Swedish painted furniture is the latest and greatest in home decor. This {reincarnation} is all about creating the perfect finish for a chest of drawers. It will go in a little girls room but will be able to move around the house comfortably and serve as anything from a dresser to a buffet.
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| Chest in progress |
These two fabulous finds served as our inspiration for the finish of the piece. Notice the darker shade coming through in areas that would naturally be distressed over time. The hardware is perfect and luckily our original chest of drawers already has some very similar.
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| In the Mix |
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| In the Mix |
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| Perch - New Orleans |
Decisions, decisions.
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| Paint colors |
While it had a dated look, the paint was very detailed had been very well done. I (kinda) hated to but I got out the sander.
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Then the primer and base coat.
How cool is this?! Each drawer is marked with Roman numerals and has a coordinating marking on the face framing. Makes me wonder about the history of this piece.
I then rubbed candle wax along all of the edges on the entire piece; around the drawers, all of the corners, as well as in certain places on the top and face. Then, painted the white top coat over it. Paint will not stick to the places where the wax is rubbed. I did a few coats of the white and once it dried, I took a flat edge and scratched the paint off where the wax was applied. This revealed the base color beneath rather than the wood. This creates a subtle depth and gives it that aged look.
I painted the inside a dusty French blue (from the pink pattern) to bring in a touch of color and charm.
I purchased some beautiful Japanese paper to use as drawer liners. The proceeds went to benefit Japan :) The paper makes me smile and it adds a nice finished feel to the piece. I thought it would be a nice surprise.
Before and After:
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