Apparently in my effort to get caught up on posts this week, I sent two yesterday. I didn’t even know that could happen. If you missed the second one, be sure to catch it here.
As a follow up to that post, I want to share my opinion of a new paint that I tested.
Metallic finishes are all the rage. I love the look and went in search of a deep silver, graphite, smoke color.
Martha Stewart has a line at Home Depot and offers many colors. I read a few reviews and they were mixed. I decided to seek out the brand Modern Masters. I found it locally.
The store is discontinuing this brand and many were on sale. Many colors were also sold out. I settled on Steel Grey.
Okay, on with the paint.
This beat up table sits in our foyer. I painted it with Milk Paint and did not like it. Rather than fix it, I simply left it, until today. This seemed like the perfect test table.
This is with one coat. Now this paint is semi-opaque. It does not cover but does leave a beautiful shine.
Since I couldn’t leave it alone, I applied another coat.
I must say, I like it much better with two coats. My daughter made the rooster – how cute is that?
I wasn’t completely sold on the paint. So, I tried it out again.
An oak pedestal table.
First, I painted Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, Graphite. Just one coat.
It was perfect over the Graphite. It gave it a beautiful, metallic sheen.
The color is hard to capture. It goes on very streaky. You can see it in these photos. The table is also a bit wet, since I wanted to snap the picture before dark.
This is the Steel Grey, semi-opaque by Modern Masters. I would recommend it over a dark paint only. It provides a rich, metallic finish. I will see how it wears over time.
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