Neutral aged and Earthy
Neutral warm and earthy with a lovely soft age is this beautiful finish, works well with spaces with woodtones or even with leaving the top wooden.
What you will need
1 Litre Sea Mist Premium Chalk Paint
1 Clubhouse Grey, 1 Parisian Grey, 1 Calicut Premium Chalk paint in 120ml
Artisan Clear Wax
Artisan Dark Wax
Method
Painting:
Paint 1-2 coats of Sea Mist Premium Chalk Paint with a Staalmeester Series 2020 brush, load a good amount of paint on the brush and spread , brush and feather in all directions to create subtle texture.
Light sand areas with 240 grit sandpaper over any areas to remove any unnatural textures, taking care to not sand and remove all the texture
Waxes :
Apply Clubhouse Grey wax in large sections and wipe away excess with lint free rag , to make a Clubhouse Grey wax mix Artisan Soft clear wax with Clubhouse Grey Premium Chalk paint in a 1:1 ratio.
Parisian Grey Coloured Wax
Mix your coloured wax Approx 1:1 Artisan Clear wax with Parisian Grey pick up a small amount with your Staalmeester Pure Bristle brush and brush over in large areas back and forth then lightly wipe with a clean lint free rag.
Repeat the same step with Calicut Coloured Wax as above.
Enhance:
In selected dips and areas, shadow and detail with Artisan Dark wax e.g.) just around any carved details, corners and edges
TIP: If you feel your coloured waxes need evening out at any point use your fine steel wool and lightly rub over the areas you want to blend out. Add more pressure to the areas where you would like to Sea Mist come out more.
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The Artisan Company is a New Zealand owned and based company focussed upon making and providing the highest quality decorative paints and tools for homes and all types of spaces. Born out of a rich heritage of bespoke furniture and interiors through the merging of Taylored Revival and Vintro Paint NZ and with several decades of experience we are unashamedly focused upon luxury DIY products and in helping people achieve bespoke looks in their interiors.
As NZ's only bespoke paint manufacturer making our own exclusive formulations including our flagship Premium Chalk Paint we combine technology with our fine tuned natural skills. We use advanced machinery with an exact accuracy measured within less than a ¼ of a ml and use a custom formulation database with complex colours formulated by hand; most of which can't be replicated by machines. Our trademarked FLOWplus® technology further differentiates our range being built in from the ground up and allowing our thick full bodied and highly pigmented paints to mould and flow effortlessly. We are a proud NZ company who promotes and uses local suppliers and products wherever possible. We also aim to have a positive impact on environment through low VOC paints, minimised wastage and smart use of materials.
To provide the best possible experience for our customers we have also curated artisanal tools including the world renowned Staalmeester brushes which work in perfect unison with our Premium Chalk Paint and otehr ranges with there rich and creamy consistency. From the advanced bristle materials through to the INOX steel ferrules it all really helps to achieve the best results, and yes brushes do make a big difference to your painting experience and finish.
Aside from our unique range of products, we are also proud of our decades worth of experience in the field of decorative painting and training. Having been recognised locally and overseas for these efforts has also led us to directly train over three thousand people and paint over two thousand bespoke furniture or interior pieces for clients.
Heritage of Taylored Revival
Taylored Revival or TR as it was known by its regulars was a family business started in a garage in East Auckland in 2012. A leading decorative painting studio which undertook thousands of commissions projects over the years and was considered the leading Chalk Paint retailer in the Australasian region. Progressing through the years from a small retail store in Whitford through to a large format 300m2 retail site in Botany. Take a quick look at the history and the prequel to The Artisan Company below.
