Vintage Desk and Chair Makeover using Custom Blue General Finishes Milk Paint

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Welcome back my Beauties.

Boy has it been a while!

I have still been working on furniture like crazy,

just haven't done a good job of writing up blog posts about them.

Yesterday I was going through some google photos when I saw this desk makeover in my stash of photos and realized I better write something up about it since I had completely forgotten I had even done it! :)

It shouldn't be a surprise though. I had the desk and chair in my garage for 3 YEARS!

It was out of sight, out of mind, kinda like this makeover. :)

anywhoo..........on with the makeover.

I think one of the reasons I waited so long was because even though most of the desk was in great shape, It was a very outdated orange stain and had some DEEP grooves in the top that I knew would take some work to get out.

It was at that point I decided to pull out my handy dandy

Ryobi Belt sander.

It made short work of those deep gouges.

After I was done sanding I hand sanded it with some higher grit sandpaper to make it shiny smooth and wiped it down to prep it for some stain.

Since I had an idea of the color for the base I knew I wanted to go with a darker top.

I picked up my Varathane wood stain in dark walnut and got to work.

After it was dry I just used some satin wipe on poly I had in my garage to seal it.

Now it was time for the fun part.

Mixing up a custom color.

I decided to go with a favorite and picked 

General Finishes Milk Paint in Twilight and Westminster Green.

I have used this combo before as you can see HERE

I just loved the richness of the custom color!

While the paint was drying on the desk I gave the vintage hardware a makeover with a couple coats of my Rustoleum farmhouse gold paint.

Would you look at how great it turned out!
The chair got painted the same color and I just quickly recovered the seat with some fabric I had in my stash! 

I am happy to say the reason I had forgotten to write about the desk was that as soon as I brought it into my booth it went back out the door to get a new lease on life in someone elses home.

 

I doubt this desk and chair will be forgotten about now that it was made beautiful again! 

and if you are in the States, I hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving!

Stay Healthy, Stay Safe,

and have a BEAUTIFUL day!

Classic Campaign Dresser Makeover

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Welcome back my Beauties.

I am back with another makeover.

I am happy to say that this one just sold so I figured I should 

write it up before I forgot about it.

I picked up this classic style Campaign dresser at Goodwill 

for a great price and couldn't say no.

It was a beast and just needed a little love.

From the front it looks great but the sides and the top had big scratches and missing stain. 

I decided since the drawer fronts were in great condition I would keep those "as is" and just work on the base of the dresser.

I took out all the drawers and sanded down the base.

I wiped it all down and got to work.

The hardware also needed some TLC.

It had these weird blotches where the finish had worn off so I decided to remove those as well and fix them up.

I gently removed the corner brackets and the hardware and scrubbed them down. Then I gave a quick shot of some Rustoleum Metallic gold spray paint. 

While the hardware was drying I could get to work on the base of the dresser.

I decided to go with General Finishes Driftwood Milk paint since it played off the gold brown of the drawer fronts.

I gave it two coats. 

While it was drying I put the dried hardware back on the drawers.

Once the whole thing was dry, I could put the corner brackets back on as well.

Look how much better that hardware looks!

I love these kinds of pieces that don't need a ton of work to give them a fresh new update.

I am also happy to know that it's enjoying its new life in someone's home. 

That's all for me, for now.

I hope you enjoyed this makeover!
Have a Beautiful day! 

Updating a Mid Century Modern Dresser using General Finishes Milk Paint

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Welcome back my Beauties!
I hope you are all doing well.

We have had a busy holiday season so far with lots of furniture selling at the booth, so I haven't had a lot of time to post.

But I thought I would quick jump on the computer to show you a piece that just recently went to its new home.

I picked up this great MCM dresser for a deal because of the damage to the side and the pulls.

That didn't scare me though. I loved the design of the piece,  but my brain just had to figure out how I was gonna update it but keep its vintage charm.

The side had damage that was stained into the veneer. No amount of sanding would remove it.

Plus it was textured and that would just wouldn't work.

It was not quite a blonde style dresser but had almost a white wash feel to it, so I decided that was how I was gonna work with it.

The top was laminate and in perfect condition so I decided I would work along those colors.

I decided to go with General Finishes Reverent Gray because it went so well with the top and the finish on the drawer fronts.

I scrubbed the whole dresser and wiped it down real well and got started.

After giving the base 2 coats and letting them dry it was time to start on the hardware to see how I could keep the damaged pieces. I decided I would leave the drawer fronts unpainted but paint the pulls.

But that meant removing all the metal inlays.

I learned this trick years ago. I just took a screwdriver and popped them out.

This way I could sand all the pulls and paint them with the reverent gray and not have to worry about getting paint on the metal.

Since I had all the metal pieces out I decided to give them a clean up and freshen up with some farmhouse gold spray paint.

Once everything was dried and cured I could put it all back together. Getting the metal strips in was the hardest part of the whole project. You can't just pop them back in you have to glide them into the groves. So I grabbed my rubber mallet and tapped them back where the belong. 

Then it all went back together. 

You can see how the paint on the hardware and the sides really made that vintage finish show through on the drawer fronts.

It freshened it up, but still kept that MCM feel.

Now it is being used again and being enjoyed.

I hope you enjoyed this latest makeover 

and I hope you have a great Holiday!

Until next time,

Have a Beautiful day! 

Another Empire Strikes Back...the Saga of the Empire Style Lowboy dresser makeover.

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Welcome back my Beauties!
How the heck have you all been?
I have been working like crazy on smalls for the booth trying to keep up with the holidays.
Luckily when the weather was nicer I was able to work on a bunch of furniture projects to show you.
This makeover started in a galaxy far far away....
just kidding..it started in my garage. :)
If you follow me on instagram (which you can do --->HERE)
you would have seen in my stories the SAGA of me scoring this beauty at a thrift store and having to get it into my husbands hatchback :)
I always know if I bring the little car, I will find a big piece of furniture. 
It had seen better days but it was structurally perfect and such a cool piece.
Once I got it home I got to work.

The top had seen the worst of the wear. But since I knew I was going to paint it, I knew I just needed to scuff it up and clean it to prep it. I used my Ryobi cordless sander to rough up the parts I was going to paint.
Then I wiped it all down and got to work.

Since once drawer had already been refinished and was in great shape I decided to keep that one as it was and just accent the rest of the piece using General Finishes Milk Paint in Queenstown Gray.
I found some old hardware in my stash and just gave it a couple coats of gold spray paint and they were good to go.

Then it was time to put it all back together.
I think you will agree the deep gray and the gold played so nicely with the wood tones in the large bottom drawer.

This Empire dresser definitely struck back with its curved legs and sleek appearance.

I am really happy I was able to get this piece home and give it a new lease on life.

I hope you enjoyed this makeover.

The snow is already starting here but hopefully I will get a few more pieces done before it gets really bad.

Until next time,

have a BEAUTIFUL day!