Or do decorators on TV who use these old pieces just risk it for the sake of looks (sounds scary)?
I love the look and have several peices of painted furniture that I planned on re-painting for the shear sake of keeping the paint from flaking or dusting off harmful lead. If you want to keep the aged look, is there some sort of sealant that is safe?
Or do decorators on TV who use these old pieces just risk it for the sake of looks (sounds scary)?
Annette
01-28-05, 11:06 AM
if the old piece is painted, then rather than sanding thru the old (possibly lead) paint to distress it, paint it and then add a top coat (wash) of either stain or umber paint/glaze to age it.
if the old piece is stained, you can paint and then sand to reveal the wood/stain underneath with no worries.
if you like the current look of the old painted piece, i'd seal it with a clear low gloss polyurethane.
if the old piece is stained, you can paint and then sand to reveal the wood/stain underneath with no worries.
if you like the current look of the old painted piece, i'd seal it with a clear low gloss polyurethane.