21 Chalky Finish Paint Sistine Chapel Smoke

If you like earthy colours with a deep warmth then the Sistine Chapel Smoke with tones of coco, tans, stone and browns make this colour a wonderful vintage effect for your project. 

Da Vinci's  Chalky Paint Finish is a self-priming chalky paint in a range of Shabby Chic Colours inspired by Renaissance painters. It can be a base coat, a second coat, or a single coat finish. This unique decorative finish is developed for furniture, floors, and walls.

Some ideas you can use Sistine Chapel a lovely warming colour!

• Try two tones colour scheme of Sistine Chapel as the main colour and highlight the trims like Titian (and visa versa) .
• Paint your furniture with Sistine Chapel and use a damp rag dab Titian or Fra  Angelico to soften the colour to present a lovely natural look. Also compliments natural wood.
• Paint onto furniture and if the wood has character detail or applique then use dark antiquing wax to age it.

• apply a coat of clear soft wax to leave a smooth satin finish
• wipe a coat of coat of Eco-Wax liquid carnauba for a harder finish with a slightly buff colour for aging
• apply a clear soft wax and once dry apply a dark soft wax for an antique look
• For a hardwearing finish such as a table top then we recommend Glaze & Medium for a satin clear finish
• For dark colours you could use liming or white wax to soften paint colour
• Leave Au natural as a matt finish

Please note colours are an indication only as computer screens an programs may change colours. where possible photos have been provided to show a more accurate presentation of how it will look.

 The Sistine Chapel is one of the most famous painted interior spaces in the world, and virtually all of this fame comes from the breathtaking painting of its ceiling from about 1508-1512.  The chapel was built in 1479 under the direction of Pope Sixtus IV, who gave it his name (“Sistine” derives from “Sixtus”).  The location of the building is very close to St. Peter’s Basilica and the Belvedere Courtyard in the Vatican.  One of the functions of the space was to serve as the gathering place for cardinals of the Catholic Church to gather in order to elect a new pope.  Even today, it is used for this purpose, including in the recent election of Pope Francis in March 2013.