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antiques, before and after, chipping, chippy, dresser redo, dressers, french enamel, furniture, ironstone, Miss mustard seed, Miss mustard seed book, MMS, painting, pictures, shutter grey
It’s time to reveal the pretty dresser I couldn’t wait to paint. I bought it on craigslist and had it stored in my garage awaiting MMS milk paint. I have to tell you I really wanted it to be different and stand out….I just felt it deserved that. I consulted my bestie and we agreed that I should try french enamel blue. I used the bonding agent because this piece was pretty slick and didn’t want to worry about too much chipping. Wasn’t the look I wanted. It painted beautifully I like the consistency that the paint takes on with the bonding agent. When she was all french enameled I stood back and it just was a little too blue…actually a lot! Now what? You might be seeing a pattern here…there is I kinda just wing it and figure it’ll all work out and it mostly does. I have only taken one piece straight to the donation truck so far. It was one that was just ugly and I painted it end result ugly still with paint. Back to the dresser I decided to do a wash of shutter grey over it. What’s a wash? I just made the paint much more watery so it doesn’t fully cover just peeks color through it. This was the ticket and I sighed relief. I painted all the little details in ironstone white and used all the original hardware. In the end she is beautiful!
This is the before….
After…..
I will continue to apologize for my pictures there is really terrible lighting upstairs at the shop where my space is…again sorry
Gotta love the fire extinguisher in the mirror 🙂
And lastly Miss Mustard Seeds book is AWESOME!
I’m not quite finished reading it yet I am relishing in every little bit. It is available to purchase at Summer Cottage Antiques in my space. I will share with you my thoughts on the book and I am working on a very exciting surprise you won’t want to miss!! Stay tuned……
Gracefully Worn 