Greek Key Shelving Unit

This little shelf has undergone a HUGE reloving. There were moments I wondered why I kept going but the end result was worth it.

The shelf did not look in as bad of shape in the Facebook post but when I picked it up in person it was sooooo dirty, covered in stickers, nail polish, tape etc and had a piece of plywood nailed on the original front side of the unit.

This shot was after all the stickers, tape and gunk was off. I removed the wood and gave it a deep scrub with Dixie Belle white lightening cleaner and a scrub brush. Wetting the wood brought out smoke smell. This is something I usually ask before taking a piece but forgot this time. To solve this issue Zinsser Bull's Eye spray shellac was sprayed over all sides.

The shelf is wood veneer that needed regluing and clamping on one side. 

However when checked awhile later the veneer was just not lying as flat as I wanted so I removed the bubbly area.

The flat veneer was reclamped.

And the area where removed was filled with DAP premium wood filler and left to dry as well.

There also was an area on the top that needed the veneer glued and clamped after the wood filler area was sanded smooth with my orbital sander. The whole unit was sanded to be sure all surfaces were smooth and give the paint increased adherence.

The painting fun part was now the next step. Dixie Belle silk paint in the pretty harbor blue color was brushed on using a medium flat Dixie Belle synthetic brush. All sides; every surface was painted again to combat the cigarette smoke smell.

The top area also had the wood filler added and sanded smooth.

And after the first coat went on other areas now showed that needed more DAP premium wood filler as well. This all dries then the wood filler areas sanded smooth with a Dixie Belle sanding sponge.

Then another coat of the harbor blue Dixie Belle silk paint on all sides.

To add whimsy and character to this piece I chose the Greek key Dixie Belle stencil. Dixie Belle silk paint in bay breeze was the stenciled color.

I thought I would use the stencil edge and find the repeat pattern to fill the right side but it was difficult to find so plan b had painters tape placed the same distance from the edge as the right side and another coat of harbor brushed on to make the pattern equal on both sides.

Using an artist brush I touched up a few areas.

Then when dry I lightly sanded the entire unit to give a worn appearance as well as make the silk paint smooth as butter.

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