A childhood friend brought her Grandma's antique dresser to me for a reloving. Growing up, it was never a favorite of hers but once it was passed on to her she did not want to throw it out and thought perhaps we could make it pretty. I loved it from first sight and knew it could be made gorgeous.
I went with classic black as my color choice. She had loved this dresser below I did for my middle daughter so felt it would be the right pick.
As per my usual look I wanted to keep the wood top stained. I started this process with a thick coat of paint stripper and a few different
grits of sandpaper to bring it back to the natural wood. A good scrub for everything and let dry.
The one side and a bit on the top had bad damage on the veneer so had to be wood filler filled (shown above) then sanded smooth
The base and mirror frame only needed one coat of Fusion Mineral Paint's coal black. The original dark finish helped keep it to one coat.
A good sponge sanding distressed the edges perfectly and kept the aged charm.
All the painted areas were given a good coat of black
furniture wax to deepen the color and add a old fashioned wax sheen to the stunning dresser.
black wax is on the middle drawer to show the sheen it adds ...
and the original hardware brass polished up beautifully (above top)
Once all put back together with the drawer slides waxed
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That turned out great. Love the black finish with just a slight distressing. Classic look. Pinning. Thanks for sharing at To Grandmas House We Go Link Party.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful makeover - so classy painted black. I love how you kept that beautiful grain on the top with ebony stain. Lovely! pinned
ReplyDeletethank you , I love wood grain too and love to keep where I can!
DeleteI'm not one for painting or changing an antique to anything other than what it was when it was made. I like the antique look of old furniture and what it was intended to be. But I have to say this dresser is beautiful. You done a fantastic job on it. It looks like it was black to start with. And it didn't really change the look of the piece like most painted looks too. Just the right amount of distressing look makes it look real and used.
ReplyDeleteGreat job. You should be very proud of this piece.
thank you so much for your kind words, I do try and keep them looking old and keep wood grain where I can ;)
DeleteBeautiful job! Was the mirror just dirty intially or did you do something to it to make it look new again?
ReplyDeleteI believe just dirty, good scrub always is in order for this old gems ;)
DeleteAt first I thought you painted the whole thing and I wanted to cry because of that gorgeous top. SO glad you kept the top natural, it looks great, classic but modern.
ReplyDeletethanks, I keep wood grain when I can for sure, it has such beauty ;)
DeleteAbsolutely beautiful! You did a terrific job!
ReplyDeletethank you!
DeleteI just love what you have done with this old piece! It reminds me of my grandmother's dresser, especially the mirror. This must have been the style back in the 1920's I'm guessing. Beautiful job and black really makes it elegant.
ReplyDeletethank you Leslie, your kind words touch my heart!!
DeleteWow, it turned out beautifully! The old piece looked like it was in such bad shape (the finish, anyway) that I'm especially impressed with the gorgeous end product. Thanks for sharing this with us at the Will Blog for Comments #86 linkup. Wishing you a lovely week to come. Hope to see you at #87 which opens next Monday morning.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jennifer, it was such a great refinish for a good friend!
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