This week, I didn't actually go all the way to the back of the project pile, but finished a project that I've had sitting in the garage for several weeks (which will free up the walkway to get back to the pile again!).
When I brought this baby home, I posted about her on Facebook and here on the blog. No question, this dresser has been on my mind since I spotted her while trying to decide what to do with it. I bounced back and forth on colors - anywhere from black to white. Still not feeling it, I started seeing green.....Miss Mustard Seed's Boxwood Milk Paint, that is. I've done several pieces in her Luckett's Green and was excited to try this deeper shade.
When I brought this baby home, I posted about her on Facebook and here on the blog. No question, this dresser has been on my mind since I spotted her while trying to decide what to do with it. I bounced back and forth on colors - anywhere from black to white. Still not feeling it, I started seeing green.....Miss Mustard Seed's Boxwood Milk Paint, that is. I've done several pieces in her Luckett's Green and was excited to try this deeper shade.
I really love working with Milk Paint, but I'm always careful about what pieces I use it on. I didn't want a lot of chipping on this one, but I wanted it to have a rustic look to go with the top. We had to strip off the warped and badly splintering veneer top which left the rough underlayment. I sanded and stained that with dark walnut and I actually loved the not-so-perfect look to it! It laid the ground for where I wanted to go with this piece.
I painted the majority of the dresser, but left the only two drawers with curly maple veneer natural. I used bonding agent when I mixed up the first batch of paint to minimize the chips. Once dried after one more coat (this time with no bonding agent), I added a light sanding, distressed the details of the gorgeous carvings, added several coats of wax - and she was just about done.
I chose simple walnut stained wood knobs on the two lower drawers and pulled out the last two iron bird knobs I had left in my stash and painted them to match the dresser. With that - ALL DONE!
After a lot of fretting and pacing back and forth in front of it for weeks, I'm really happy with the way it turned out. I like to use color, but try to keep things somewhat simple and classic. This green was perfect in contrast with the wood!
UPDATE: She sold almost immediately and made a road trip to her new home!
'Til then!
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UPDATE!
Here she is in her new home. Gorgeous!!!!
