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).

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.

Antique inlay box from 1st Dibs

Lamps from 1st Dibs

Malachite sheets

Console from 1st Dibs

Lonny console

Michael Kors malachite dress

Lonny wallpaper

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.

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:

Malachite boxes via The Aestate (a seriously awesome blog)

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

Also this one, via Mimosa Lane

Malachite mats via Everything LEB

Piano bench via A Thousand Laughing Starfish

Faux malachite lamps via Gorgeous Shiny Things

Faux Malachite walls via Apartment Therapy

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. 

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! :)