General Finishes - Pre-Made Unfinished Furniture

Illuminated Bookcase

SJ Price — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:40:05 +0000

General Finish Paint, stenciling and a lot of hardwork brought this pine bookcase to life. I used General Finish Snow White Milk Paint (my go to paint) on the entire structure. I then combined Annie Sloan Paris Gray with General Finish Snow White Milk Paint to create a background color. After drying, I distressed the body of the bookcase and sanded down the stencil design. I finished the piece by white washing the back of the bookcase with GF Snow White & water then combing through while still wet. My client thought it was wallpaper from a distance!

Products Used

General Finish Snow White Milk Paint
Annie Sloan Paris Gray
Minwax Poly

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Runner-Up

Butcher block

Michele — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:06:43 +0000

We decided to remove the old country blue laminate when redoing our kitchen. When looking for countertop ideas I came across people who had finished their own countertops and we decided to give it a whirl. We purchased unfinished butcher block from a local home improvement store, sanded it down, and stained it with General Finishes Antique Walnut Gel Stain. I stained the butcher block with 2 coats of the stain to reach the color we desired. To seal the butcher block I used Waterlox Original Sealer. We are thrilled with the results!

Products Used

General Finishes Antique Walnut Gel Stain

A Book Cabinet to Remember

alaborico — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 20:31:36 +0000

After months of searching for the perfect book cabinet and not finding anything I loved, I finally decided to order a custom unfinished piece. Fenton MacLaren's in Berkeley, CA made this alder bookcase for me and I was beyond excited to finish it! I used a combination of Seagull Gray and Persian Blue to create a beautiful color to match my living room. I then used Champagne Pearl mixed with Clear Base Glaze Effects to add a bit of shimmer. The whole piece was topped with High Performance Top Coat in Flat. The inner back wall was covered with an adorable arrow patterned removable wallpaper from Sweet Pea Wall Design. Knobs are from Anthropologie. I think I hit the bullseye with this one!!

Products Used

General Finishes Milk Paint in Seagull Gray
General Finishes Milk Paint in Persian Blue
General Finishes Pearl Effects in Champagne Pearl
General Finishes Clear Base Glaze Effects
General Finishes High Performance Top Coat in Flat

Winning Category

1st Place

The TARDIS!

Allison Bandt — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 16:14:41 +0000

This Amish made pine cabinet is painted with General Finishes Klein Blue & Snow White Milk Paint transforming it into an out of this world re-creation of the TARIS. Topped off with a custom made General Finishes Lamp Black & Snow White Painted "Police Public Call Box" wood sign to give it the perfect finishing touch!

Products Used

Klein Blue Milk Paint
Snow White Milk Paint
Lamp Black Milk Paint

Winning Category

2nd Place

Turquoise transformation

Julee Smith — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 13:53:10 +0000

This was soooo much fun! A good friend of mine bought a beautiful dining room suite and wanted end tables and entertainment center to match. She purchased unfinished and trusted me to do. I color matched the turquoise and painted all the pieces in a beautiful turquoise with Sherwin Williams paint with Webster's Chalk Paint Powder additive. Next I dry brushed everything in SW peppercorn to match dining room suite. Top coated everything with General Finishes High Performance satin for lasting durability. She was thrilled!!!

Products Used

General Finishes High Performance satin top coat
Sherwin Williams paint
Webster Chalk Paint Powder additive

General Finishes - Pre-Made Unfinished Furniture

Illuminated Bookcase

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Winning Category

Runner-Up

Butcher block

Products Used

A Book Cabinet to Remember

Products Used

Winning Category

1st Place

The TARDIS!

Products Used

Winning Category

2nd Place

Turquoise transformation

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Winning Category

3rd Place