Antique Victorian Dresser Makeover using Milk Paint

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Welcome back my Beauties!

Sorry its been so long.

I have been working on plenty of stuff, just out of practice for taking enough pics to make a blog post!

In fact on this one I didn't take a full BEFORE picture because I was so excited to get started.

I had already cleaned the drawer fronts and added new hardware before I even started to take pics.

You can see from the one I have that the base of this vintage dresser was in sad sad shape.

The drawers were o.k.; they just needed some cleaning and loving.

But it was missing all the hardware minus the keyhole covers.

I had purchased these cup pulls a while back and was saving them.

I wanted something shiny to go with the dresser makeover so I removed the keyhole covers and the new hardware and cleaned them all and got ready to paint them.

I knew I was going to go with some rich paint color so I wanted a rose gold to accent the piece.

I picked Rustoleums Rose gold spray paint and gave them two coats.

While the hardware was drying I gave the base a good scuffing and sanding and wiped it all down.

Once that was done I could start coating the base.

I picked General Finishes Milk paint in Westminster green to play off the vintage style of the piece.

Look at how great the rose gold plays off the dark wood and deep green paint!

I love it and for a second thought about where I could put it in my house, but then I remembered I already have too many dressers :)

So there you have it. 

One of the many makeovers I have been working on the last few months!

I was looking through some other makeovers and was shocked to see that there was still snow on the ground in some of them.

I am not ready to look at snow again for a while, so I will do those posts LATER!

If you missed any of the last few makeovers you can see them Below.

Vintage Marushka Inspired Mountain Wall Mural

Vintage Advertisement Transfer artwork

Vintage Dresser Makeover using transfer and paint

It makes me feel a little better to know I did accomplish a few posts during this crazy time!
Until next time,

Stay Healthy 

and have a BEAUTIFUL day!

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Welcome back, my Beauties!

I know I have been pretty sparse on my makeover posts,

but that doesn't mean I haven't been making over things.

I have been working on furniture pretty regularly but mostly been sharing them over on INSTAGRAM stories.  But I was going through some old pics and realized I have a ton of things I never got around to showing you.

As you know I lost my Mom almost 2 years ago at this time.

This piece was one of the pieces I was working on at the time.

I think that's why it took so long to post this.

I remember working on this in the middle of all the chaos.

(You will not the pictures are not the best as I wasn't in the right head space to actually grab my camera and I just took these with my phone) 

But as we approach the anniversary, I decided it was time to look back and finally share this piece.

I remember seeing it listed on craigslist for free.

A "first come first get" post.

This was before my Mom had gotten sick and so I still had time to go on fun little pick up runs. 

I remember grabbing my daughter in case I needed help loading and tearing off downtown.

The picture just showed it was a dresser.

It didn't say that it was in pieces.

But I figured for FREE I really couldn't complain.

We got to the house and they were just dragging out the mirror part to the curb.

I popped the back of the minivan open and my daughter and I loaded it up, piece by piece.

I wasn't to worried since I had a secret weapon up my sleeve at home.

Luckily my Ryobi Airstrike made quick work of reattaching all the unattached parts.

It really was that easy. I don't know how or why the top had been removed, or the bottom. I think they may have planned some odd DIY thing with it and then got discouraged and just gave up.

So I lined everything back up, popped in some nails and screws where I could and it was good to go.

Once it was back together again, I gave it a quick sand down, and wipe down and got down to painting.

I wanted a classic color for this classic piece so I picked

General Finishes Driftwood Gray.

It took a couple coats to cover up that dark streaky black but it did the trick.

I just loved the fun little candle holders.

All I kept thinking was;

"I wonder what kind of stories this piece could tell"

I mean, think about this..its so old it was used when you needed candles for dressing and drawers to put your gloves in.

I know that it was beaten and battered and worn but I also loved that I was able to save such an old piece.

It's not perfect, but its usable again and able to function in someone's home, even though I am betting they aren't storing gloves or using candles to see while they dress.

I am happy to say that it sold rather quickly way back when I redid it.

I have yet to ever score or see another dresser like this to even redo, which made it all the more fun to do. 

I hope you enjoyed this latest little look back and hopefully I will finally get around to showing you the rest of all those makeovers sitting in my files.

Until next time,

Have a BEAUTIFUL day!