Monday, June 29, 2009

Monday Makeover - Faux Painting the Butler's Pantry

First of all, I think it is hilarious that this room is called a butler's pantry.... where is the butler that is supposed to come with it?!  

I REALLY wanted to participate in Christy Klein's Monday Makeover today.



So here it is. I actually repainted my ENTIRE house myself using this distressed faux technique, but the butler's pantry is the only room I have a "before" photo of. 


I painted every wall in the house except for the bedrooms. I wanted an aged, distressed plaster effect. I had to work when my 2-year-old was napping so the ladder and paint literally stayed out for a month!  It probably took me about 50 hours. I'm thinking I need some art on the walls......


Below is the foyer adjacent to the butler's pantry. It was the first room I started on. The weather vane is from my childhood home..... when my parents sold our old house I took it with me. I still need to make a wood base for the metal stand to rest on.


Closeup of the faux finishing......


Now that I've posted photos I'll have to come up with a tutorial on how to do it! 
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4 comments:

  1. TamiJune 29, 2009 at 8:04 PM

    Hey, Ashley! You won the All detergent. Send me your address at my email blessedw4@gmail.com and I'll get the coupon right out to you. Come back and visit my blog sometime. I am enjoying your blog so much. I'm glad I found you even though it was 2am. I just couldn't quit going through your archives.

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  2. Falling AroundJune 29, 2009 at 9:09 PM

    This is a gorgeous faux finish.

    But where is the butler? I mean, what's up with that?

    Thanks for your submissions to Monday Makeovers. Check back tomorrow to see if either of your projects have made it to the final voting round. :-)

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  3. MorganJune 30, 2009 at 7:35 AM

    Beautiful walls! I like the wall cutout- reminds me of some of the styles in California. I don't see stuff like that where I live very often.

    Great job!

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  4. DebbieJune 30, 2009 at 11:17 AM

    Wow. You did a great job! Looks like an expensive professional one.

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