General Finishes - Anything Goes (Merit Judging)

The Lioness

Amanda Renfro Dillon — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 04:54:34 +0000

This aged oak bar was refinished in loads of layers. Sanded and cleaned, then primed and base coated, the piece was then glazed, top coated, and waxed with three shades of wax.

Products Used

BAROQUE Gilders Paste Black
Valspar Antiquing Glaze
GF Antique White Milk Paint
BIN Primer
AS waxes: dark, white and black
Minwax Polycrylic

Winning Category

1st Place

Red Royal

Katie Cloud — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 04:52:12 +0000

Antique china cabinet painted in Holiday Red with a medium distress and a coat of dark wax to bring out the detail. This was the first big red piece I did. Now I can't stop using this beautiful color!!!

Products Used

Holiday Red, Howard's Dark Walnut Wax, Restore-A-Finish, HPTC Satin

Empire Settee (Romeo)

jtresor — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 04:43:40 +0000

Broken and abused, this empire Settee needed to regain its original Royalty status. Taking it to the bare bones...it was restored with with love and I felt honored to be able to be the one to give it the crowning beauty it deserved.

Products Used

Java gel
Satin gel topcoat

Ornate Antique Buffet:

Jenny Patterson — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 04:39:23 +0000

This Antique Ornate Buffet was painted first with turquoise, then painted over with an antique white. Once distressed, bits of turquoise would show through, matching the adorable flower knobs.

Products Used

General Finishes Milk Paint
General Finishes Gel Stain
General Finishes Top Coat

I Got The Blues

Melissa Shearer Flippin — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 04:19:06 +0000

This soft and sweet, vintage dresser was base coated in GF Persian Blue. I then blended in GF Baby Blue, AS Provence and Rustoleum Serenity Blue. I did a very light wash of GF Antique White.

The drawer pulls were painted in GF Antique and coated with GF HP Topcoat, tinted with a splash of Driftwood to create an aged effect

The inside of the drawers were painted with Valspar satin White. The entire piece was sealed with GF HP Topcoat.

Products Used

GF Persian Blue milk paint
GF Baby Blue milk paint
GF Antique White milk paint
GF HP Topcoat
Annie Sloan Provence Chalk Paint
Rustoleum Serenity Blue chalk style paint
Valspar satin white paint
GF Driftwood milk paint

Millstone Mix-Up

DaylilyCustomDesign — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 04:16:31 +0000

When a new client called asking for help with a dresser, I knew a few things: 1 - the veneer top was peeling and 2 - GF's Millstone Milk Paint and Java Gel Stain was going to be used, one on the top and the others on the base & drawers. What was to come would even surprise me.

It arrived and the original finish was extremely dark, dark enough that you could barely see the graining. I peeled the veneer off the top and prepped the entire dresser for refinishing. As I sanded off the original finish from the drawer fronts, the incredible birds-eye graining appeared. It was at that time, I messaged my client with a new proposal for the finish - stain the drawer fronts and paint the case/top. I sent a few pics of bare wood of the drawer fronts and the new plan was sealed.

I tested a few stains on the side of the dresser, but none of them looked right with the Millstone sample. It was time to try something new for me - gel stain mixing! I mixed Java and Brown Mahogany gel stain and voila! Perfection! The drawer fronts were stained with the new mix, the case was painted with that gorgeous Millstone, the piece was distressed and two coats of GF's High Performance Top Coat in Satin sealed it into the incredible redesigned piece of furniture it is now!

Products Used

General Finishes Millstone Milk Paint
General Finishes Java Gel Stain
General Finishes Brown Mahogany Gel Stain
General Finishes High Performance Water Based Topcoat in Satin

French Provincial Bedroom Set

flipping.unbelievable — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 04:15:57 +0000

A little girl got her first big girl bedroom set with this refinished French Provincial set. Painted in Snow White Milk Paint with Seagull Gray accent drawers for contrast.

Products Used

Snow White Milk Paint
Seagull Gray Milk Paint

Glazed Dark Chocolate beauty

Annie Brown — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 04:09:31 +0000

The top and knobs are stained with GF dark chocolate stain then body is painted antique white topped with GF burnt umber glaze. Sealed with poly

Products Used

GF dark chocolate
GF burnt umber glaze

French Provincial Desk and Nightstand

flipping.unbelievable — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 04:06:42 +0000

A beautiful french provincial desk and nightstand set. Typical for the style, it has classic features such as curved legs and scalloped apron, but its new color brings an updated look. Refinished in contrasting colors of General Finishes Seagull Gray for the body and Snow White for the drawers.

Products Used

Snow White Milk Paint
Seagull Gray Milk Paint

Crushing Patina Larue

Q Uitta Allen — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 03:42:01 +0000

Taking a frenchie from dirty white to a European hand painted finish with layers of patina, coastal blue pops and snow white distressed as though it's an abstract canvas.

Products Used

Gf patina
Gf Coastal Blue