Peacock Daybed

DesiDIY Collection, DIY decor, Repurposed/Upcycled December 18, 2017 by sravani Kandala 8 comments
I saw a beautiful daybed in the world market, I so fell  in love with it.  But I felt the white was not bringing in the right character out of it,  I wanted to add some color to  it. Also, my living room has the rest of my furniture in neutrals, so decided to paint this adorable piece.

Whitewash Carved Zarah Daybed

All you need for this project is

  • Annie Sloan Chalk paints (florence and Napoleonic blue)
  • Paint brush
  • Sanding block
  • Minwax PolyAcrylic coat

Step 1: Sanding the furniture

So to start off with I sanded down the furniture to remove the top coat on the piece. Then, I cleaned the entire piece with denatured alcohol to remove all the dust.

Step 2: Painting

Now, I started off painting the daybed with Annie Sloan Florence chalk paint. I did two coats of Florence to have entire coverage.

I was aiming to have peacock colors on my daybed. So I thought I will try two shades of colors. So after painting the bed with Florence, I painted it with Napoleonic blue wherever I had intricate carvings to highlight them.

Then I dry brushed the carvings with more of Florence to get the double shading.

When two colors are put together they sing! And I can hear the melody of this beautiful double shaded peacock daybed thanking me to have colored it 🙂

Step 3: Sealing

Finally, I sealed the daybed with 2 coats of Minwax polyacrylic coat.

After decking up the daybed with lots of colorful pillows it turned out as I dreamt it to be.

 

8 Comments

  1. Sruthi Penikalapati December 19, 2017

    What bedspread did you use for the daybed? Is that a silk one or a sari throw?

    • divya.kandala@gmail.com January 2, 2018

      hi Sruthi. I am sorry for the delayed response. The bedspread is actually a sari throw 🙂

      • Sruthi Penikalapati January 3, 2018

        Hi Divya, Any recommendations where to buy sari throws for day bed?

        • divya.kandala@gmail.com January 18, 2018

          hi, We just re-purposed one of our old sarees as a throw. Not sure where we can buy them.

  2. Satya December 21, 2017

    I have been a silent spectator for your blog and FB page from long time,
    Its beautiful and unique Sravya , may I know where you found the pillows?

    And also Pinkzpassion post about both of your work and iam in love with every single DIY you guys did especially the pooja room.
    May I know where you found the pooja mandir?

    • Satya December 21, 2017

      I have been a silent spectator for your blog and FB page from long time.
      But decided it’s timei need to comment on both of your creativity
      Iam in love with all of your pieces ,
      May I know where did you find pillows for this day bed and also the pooja mandir ?

      • divya.kandala@gmail.com January 2, 2018

        Hi Satya. Thank you so much for following my page, its our pleasure to know that you love our work. I am sorry I did not notice your comments on the page. But I hope you got your answers over FB message.
        The pillows are from desicrafts page and the pooja mandir is custom made from a carpenter in India.

  3. Satya December 21, 2017

    I have been a silent spectator for your blog and FB page from the very first post of Divya.
    I must say ever since i saw a post by pinky about you both i was hoping you will keep the DIY process for this daybed.It is beautiful Sravya.
    Can you please let me know where you got the Pooja Mandir and pillows for this daybed?