Waistcoat ~ One of My Favorite New Colors from American Paint Company

When the Ellis Collection from American Paint Company arrived, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on them.  Peacock, Limoges, Sackcloth, Crushed Tea, Cannonball and Cameo just to name a few are flying off the shelves every day but there is one color that might be overlooked and it’s one of our favorites.

Introducing… Waistcoat!

That is what you see when you look at the PINT size jar.  

The Ellis Collection is currently sold in Pints, not sample sizes ~ pints.

Waistcoat is rich and luxurious and perfectly pigmented!

It’ is fabulous by itself  but might be somewhat intimidating the first time you use it because it appears so deep in the jar then relatively light & bright when the raw paint color dries.

Sorry about the blurry picture, it’s the only one I shot before I started waxing it.  Though the picture is blurry, I wanted to show you how light the color looks before you wax it.  My uncle was like “huh?” but this piece turned out to be one of his absolute favorites after it was waxed.

Waistcoat is absolutely gorgeous when sealed with either American Paint Company’s Clear Wax or Dark Wax.

For this dresser, I created a wash by diluting the paint with water then spread on two ultra thin coats varying where I slapped the paint on so it would have some areas that were more heavily covered and others where the wood still showed through.  I did this ‘cuz that’s how I roll.

The top was really messed up, or so it appeared.  Come to find out, all the blemishes were within the existing clear coat.  A simple stripping and refinish was all it too to restore it to it’s original glory!  To learn how I strip my furniture, visit my post here.

I prefer to put my own personality into my pieces instead of copying what everyone else does.  How boring would it be if we all did the same thing?  Here’s a sneak peek of what Cathy created on her last Waistcoat piece (post on this piece to follow… Stay Tuned!!)

See what I mean when I say you can create so many different looks with with this color?  Cath is still working on her piece in this picture but the green has been sealed with Clear Wax.  Beautiful color but with an entirely different look than the piece I just did.  How cool is that?  I know, doesn’t take much to humor me.

Do you remember which color was the dominant color under the antique buffet I just refinished in Peacock???  If not, go back and take a look here.

It’s like the new black ~ works with just about anything!

Wait until you see the glazes you can create with Waistcoat!!

All I can say is I must not be the only one who’s fallen for Waistcoat.  This dresser wasn’t on the floor for  30 minutes before it sold.  Sad to see it go but happy to see it so appreciated by the recipient!

Did you know that…

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a hui hou ~ Shelly