Happy Friday once again and welcome March! I'm not even going to go on about how fast March snuck up on us, because you all know exactly what I'm talking about, super fast. With March brings more rain and more snow. It also just happens to be my Birthday month, yippee, which I've always really disliked, even as a child, because my parties always had to be indoors. I know poor me right?! But on a brighter side, it's the gateway to spring month and music to my ears! Of course, March is also the month that hosts St. Patrick's Day, a fun holiday for those of Irish decent which I am not, but still the same I do enjoy decorating for it whether it be with green food coloring in my kids pancakes or a gorgeous boxwood wreath on my front door. And of course with all these fabulous shades of green milk and chalk paint floating around waiting for me to let them loose on a piece just for this special day, I could hardly decide! On one hand you have the ever so lively color
Antibes by Annie Sloan which looked amazing on a harp table I had in the shop a few months back. If you ever need the wow pop of color in your home, this is the winner, love it.
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| Harp Table painted in ASCP Antibes and Old White |
Then on the other hand you have Lucketts Green and Boxwood by
Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint, which a am coo coo for right now. I've refurbished several pieces using Lucketts Green which is such a pretty soft shade, it really does look amazing in just about any home decor.
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| Antique Curio Cabinet in MMSMP Lucketts Green and ASCP Louis Blue |
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| Vintage Cedar Dresser/Chest in MMS Lucketts Green |
My latest green paint to try was
Miss Mustard Seed's Boxwood. This shade is a rich warm green which resemble the beautiful foliage of the boxwood shrub, which by the way is seen more more home decor right now with everything from wreaths to topiaries made from this gorgeous shrub. Sprays of it can been seen around my shop and home in either old wooden milk crates or cascading down a galvanize water pitcher which sits atop my dining room sets.
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| Boxwood Spray cascading down a galvanized water pitcher |
I could hardly wait for our mail carrier to drop off my latest shipment of milk paints last week. With this order came the last of the 12 milk paint colors to try; Boxwood, Kitchen Scale and Shutter Gray. With it being St. Patrick day soon, I just had to use it on an adorable cabinet I picked up from my last estate sale.
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| Cabinet before Boxwood! |
I wanted the inserts of the doors and top drawer to stand out, so I used ASCP Old White on them. After painting the whole piece, I distressed a bit here and there and then used a mix of clear and dark wax all over to give it a time worn appearance. I chose to use the bonding agent this time because I wanted full coverage and to be able to control where I wanted it distressed. The hardware was in perfect condition, so they just got a coat of rubbed bronze to complete the look! I am just in love with this color. Don't get me wrong, I love all of the shade of green I use, but with Boxwood, I'm smitten.
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| Cabinet painted in MMSMP Boxwood and ASCP Old White |
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| LOVE this rich warm shade, so versatile! |
And there you have it, my 2 cents on Going Green! I hope you've been inspired to today. If you've tried any shade of green that you're just in love with, go ahead and comment or link away, I'd love to see:)
