Annie Sloane Ladder in "Florence"

Here's my inspiration: an old painter's ladder picked up off Trademe for $16. As we have 2.8m ceilings, we often need a ladder to reach shelves.

Treatment:

• Wash with Sugar Soap
• Putty up a few old borer holes
• Sand these off
• One coat of Annie Sloane Chalk Paint in "Florence"
• Sand back with 100grit sandpaper, paying especial attention to the centre fronts of treads and outer edges where they would naturally wear the most. This will expose the original paint drips.
• Wax roughly with Annie Sloane Clear Wax, one area at a time
• Follow this immediately in each area with Annie Sloane Dark Wax
• Buff until glowing

Here's the result.