Sue had a plain old dresser-
white with plastic handles.
Not anymore.
Now it has character
and a great neutral palette
that will be so restful in her master bedroom.
It's so fun to watch it go from
plastic handles:
To personality hardware!
(from Hobby Lobby)
My inspiration piece came from
Kelly at the Lily Pad Cottage
So for this look,
I sprayed the drawer fronts with a black primer
and just the edges of the body of the dresser.
Then I rubbed a wax candle
randomly onto black drawer fronts
and just the very edges of dresser.
These will be the areas that the paint will resist
and later be sanded to show
black under tones.
I painted the dresser white,
lifting my brush at the edges to keep
some of the black exposed.
I painted the drawer fronts with two coats
of light gray.
I mixed black enamel latex
with Olympic "Crumb Cookie"
to get my gray.
After it is dry,
sand the edges and drawer fronts with
150 grit sandpaper.
If there is more chippy than you would like,
just touch up those areas with your top coat paint.
Such a fun update!
I was thinking about
layering other colors this way.
So many possibilities!
Hope you have some fun furniture updates too,
Deb
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7 comments:
Deb - Another beautiful piece of work. Love the looks of this one.
Judy
Very lovely makeover. Fun idea with rubbing on a candle for distressing, a new idea to me.
Looks great Deb...she looks sooooo much better.
Blessings,
Linda
Loooove those handles! So much more class done this way Deb! You really gave it some pretty and a look of quality! Well Done!
I hope you have a great week!
Smiles!
Terry
So clever to spray on the black -- Hope my mid-century brain will remember that tip! :D Beautiful transformation!
I love the way your dresser turned out. It is such a classic look going with gray and white. I will need to try this technique.
Deb! Your touch turns everything to gold! Beautiful! Thank you for sharing it at my party last week. I will be featuring it at the party this week!
I hope you have a great day!
Smiles!
Terry
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