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Friday, July 27, 2012

Buttery Goodness

Just so you guys don't think I'm a total color junkie, I decided to something a little more sedate. This may sound goofy, but I look at a piece and let the color speak to me. Huh?? Ok, break out the tarot cards. No, I mean, I never like to go against the piece. I don't want to force it to be something than it really is. Ok, I sound like a complete whack-job. I like to wear those nice white coats with the funny sleeves!  No, really, I just like to keep it real. Oh shut-up already.   Here is the newest member.

Not really sure why my dog is tasting the mirror. 

So I found this off of CL (surprise!). The entire piece is veneered in birds-eye maple.
I haven't seen this type of dresser done in this wood. Usually it's oak or mahogany. 
It wasn't in terrible shape but the veneer wasn't all that great that I would have wanted to leave
it unpainted. At some point it had been painted white and the people I got it from stripped 
down to it's original state. They didn't do all that bang up of a job. 
 There was some water damage and the veneer was lifting pretty good along the bottom.
Glue and wood filler fixed this issue. However, I had no choice but to paint it now. 


Here's a quick peek after waxing in the garage. I decided to leave the top as is. Just cleaned it up and 
applied a new coat of stain. This was such a warm piece so I chose a soft buttery yellow. I love the way it plays up the golden tones in the wood and key hole covers. As usual, I made my own chalk paint.
I had a Behr "oops" sample of this yellow. I used every last drop. 


 Those original handles had to go!  Luckily I had 6 of these mother-of- pearl knobs from Hobby Lobby  that went perfectly with the color! 

I thought I would try something different and stencil the sides. I had some MS semi-gloss paint in "Custard" that I thought would contrast nicely. However, after I pulled the stencil away, you could barely see it. I wanted it faint, but not this faint! I didn't have enough of the other to paint over it, so I just left it. 



I also refinished the mirror. Restained and coated with dark wax. 
The top got a acrylic top coat.








The drawers were in pretty good shape, but the actual bottoms were icky. I always like to line the drawers to jazz things up a bit!  This piece is going up " For Sale!!"

17 comments:

  1. This piece is so pretty, the colour really suits it and i love love the mother of pearl handles. Fab job. Looking forward to the next one (no pressure!)
    Lesley in Brisbane

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  2. wow! I'm so glad you had to paint this piece. IT's a million times better. Well done.

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  3. You really did this piece justice! Love the paint job too:) I have a VERY similar dresser and I went with chalk paint please stop by and take a peek:)

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  4. Looks beautiful...I'm sure it will sell quickly! Hopped over from Sunday's Best and I'm happy to be your newest follower. Would love to have you stop by for a visit. From one painter to another ~ Judy @ www.vintagestreetdesigns.com

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  5. Well I'm so glad you painted her, because her make over turned out beautiful. Bet she goes quickly, because I would snatch her up! I also like how you left the top natural,when I finish pieces I typically leave the top natural. Love the light and dark contrast it provides. So glad you shared your creative inspiration with Sunday’s Best – your creativity helped make the party a success!

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  6. It turned out just beautiful!

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  7. beautiful! and the new knobs are much more feminine and fit the shape better!

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  8. It is so beautiful! I love that you kept the mirrow and the top natural.

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  9. Love the yellow! You chose wisely! Looks great! :)

    Jennifer @ Decorated Chaos
    http://decoratedchaos.blogspot.com

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  10. I love the color and I love that you distressed it! I am such a wimp when it comes to distressing.. I am so worried that I will ruin all my hard work.. but you piece is so gorgeous that I am going to have to try! So glad I found you blog.. and am your newest follower! If you ever have a chance come check out mine!

    -Peggy

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  11. I totally love it!
    I understand: I love color too.... sometimes I have to force myself to make something more subdued.....
    It turned out fabulous girl!

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  12. what a lovely redo on this piece. I have always loved pieces like this,but have never been lucky to find one. And now, we have no space to add more funiture in our home. :(
    I like that you lined the drawers. Love that little unexpected touch.

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  13. It's beautiful!!!!!!! I am visiting from the sassy sites link party. I am you newest follower! I blog over at http://www.garagesalesrus.blogspot.com/ I hope you will stop by and do the same. I also have an awesome giveaway going on with a Cricut Machine! It's only got a few hours left on it so hurry over and enter!

    Robin

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  14. Gorgeous dresser beautifully painted! I love this!!!

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  15. I really like what you did with this dresser. I have one that could almost be its twin. As someone who likes to restore old furniture do you have avenues that you recommend to sell a raw piece to someone like you that would give it a new life?

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