Oh, I am just beyond thrilled to read this!! Absolutely love it!! So happy you are creating beautiful things…its so much fun isn’t it?! Thank you for the sweet words and for taking the time to tell me!! xoxo

Hi Emily! I don’t think it really matters which kind of paint you use, it’s really more about the technique. :) xo

Me too!! I have been wanting to do another but haven’t yet. I need to get on that! An outfit would be fun like that too! :) xo

Hi Kelly!
Per the post, this is approx what I used to create that aqua color. The great thing is, there are lots of wonderful aqua shades out there that would be similar. As a matter of fact, French Eggshell by Fusion Mineral Paint would be very similar to what I created here.
Snow White – 35%
Provence AS Chalk Paint – 20%
Somerset Gold- 5%
Duck Egg Blue AS Chalk Paint – 40%

I did one coat but that always just depends on the paint you are using and what you are painting. That will vary.
Yes, Snow White (or any white will do) is only used as a wash and only in the middle section of each drawer, not the whole drawer. This would technically be the “second” coat since I only used one coat of the base aqua color…but I wouldn’t even call it that as it’s just a wash of white in the middle of each drawer.
For going around the edges of the washed white area, I used a very damp rag with the darker Aubusson Blue, wiping most of the paint off the rag before wiping it onto the drawer fronts. (you don’t want dark streaks of paint, think VERY light-handed and VERY little paint) Going back afterward and wiping to blend ever so slightly. You just want a hint of the darker blue to give dimension.
Your best bet is to get some old scraps of wood and doing this entire process on them first to get a feel for it. That way you have a better feel for how to apply, blend etc, with some trial and error beforehand. (and no, it was only the Aubusson Blue that I used for the darker shade around the whitewashed area)
Hope this helps clarify a little better for you! :)