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03/12/15

Make a brown basket look like a french antique basket

With the weather getting warmer I wanted to lighten things up around here, so I started with painting a  few brown baskets to give them the look of a french antique basket.  This is so easy and took me just about 30 minutes.

Step by step tutorial on how to make a basket look antique

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Supplies:

Old Basket

Deco Art Americana Chalky Finish Paint, Lace
Dark Stain (I used Ebony by Min Wax)
Rag
Paint Brush

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First, add a bit of  gray paint to the chalky finish paint and mix.

Mix paint for a diy antique basket

basket before makeover

Grab a dry, flat brush and dip the bottom part of the bristles into the paint, making sure you don’t have too much paint on the brush. If you have too much paint just blot it several times on a paper towel.

How to paint a basket (1)

With your brush, get into all the crevices of the basket, inside and out.  You don’t need to have every inch of the basket covered.  I then added another layer of paint that was just a little bit lighter in color for depth. I only applied 2 layers but you can apply as many or as few layers as you want.

To antique the basket,  I simply dampened a cloth with water and dipped it lightly into the stain.  I  took the cloth and gently went over the basket until I had just the right amount of aging. This step gave it that perfect aged look I was going for.
Turn any basket into a french antique basket
Make a regular brown basket look like a french antique basket

French linen basket

 I was pretty happy with how the basket turned out and can’t wait to get my hands on all those baskets I have stored in the attic!

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Comments

  1. Lauren says

    March 12, 2015 at 12:56 pm

    What a great project. Love how it turned out.

    Reply
  2. Allison says

    March 12, 2015 at 9:47 pm

    I love how this basket turned out! So pretty Kristin. I have quite a few baskets sitting in our garage and am going to do this this weekend. Will pick up the supplies tomorrow.

    Reply
  3. Maria @ Pastels & Macarons says

    January 10, 2016 at 1:40 pm

    Love this simple project! I recently did something similar to some small storage baskets. Pinned to my DIY group board 🙂

    Reply
  4. hongcrazy says

    May 9, 2016 at 1:19 am

    wow wonderful. ilike it very much

    Reply
  5. Kim says

    May 5, 2017 at 7:02 am

    Where did you get the Americana chalky paint?

    Reply
    • Kristin says

      May 6, 2017 at 6:02 pm

      Michael’s carries it (call first) or you can order online 🙂 Let me know if you have any questions, happy to help.. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HO038BM/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00HO038BM&linkCode=as2&tag=myuncsliofsub-20&linkId=34710ca7373f991efb9f582b378d7483

      Reply
  6. Nancy Conniff says

    August 29, 2019 at 6:09 am

    I just whitewashed some baskets using leftover white ceiling paint mixed with water–1:1 ratio. Love the outcome, and used what we had. 😀 Win win situation!!!

    Reply
    • Kristin says

      August 29, 2019 at 10:48 am

      I bet it’s beautiful!

      Reply

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