Sweet Little Milk Painted Trinket Trunk

French Provincial Nightstand Modern Makeover

This nightstand is part of a charming French Provincial style bedroom set originally crafted by Malcolm Furniture here in Canada years ago. One of my valued customers entrusted me with giving this piece a fresh, updated look. She envisions the entire set transformed into a soothing medium grey, perfectly complementing her new home's décor. Given the nightstand's beautiful, solid construction, it was an easy and rewarding decision to invest in revitalizing this quality piece, ensuring it continues to bring beauty and functionality to its new setting.

Recently I picked these treasures up at the thrift store. I finished the pepper grinder in black and working on the tall jewelry box blog post and here is what I did to the sweet little wood and metal trunk.

The raised pattern metal and cute hardware are charming but a bit of color was in order.

Homestead House Milk Paint in Laurentien was the perfect color. I used it recently on these farmhouse stools and just loved the color.

After 2 coats dried, I distressed the wood edges and wet distressed the raised metal to reveal the gold highlighted details.

To seal it , I applied Fusion Mineral Paint ageing wax directly over it all then when dry came back and added their black wax in the crevices and corners to age and define even more.