Refinished desk
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Antique White Heavily Distressed Buffet
Vintage Desk Makeover
Distressed Tall Dresser
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My friend had seen a dresser in a catalog Soft Surroundings and she wanted me to try and obtain the same finish on a dresser of hers that she had had for many years.
There was a lot of old chipped decorative molding and detail that I unfortunately had to take off, I kept the parts that were still in good shape
This was the before. Needed some repairs to the veneer and some of the trim needed to come off as well. The friend wanted a highly distressed layered paint finish with blues, grays and a lot of texture.
The after! I used many coats of handmade chalk paint in Louis blue, Paris gray and old white dry brushed here and there. Paint stripper was also applied and I let it dry. It gave much needed texture to the wood. I also paint spattered and glazed it at the end.
The top was sanded and stained with Minwax stain and then I used a wax to seal it
I painted the hardware a gold and used a patina solution to age it a bit.
Provence Small Console Table
This little table needed something bold! I used Annie Sloan’s Provence and then used a glazing medium to take the color down a bit and give it some warmth.
Detail of table. I used Valspar’s antiquing glaze in Mocha to take down some of the intensity of the Provence color.
I distressed the piece using a small hand sander and sanding blocks.
This is just the Provence color without any glaze.
Paris Gray and White Tallboy Dresser on Casters
The top was stained and varnished
I used Rustoleum’s Oil Rubbed Bronze spray paint on the hardware.
Used Paris Gray Chalk Paint on the drawers and I kept the frame Antique White.
Before
Wrought Iron Gray Driftwood Coffee Table
I plucked this baby out of the garbage thanks to a wonderful neighbor of mine!
After sanding down the top and spray painting the wrought iron base black, I restained the top using Minwax Gray stain to give it a driftwood looking finish.
This was the before….
