Studying Malachite

Last year, I worked with Sherwin-Williams on their National Painting Week campaign and I was assigned the color purple. I chose a soft shade of lilac to make a faux inlay effect on my daughters' vanity dresser. (Here's that post).

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Malachite painting from the one and only Tony Duquette

This year, I was thrilled to work with Sherwin-Williams again and I thought it would be a good opportunity to try another faux painting technique. My color is green this year, so of course there was only one option: malachite.


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Antique inlay box from 1st Dibs


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Lamps from 1st Dibs


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Console from 1st Dibs

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Lonny console


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Lonny wallpaper

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These were some of the images I referenced before starting my project (and I'll be honest - it was a little intimidating to tackle this one, but it ended up being a breeze!). I decided to do a bit of a bluer shade, like the colors in this Celerie Kemble chair, but just a tad more green.

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Before I started, I also looked at the techniques other DIYers have tried. Here's a little round up of the posts that were super helpful to me:

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Malachite boxes via The Aestate (a seriously awesome blog)



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Inspired by The Aestate's tutorial, a cute tray via Burlap and Lace

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Also this one, via Mimosa Lane

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Malachite mats via Everything LEB

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Faux malachite lamps via Gorgeous Shiny Things

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Faux Malachite walls via Apartment Therapy

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Faux malachite knobs via Teal and Lime

This scan below from a vintage book of faux painting techniques was an interesting read. I ended up doing something very similar for my project. 

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Malachite painting technique via Chapman Interiors

My photos and tutorial will be posted next Monday and I can't wait to share. There are 13 other design bloggers posting their projects all next week too. It's going to be an amazing week of colorful befores and afters! :)