Distressed & Rustic in Country Mustard (Video Available)
A bold and rustic paint finish. With a stunning, warm, old-worldly glow, this highly decorative finish is eye capturing and show-stoppingly beautiful. Create this look with hints of dark green, and accents of red and brown hues, the finishing touches of Classic Gold metallic creme all blended, layered and beautifully shaded, and you will have yourself a Country Mustard masterpiece full of depth age and character.
What you will need: (sizes dependant on the project)
Country Mustard Premium Chalk Paint
Brickyard Premium Chalk Paint
Starling Premium Chalk Paint
Artisan Dark wax
Staalmeester size 18 brush
Natural bristle brush
Lint-free rags
Optional: gold or silver gilding wax
Method
Painting:
Paint in all directions with your County Mustard Chalk Paint using a Staalmeester Series 2020 Pro hybrid size 18 brush. Loading the paint on your brush generously then spreading out the paint out.
Once dry if a second coat is required apply the second coat by brushing in all directions in areas that need filling.
Once dry, lightly sand any unnatural textures ensuring you allow the brush strokes and subtle texture to remain.
Coloured Waxing and detailing:
Take a look by clicking on the Video here or by clicking the image below
Detail & Enhance
Enhance with metallic gold gilding wax or metallic creme
Download The Artisan Recipe by clicking here 
TIP: use clear wax back over the coloured waxes to blend and highlight if you feel your coloured waxes are too strong
Take this Recipe into any Artisan Retailer for a live demo, find our retailers here.
Ready to paint and can't access a retailer? Order all your products online by clicking here
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 paint finishes on 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.
