It's February and with that comes cloudy skies and blistery cold winds. I bundle our little ones tightly with coats and mittens just to run to the car. It's crazy how just being out in this weather for a few seconds can sting your cheeks and turn your fingers numb! Somehow, after living in the Midwest for almost all of my life, I forget these horrible sensations after living in the warm climate of California for 6 years! Regardless, we must carry on with our daily lives and try to put a little bit sunshine per say into our days and for me it's through my paint. A few post back, I told you about the antique wash stand that was left in a dark dirty basement somewhere that nobody wanted to pay any attention to...until I rescued it! For that washstand, I chose happy colors that make you feel warm like sunshine inside when you look at it. Provence and Old White by Annie Sloan are those two colors. I thought this color combination looked gorgeous together and with that dark walnut refinished top, it screamed such beauty and warmth!
Well, I wasn't alone on this thought I suppose because not only did it sell quickly at the shop, it also caught the eye of a young couple who was looking for a dresser set with a vibrant pop! This customer had contacted me by text to see if one of dresser I had in the shop was still available. Sadly for her, it was sold, but 10 minutes later, she called me directly excited and wanting to know if I could paint a dresser for her in the colors of the wash stand she had just discovered on my website. She didn't have the dresser yet, but when she found one, she'd like it painted in Provence and Old White just like the wash stand, even wanting the top refinished as well. So, I told her yes of course I could and gave her my custom work information and tell her to contact me when she finds a dresser. Much to my surprise and delight, she called the very next morning! Not only did she find one but a matching dresser set consisting of the chest and dresser with mirror, but she wanted to bring them to me right away! So, I agree to take it in the next day. It was her birthday soon and her boyfriend was such a sweetie, he bought her the set and was paying me to have it painted for her, how romantic! Now, as we are unloading it I notice that although it is a beautiful French Provencial set, it was a bit damaged here and there. Why anyone would try to hot glue drawers and trim back onto a dresser is beyond me, good grief!
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| Good and solid, yes, but hot glue, really? |
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Top before being stripped and refinished
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Have you every had to dig hot glue out of small crevices? Yeah, not so fun. But eventually it was all out of the trim and was properly re-glued back onto the drawers with WOOD glue. The tops of these dressers really amazed me actually. I knew they would look better refinished, but after I stripped and sanded them down, a pretty wood grain came popping through. I used my favorite dark walnut stain that gives it such rich beauty. After sealing with a wipe on polyurethane, which is my newest favorite sealer by the way, it was ready for the fun stuff....color! I painted the body in Old White with the trim areas of the dresser in the Provence, just like my inspirational wash stand. The inserts of the drawers were also in Provence. The original hardware was in great condition, but needed to be updated with a pretty rubbed bronze finished and tada....
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LOVE this color combo, very happy and fun!
Sorry about the staging or lack of, my work shop isn't the prettiest
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| The tops were just gorgeous in their new finish! |
Another very happy customer went home with inspiration and wonderful Birthday Gift!
