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Another dresser re do like the crack house dresser

Diposting oleh bian di 03.54 Label: , , , , , , , ,
 I was surprised at the interest in the crack-house dresser that I had painted.  I had listed on CL and got quite a few calls. I even had multiple buyers for it on the same day. The person asked me if I was going to be doing any more like it.  So, when I came across these two siblings, I thought I could paint one in the same fashion.  So I did! 
  Like my garage??? 3 dressers (four if you count the one you cant see) a hutch and a buffet....all awaiting my time.  Yeah, ok, sure...Ill get right on that.  The two siblings are on the left with the oh-so fetching coat of arms brand-thing is what Im working on.  The one below is the smaller of the two.   I dont even know what that green/yellow monstrosity is, even the owner didnt know what it was. 
All I know was that it had to go bye-bye. Some wood filler and a good sanding, and away it went. 
                      So...here it is,,,,crack-house dresser paint #2!
This one was in far better shape.  I refinished the top and shined up all the brass hardware.
 The top was refinished with Varthane gel walnut, wood sealer, and dark paste wax. I used the same turquoise and orange paint.  The yellow was just something I had laying (lying?? I always get those mixed up...dogs lay, people lie..What about paint?? Hah!) around.
 The Hub polished up all the hardware on his polisher. Almost looks as though they brass plated copper! 
              The little brass studs were solid black. They shined up pretty durn good!!
I thought this fabric went perfectly with the colors. 
                                                This is a really nice shot of my cats butt.
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0 komentar Kamis, 11 Agustus 2016

Another Gem Colored Milk Paint Dresser!

Diposting oleh bian di 00.25 Label: , , , , , ,
I just cant get enough of the stunning colors from the Real Milk Paint Co. !
Last dresser re-do it was a bold cobalt/ultra-marine blue.  This time Im going
TURQUOISE.  
But first, let me tell you about this score on this dresser.
 Not too bad.  It was obviously a well made piece. Nice type of mahogany. It was in pretty good shape.
The gentleman I bought it from (CL) was one of those storage war people.  Although, he 
said he got this from his uncle who had passed.  He wanted 85 for it. We agreed on $60. 
Had no idea what a score I was about to discover. 
I have never seen handles like this before. I took a quick glance at them and thought 
they were unique. Even the escutcheons were beautiful. Of course he didnt have the key. 
Does anyone ever have the key????
Anyway, got the beauty home and started my work. The handles were nice and hefty. Got out the 
Brasso and started to see how they would shine up. 
Hello!!!! Holy-Solid-Cast-Brass Batman!
Yes. Solid. No plating. I know you know how much solid brass handles cost. 
10 handles and 5 escutcheons.  You do the math.....uh-huh......Scoresville! 
Heres hubs shining the booty up on the polisher.
Want to see what they look like on the finished piece??
Like gold jewelry on a gorgeous gown....check out my Turquoise Baby!!!
I just love this color! I had planned on selling this one. But after seeing how great this color turned
out, and of course this awesome hardware, I think Im keeping this guy. 
 So I actually used the one marked cobalt blue. However, the rep said that they had an error listing the names, as I told him this color was no where near cobalt. So I really dont know what color this is. The one labeled turquoise is more of a teal. The company was nice enough and sent me two other colors (Peacock and Black) and a jar of their burnishing paste.  Its a matte acrylic topcoat. Sort of like using wax on top of chalk paint.
This totally looks like Bo-bo the clowns dresser. 
After layering on the milk paint.
Once I start sanding, the other colors
will peek thru. 
 It was a paint-fest!!   I have serious issues.  While doing the dresser, I also tried out my milk paint on the new campaign dresser I picked up. Yes..a Baker Campaign dresser. For the paltry sum of $15.00!!! Dont Hate!    I will talk about that painting fiasco in my next post.....Sheesh....                                                              
                              To bring out the depth in the color, I used a dark wax over all of the paint. 
I hate waxing. It took quite awhile and I couldnt move the next morning. 
For the wood top. I sanded and used a mixture of stains.
All the wood got coated with Tung Oil that I got from Real Milk Paint Co. 
You can read about the oil on my last post on the bold blue dresser. 
And here is a pic of it inside my living room. 
I just kind of threw it in there,,,,havent really had a chance to decorate around it. 
I think its time to repaint the room. Im so not looking forward to that. 
Its not a bad color, im just tired of it. 
                                                          One last look at the pretty jewelry!!
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and thanks to: "From my Front Porch to Yours" for the feature!
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0 komentar Senin, 30 Mei 2016

Another Kent Coffey

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Behold the Kent Coffey from The Continental line. 
Normally Im good about before shots, but not this time. 
It wasnt in horrible shape. Its just that the 55 year old finish is really not happenin anymore! 
You can see the drawers before and after I sanded. Like most of the others, this is a walnut veneer.
 Lovely blotchiness yeah??! I always use a pre-conditioner before I stain (and this proves exactly why you should). But Im thinking I waiting too long and it had already been absorbed and dried. This was not good. Even sanding it again didnt work. I had to use a varnish stripper to get the stain to release. 
Just extra work for me. I was able to get most of it up and with another sanding, got it to look passable. 
Normally I do a lot of two-tone, but I really like how the walnut finished up on this one. But just to
add a bit of color, I did the trim around the drawers in custom mix orange. This dresser was already
spoken for by a friend of mine. Shes doing her room in charcoal grays, whites and a touch of orange.
One of the knobs went MIA in transit, so I found these cool replacements from Anthro. 
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0 komentar Kamis, 28 April 2016

Peacock Desk Another one!!

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So I had my 1st peacock desk/vanity up for sale on CL. I had two calls within an hour, both wanting the desk. Naturally the first person got it. So the 2nd one asked if I could do another. We hunted around on CL for a week and I found an almost identical vanity to the first one I did. 
I had already started working on it before I remembered to grab the camera. 
My client wanted the desk done the same way, minus the blue accent. This was going in her 6 year old daughters room with zebra accents and purple walls. So I did the accents in violet. She also brought over a bookcase and nightstand for me to finish to match the desk. 
 I did the same ASCP in Pure White on the two pieces as well as the desk. 
I mixed some purple latex paint and got this lavender shade (its not as blue in person).
 I tied in the night stand with a peacock feather and black accent drawer, as well as violet accents. 
   
Here is my painting process for the peacock feathers. I finished it up after it dried w/dark paste wax.
The black is my own CP recipe. I painted the drawers and lined them.
The two bottom drawers
got "special" peacock
fabric! 
I did have a small issue with the ASCP white not covering completely. I kept getting a bleed
through of the mahogany stain, even after 3 coats. Sooooo I sanded most of it off and applied
an oil base primer very thoroughly. That did the trick. 
I made the custom hanger for the daughter and tried out my new letter stencils! 
She picked it up over the weekend and everyone liked it.  I will post a picture of everything 
in her room as soon as I get a pic!!
Ok....so here is Sydneys room!!
Mom is still looking for a vanity stool/desk.
Im hoping that background on the bookcase isnt as blue in person.  It was a nice violet
when I painted it.  I should have asked mom for a bit of the wall color so I could match it.
Hmmmmm,,,,,live and learn!
Her one-of-a-kind accessory hanger!! 
I will be linking up at all my favorite party places at the bottom of this page!! 
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0 komentar Minggu, 17 April 2016
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This shows how I layered on two other colors of chalk paint before painting over the whole
thing with the milk paint.  Milk paint works best on completely bare wood. It went over the chalk paint with no problems.