Blue French Buffet and The Peacock Room
Martha Leone
During the summer, I took my daughter and friends to the Freer Gallery in Washington, DC. We discovered The Peacock Room for the first time and fell in love with the blue walls. After that experience, I've painted several pieces a shade of that beautiful blue. This french buffet was my first piece.
Process
After lightly sanding it, I painted it two coats of a batch of homemade chalk paint using Behr Marquee paint. Then it was heavily sanded. While I love this shade of blue, I wanted this piece to have an aged and elegant feel so I applied dark walnut stain and wiped off most of it. After the stain was completely dry, I applied Minwax Wipe-On Poly with a staining pad.
Color Exterior: BEHR Marquee Opera Glasses Interior: Benjamin Moore Dragonfly Glaze: Minwax Dark Walnut Stain
The Peacock Room
Freer Gallery, Washington, DC
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