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!

Westminster Green Vintage Long dresser Makeover

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Welcome back my Beauties!

I am excited to be back with another makeover!

I spotted this baby at the local thrift store and ran right up to it.

It was price really cheap since it was missing most of the hardware and was pretty beat up, but I didn't let that stop me.

It was solid wood and I knew it wouldn't take much to bring it back to a beautiful piece of furniture.

I looked through my stash to see if I had extra hardware in this style but I didn't. 

This age of piece the replacement hardware gets a bit expensive so I decided to just fill the extra holes and use knobs instead which would cost way less than pulls.

So I filled the extra with wood filler and let it set.

While that was setting I grabbed my Ryobi Cordless sander and took the beat up old finish off the top of the dresser.

Once I got the finish off and wiped the whole thing down with tack cloth  I could put on my finish.

I decided to go with General finishes Gel stain in Mahogany.

It gave a nice rich finish to the top.

Once it was dry I used General finishes top coat in Satin to protect it.

I mean, look at that grain! The stain really made it POP!

Once the top had cured and I had sanded the base down and wiped it down I could start on painting it.

I wanted to use a color that would work with the warm rich top so I picked General finishes in Westminster Green!

Look how much better those drawers look!
I decided to accent them with some copper knobs! 

I think you will agree it all worked together!

I love that I was able to save a piece that others had passed over!

It took a little work, but I think it was worth it!

I hope you enjoyed this makeover!
I will be back again soon I hope, with another!
Until next time;

Have a BEAUTIFUL day! 

Outdated dresser given a beautiful makeover using westminster green general finishes milk paint

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Welcome back my Beauties!!!
I hadn't been planning on showing a makeover but alas we got snowed in this fine April day so I figured since I couldn't be outside painting, I might as well be inside by the fire editing and typing up a post!
I had been working on furniture pretty much every day but then the temps dropped as they love to do here and we got a freak mid april snow storm and I got really grumpy and refused to go outside :)
So my grumpiness is your Before and After Makeover post! 

I have had this dresser for a few months in my garage waiting for inspiration. I picked it up at the local thrift store for a great deal.
I knew she needed some work but that was no big deal.
You can't see from the picture but the top was pretty gross and you can see where the old hardware had been spinning around for quite some time making the drawer not so pretty.

So I just grabbed my 

Ryobi Cordless Random Orbital Sander

and gave the top a sanding all the way down and the base a quick smooth down. 

I decided I  wanted to go with a two tone finish and that was the reason I took the top all the way down to the bare wood.

Once the top was sanded and wiped down I decided to go with my 

General Finishes Brown Mahogany Gel Stain.

You can see here how it gave a rich finish and really made the grain pop!

While that was drying I painted the base with one of my absolutely 

favorite new colors from

General Finishes......Westminster Green!

I gave it two coats to give it that deep finish.

Plus I spray painted the old hardware Gold to make that pop too!

I just love how the wood finish with the deep green and brass all plays off each other.

Now she is all ready to go be loved again and 

get the royal treatment in some new owners home!

Now if you don't mind me, I am going to go hide under a pile of warm laundry until all the snow melts.

Until then,

Have a BEAUTIFUL day!