Another Fabulously Chippy Milk Painted Dresser

I've said it so many times...I love milk paint.  There is just nothing better to use to get an authentic time-worn, chippy look.  This dresser became my latest "client" for a makeover.

It looks like it has pretty wood grain, but it was actually faux painted.  If it were in great shape, I would have polished it up and let her be, but there was so much damage. 

 

 

After applying Miss Mustard Seed's Boxwood and a wax job, she now has new life!

 

 

The good thing about the previous layers of paint is that it made for an excellent base for the milk paint.  As it did it's job in chipping, it also pulled off some of the layers, creating a wonderfully authentic look!  I didn't have to do anything other than lightly sand - it did all of this on its own.

 

 

I do love some shabby chippy!  Now available in our room at Deep Creek Vintage!

 

 

My assistant with this job was my right hand kitty man, Tiger. :)  Isn't he handsome?

 

 

'til next time!



Green with Envy - Miss Mustard Seed's Boxwood

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.

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!!!!