I don’t know if you remember my favorite find from a few weeks ago? Here are a few pictures:
Well, the dresser is finally in progress! I had a request to show how I prep a piece before painting. This video clip shows what I worked on today and how it progresses. I had thought to paint it in Annie Sloan Old Ochre but after finishing the top, I decided on a different color. I also had hoped to sand back the middle section and stain it (I really like that look). However, after spending hours sanding back the middle section, the stain looked awful. The wood just kind of drank the stain up (sometimes that can happen). After all that effort, I painted it! At least the top turned out well.
Here is what I was able to accomplish today and how I prep my pieces for paint:
I hope to have the glamour shots for tomorrow’s post!
I bet it will look great when you are done!
Thanks, Darrielle! This one is really taking a toll on me. I’m exhausted. It is always hard to paint over someone else’s mess. If it wasn’t such a pretty piece, I would call it a day 🙂
can’t wait to see it!!
How nice it is to live vicariously through you! :O)
You are so funny! My feet are killing me right now so I don’t think you would like it too much lol!!
Looks so pretty. Love the two-tone dark stain contrasted with the lighter paint.
Thanks so much! I hope to finish this one tomorrow. It has become quite the project!
I love it when you stain part of a piece, can’t wait to see it done!
Hi Kelly – I had hoped to post pics today but am still (yikes) not done! This one is taking a long time. It’s always hard to paint over a really bad paint job. I also love the stain with paint but not sure this time…I’ll see what I think tomorrow 🙂 Thanks so much!
What do you recommend doing first using burgundy paint first or white to shabby a metal clock
I would recommend white under burgundy. The lighter under the dark unless you make the lighter a wash.