To create the faux wood finish for this french country chandelier, we used four different colors, two dark brown, one slightly darker than the other, a grey and a cream color.
I know I just said it would be tricky to use a brush, but we’re not going for a full coverage with this step, so it works.
Using a small chip brush which has uneven bristle lengths, we dry brushed on each of our for colors one at a time. However, as we started painting, we soon realized that the chip brush was too big to fit in some of the areas of the chandelier. With this in mind, we pulled out our artist brushes and they worked great!
To dry brush dab the brush in a paint color. Then brush back and forth several times on a paper plate or palate removing most of the paint. Next, lightly brush onto the chandelier with short stroke. The brush leaves very defined stroke marks which mimics the appearance of wood grain.
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Thank you Peggy. We appreciate you following along on our journey.