Sweet Little Milk Painted Trinket Trunk

Soft Neutral Shades Media Cabinet

Fresh Start for a Veneer Classic This manufactured media cabinet—with its once orange-tinged wood veneer—has been completely refreshed in a soft, neutral taupe called French Villa . Inside the glass-front doors, the adjustable shelf pops in Truffle , a beautifully rich and earthy shade from a newly released palette. The warm, complementary colors work together to give this piece a stylish, modern update and a brand new lease on life.

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.