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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 179588, member: 111&quot;]Use wax quite a bit, the different shades of Briwax can be very helpful in refreshing furniture (does have a very strong chemical odor), and for decades, Johnson&#039;s paste wax has been my go-to for all sorts of materials.&nbsp; Used to do a lot of sponge painting and faux-finishes, most was sold, but I still have a few at my house, including a bath vanity and medicine cabinet that have endured 16+ years of steam treatment - all done with whatever latex paint was handy, small accent batches tinted with artist&#039;s acrylics, sometimes lightly smoothed with 400-600 grit sandpaper, and always waxed with a couple of coats of Johnson&#039;s and gently hand-buffed (though I&#039;ve switched to Howard&#039;s now, lighter and much better scent), gives a depth and sheen that I like...</p><p><br /></p><p>Quick and crummy cell phone shots at Mom&#039;s (somehow, these never got moved after the ex and I bought our house), this old medicine cabinet and spice rack were painted about 20 years ago, used the same latex paint as on the wall, sponged with a bit of white and a couple of tannish shades I mixed up, not sanded, but waxed with Johnson&#039;s:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]50047[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]50048[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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