Updated Vintage Dresser to Modern Style...

New client inherited her late grandmothers dresser

and wanted it updated for her new little bundle of joy.

She will be due very soon and put this order in 3 months ago.

I was booked like we usually are and she waited patiently. 

Here is the before below.

She purchased new hardware and wanted the middle

cabinet door off.  

She wanted the top stained to match her crib frame

and the body painted a clean no distress white.

We used Benjamin Moore Ultra White.

Amazing what a professional paint job

and some redesigning can do.

She also wanted the old hinge holes sealed in which we did.

Stained top and sealed in a semi gloss water

based sealer.

Everything done in a no brush stroke finish

as always.

Our finish is smooth to the touch and applied 

properly.

Here is the handles she picked.  We only had one at the time.

Looks amazing!

Here it is in her nursery after we delivered it.

She was "over the moon obsessed with it".

Her words 😍

White Updated Rustic Dresser......

I was working on this piece last month that I 

got for free from a client.  I didn't like the previous hardware, so

I replaced it with new handles.

While I was working on it along with a custom client order

that was being painted the same color (multitasking!)

I received a message from a new follower.

She wanted a previous dresser I had just sold a few hours

before.  She asked if I would be painting anything

in that same style & color...I said yes and showed 

her this one I was working on.

Here is the before below.

Sanded it down.  Then primed it.

I showed her this picture of the handles I was putting on them.

I also showed her the before with the original handles.

She loved the look I was going for all she wanted was the hardware 

painted silver.  

Here it is painted in white using Benjamin Moore paint.

No distress I thought it looked better without it.

I liked the clean look on this particular dresser.

Here it is in her home, she loved it!

Raw Natural Look French Dresser....

This is the before below on a french dresser made by Davis Furniture Co.  

I was initially going to paint it but because we strip 

most of our pieces before we paint them.

But once it was stripped and sanded down I just couldn't paint

it.  The wood was to beautiful.  It wasn't a veneer overlay 

either.  This was solid carved wood.  I did replace that hideous hardware though. 

Stripped and sealed in the old handle holes.

I didn't stain it, just sealed it with a water based sealer.

Painted the hardware iron steel which is a matte 

slightly dark gray with some metallic in it.

This piece was sold a few days ago.

.  I finished it at the beginning of 

last month, but didn't have time to post on my blog.