Side Table Before
When I received this table from some friends who were getting rid of some furniture, I thought I’d experiment with one of the methods to create a Pottery Barn dupe.
You may have heard of this type of finish that is on trend at the moment, creating a neutral wood grain effect on furniture, that is seen on some of Pottery Barn furniture.
Among Fusion retailers, I’ve seen a few different methods tried using Fusion Mineral Paint products.
Generally painters will use a light taupe colour paint as their base, and then add either Fusion’s SFO in a darker stain on top; or an antique glaze. The top layer is then streaked using a scratchy broom or brush creating a wood grain effect.
Starting with a solid base background
To create this look, I started with a solid neutral background with one of Fusion’s latest colours, Tapestry.
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The video below in this blog post, shows the full process if you’d like to skip ahead to that.
Pottery Barn Dupe Supply List
Lets step in here with a quick supply list for this process:
- Fusion’s TSP (to clean your piece)
- Sanding Pads (to scuff sand/key the surface)
- Fusion colour, Tapestry 500ml (2 coats)
- Fusion Clear Glaze
- Fusion colour, Chocolate (to create anitiquing glaze. 1 tester size is plenty)
- straw or synthetic bristle course brush. (I used one similar to this)
- Fusion Matte Tough Coat Sealer
Clear Glaze to create Antiquing Glaze
To create the wood grain look, I mixed Fusion’s Chocolate with Fusion Clear Glaze at a ratio of approx 2:2 tablespoons.
This creates an antiquing glaze. Fusion also has an Antiquing Glaze product, but Clear Glaze brings so many more possibilities. You can mix ANY colour to create the glaze colour of your choice.
Glaze versus SFO for this finish
For this method of creating a Pottery Barn look, I chose Glaze as opposed to SFO.
In reading some of the issues painters have had with creating this look, several have mentioned that using SFO takes a long time to dry. This is because SFO (Stain & Finishing Oil) is meant to be used as a wipe on, wipe off stain and sealer. So for this method, where we apply a thicker coat, and brush it back, you’re leaving so much more product on the surface, taking longer to dry.
Glaze, on the other hand, is quite quick drying.
In this video you can watch the full process of creating this Pottery Barn look, including tips I learnt along the way.
