Deep Blue French Dresser...

Found this french chest of drawers in a resale shop.

I was intentionally going to use only the

hardware.  I just couldn't.  So, I updated it.

Here is the before below.

 Needed some drawer repair.

We did that and now it's in fully working order.

I sanded most of it down

and cleaned it up.

I painted it in some new chalk paint

I wanted to try out.

It's Magnolia by Joanna Gaines

in the color silos district.

My verdict on the paint, it's like any other 

chalk paint out there.  Only problem is

they mix it before you order it.  So, it took about a week

in a half to get it.  Mind you I live in Humble, TX.

That's 20 mins outside Houston, TX. 

It adheres well and distresses good.

I did do 4 coats though.  First coat coverage

was good, but I wanted a more even

coverage.  

I added some gray and white stripped

paper to the back.  This piece did have a missing drawer.

Then we added some wood pieces to the sides

and bottom to make a shelf.

I stained and sealed those.

Distressed some areas on edges.  Not too over the top though.

Hardware I cleaned up and kept the white in 

the creases of the handles to go with

some of the white from distressing.

To make give it a little more, I added the striped

paper to the inside drawers.

Sealed everything in a flat finish.

It's all smooth and durable.

Love this!

  Would look amazing in a childs/tweens room.

Available, message if interested.

Redesigned Updated Dresser.....

A new client found us online in a group on facebook.

She loved our work and my design for pieces I custom

paint and put up for sale.  

She fell in love with this dresser below I had painted and 

put up for sale last month.  It sold to another new client.

She had this dresser already that was her daughter's.

She wanted us to seal in the hole and make new ones

for the new hardware she bought.  So we sealed in the 

holes and added new ones.

Here is the picture I sent her after we finished 

that part.  I wanted to show her how it looked.  

She loved it.

Then we stripped the top to get all the damage from

years of use.  Nice and smooth.

She wanted me to paint it like the other dresser I had done above.

She loved the design so much.

So here it is all updated!

I used Annie Sloan chalk paint in a custom color 

I made.

She loved it!  

Old World Look For Deep Gray Dresser......

I had this dresser in my inventory for awhile.  It was up

for sale as is since last November.  So, I decided to redesign 

it in my own color and look.  It is available for sale now.

Here is the before below.  We repaired some cosmetic damage

here and there.

I decided to use Annie Sloan chalk paint on this one.

I custom mixed some colors to 

get a deep rich gray color.

I didn't distress it at all because, I think it didn't 

go with the look of this dresser.  So I aged it with some

dark wax.

Then, I painted the hardware silver and aged those

also.

I sealed in all the holes on the top drawers, I didn't

like the handles.  

So, I added some silver glass knobs.  I wanted them

big and square to go with the look of the dresser.

We also added some feet on all four corners.

I'm like so in love with how it turned out.  It's exactly what 

I pictured when designing it.