Victorian Dresser in Turquoise Milk Paint

I picked up this stunning dresser and matching mirror awhile back.  

It most assuredly is from the Victorian period. So I'm putting it's age 

at 110+!  Other than a few dings, broken casters and some carvings on the top, it

was in damn good condition. (Minus the hideous contact paper lining the drawers...OMG)

My fave shade of milk paint, cobalt blue (really turquoise) from the Real Milk Paint Co.

I'm in love with this color! It so suits this era of furniture, IMHO. 

So here is the application of the milk paint. I had already sanded and cleaned the wood and touched

up stain in the spots that needed it. The milk paint flaked perfectly. I didn't want a lot of paint,

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