Laura & I were working in the warehouse the other night, trying to get everything ready for this weekend's Rough Luxe Marketplace, and I was rummaging around in all of our paint and products in the back and noticed a can of General Finishes Van Dyke Brown Glaze. I decided to play around with it a little …it was actually really easy to work with!
I’m going to do a little YouTube video on this product and a few others in the near future, but I’ll tell you the basics.
APPLYING GLAZE
1. I painted with chalk paint first
2. Then distressed with a sanding sponge
3. Then I took a small natural bristle brush and dipped it in the glaze and brushed it on pretty heavily over the piece
4. Then I took a clean cloth and removed and melded in the glaze to give it a heavy old world/tuscan look
5. The glaze goes a long way, and you will need lots of old rags to work the glaze in and around.
The end result reminded me of using dark wax. It’s a little messier but a great option if you want that Tuscan look. Stay tuned for the YouTube video. Here is an image of the piece I played with… It’s an iPhone pic, so I’ll update it later with a better image, but you will get the idea :-)
