Hi,

Can anybody give me an idea on the following:

1) What the color mix I should use for chairs and tables.
2) Idea or pic of what a typical chair and table look for country homes in Italy during the 1940s era.
3) Idea on how to place/arrange the table and chairs I built.





Thanks

Paining - I would put a base coat of burnt umber, then a drybrush coat of a light redish brown, to lighten it up.
Arangement - I would leave the basic placement the way it is, but knock over a chair and lean the other against the wall.

Slodder: Thanks. Any comments if the chair and table is appropriate for the era or will it matter? I can not find any reference material that is why I just cratchbuilt the chairs and table as simple as possible

My personal method for creating wood finish is to paint it with raw or burnt sienna artist oils. let it sit for about 10-15 min and then wipe it off with a cloth. What is left should be a nice wood look. Once dry you could dry brush it with a few other tones for more depth.

As for the style of table, what you have should be fine.

Nicely done... are these your own creation or a kit?

As for creating a "wood stain", I use thinned Umber or Burnt Umber. You might also consider cutting a little "cloth" for seat covers to add a "home" look to the chairs. A strip of thin lace ribbon would also make a convincing table runner or table cloth.

It looks like you've done those out of wood - if so i use for wood to 'age' it, a stain of slightly diluted ink. whether it is sepia or drawing or whatever doesn't matter, but i like sienna and umber, and dilute it more or less or mix colours to get different stain colors.... have a go at this

I made it out of wood (courtesy of a coffee shop near my office). Thank you very much for the comment....

Thanks guys for the suggestions...I'll try them....

Nice table and chairs! I am currently working on the same type of things, I looked up under a google search for art deco furniture and then refined it by country (French) and got what I needed. I make my furniture out of wood and then color them with artist's ink or actual stain I think it works the best. If it is plastic or resin, I would suggest going to a home improvement place they are making "stain pens" for use on the fiberglass door's and window frames, they also work well.

Well... in a italian country house, in the '40, woodden chairs had (communly/usually) a round seat and round legs. The square type had a straw seat. A kitchen table had a white marble top and square legs. A drawer in the middle of the long side. If you would like to mahe a image search try the key word: sedia (chair), tavolo (table), impagliata (strawed), casale (country house). dedox

For the coloring, just plain wood stain should do it. As for the placement, the set up you have looks a little too neat for a house missing a wall. Maybe a broken leg and some rubble on or around??

Art

I've read an article today of S.Zaloga .

He paints his wood color in a sand or yellow color . When dry he gives it a wash with burnt umber or any other brown color .
The wash is that thin that it only colors the lower parts and gaps and give the prime color a bit of a brownish shade . So that the prime color is still a bit visible .

I usualy do it almost the same way as he did .

When you plan to paint the seats green i will give you the direction to pait the chairs in a lighter green primer ( Acryllic is the best ) and when completely dry wash it with a darker green the same as above .
It will a gamble every time you do such a thing but i painted a lot of woodwork over the past years and it always turned out good .

I you are not sure always test it on a scrap piece !!!!!!!!

succes

Eric

If you want to have 'varnished' wood, here is what I did when painted the wooden bow on the Tamiya 1:16 VW Kübelwagen's tilt.

1) Stain wood with Caoba Black
2) Paint with two parts Clear Orange (X-26) and one part Clear Yellow (X-24). I also heavily thinned it with 70% isopropyl alcohol to be more of a wash that would dry faster.

Here is the result...



Ken

Guys: Wow...so many comments and suggestions...I like it....no..in fact I love it...The more suggestions the better.... THANKS!

I already painted the chairs and table using burnt sienna ( I still have to post the pic for comments)..

Dedux:
Thanks for the additional info...I needed that....
off topic: Just curious, considering you are from Italy (the house in the picture has a stonewall face) do I need to paint or wallpaper the walls inside or will a plain plaster look do?

molte grazie