I purchased this antique dresser from a friend who lives down the street from me. Isn’t she a beauty? The mirror was in excellent shape, no scratches or anythin…
Hello amazing friends! I am so thrilled you stopped by today! I am diving headfirst into my first piece from my Mother's Day Haul, this tall antique dresser: This poor thing was in serious need of TLC and I spent way more time on this than I normally do on my furniture pieces. I've included
I purchased this antique dresser from a friend who lives down the street from me. Isn’t she a beauty? The mirror was in excellent shape, no scratches or anythin…
Pin3kFacebook4Share3 Antique pieces of furniture have the best bones in my opinion. They have pretty carvings, great details, dovetail joints, are built to last and they have THE BEST legs! Am I right? The legs are like no other. So when I find one of these beautiful pieces, I really enjoy bringing it back to life and giving it new purpose. This antique dresser was one of those pieces. Great bones, fabulous legs, and in tip top shape. It just needed a new look. We started by giving the piece a good sanding to remove any minor dings and scratches, smooth out any surface bumps and also give our paint a better surface to lie on. All deeper scratches and dings that couldn’t be removed by sanding were filled with Dixie Belle Mud. Once all repairs were made, the piece was given a thorough cleaning using White Lightening by Dixie Belle. Next, it got 2 coats of BOSS primer to prevent any bleed through and block any odors that can be common in these older pieces. As soon as all the prep work was complete, it was time for the fun part. Deciding what new look this beautiful piece should have. This dresser had some beautiful bead detail going down the side of it but the fronts were rather plain and flat. So I dressed those up by adding WoodUBend Mouldings. Have you heard of them yet? They’re appliques that once heated, can bend and mold to whatever you’re applying them to. For this piece, I didn’t need to bend them as I applied them to the drawer fronts of my dresser. But boy what a big difference it made to this piece. If you’d like to try these, you can find them here. https://dixiebellepaint.com/hidden/woodubend/ I’ve been dying to do a nice green piece since the last bench we built and painted. So… I went looking for my options. Dixie Belle has a great lineup of colors in their chalk line of paint. I hadn’t used Collard Greens before so thought I’d give it a try. I just needed something to blend it with… I thought about using a white but didn’t want to lose the depth of the Collard Greens so decided to go with another shade of green and picked Dried Sage. I blended the two colors together and used the darker of the two colors to frame the piece and lightened up the middle with the lighter color. When using chalk style paints, you’ll want to keep your paint wet while blending so the colors can kind of melt together. By doing this you create another color, a transition color, that is a combination of the main colors you’re using. It allows your colors to go from one to the other without so much of a stark contrast or line between them. It helps soften it. You can keep your paint wet by misting it with a water bottle. Misting bottles work best and Dixie Belle has a great one you can pick up here. https://dixiebellepaint.com/continuous-fine-mist-spray-bottle-8-oz/ She was beautiful with paint alone but I decided I wanted to do a little more for her by highlighting her details and adding a beautiful magnolia flower design from the new Dixie Belle Belles and Whistles line of transfers. I choose Magnolia Garden because the colors of the florals complimented my paint so well. Don’t you agree? After adding the transfer, I wanted to make the beaded detail and the WoodUBend Mouldings I added really pop. There’s no better way to do this than to apply a little Gemstone Mousse to really make them stand out. I chose the color Amber because it looked fab with my olive green paint colors scheme. Once all this was done, I sealed the piece to help protect it and keep that beautiful new look lasting for years to come. I sealed it using Best Dang Wax in clear. Nothing, and I mean nothing, feels better than the soft, buttery, smoothness of a buffed wax on furniture. If you’d like to watch a video of this process, I have a few posted on Youtube. You can check out the Amber Gemstone Mousse application here. https://youtu.be/5d7ybpABEck You can check out the painting process here. https://youtu.be/Z5479sDmd8U You can watch and learn how to apply the new Dixie Belle transfers here. https://youtu.be/ItGhepTSUG4 Thanks so much for visiting our Blog. If you have any questions, be sure and ask in the comments section. If you visit our YouTube channel, please be sure and subscribe. Xoxo Tyler Pin3kFacebook4Share3
Do you love to upcycle furniture? check out these painted dresser makeovers if you're decorating on a budget. These before and after dresser upcycled are perfect for decorating your bedroom or dining room on a budget. #hometalk
*** THIS ITEM HAS SOLD & REMAINS IN SHOP AS A PORTFOLIO PIECE *** This stunning multi-tone, bayberry green tallboy dresser is an antique gem! Hand-painted solid wood and refinished with love to suit many different home or office spaces! Versatile piece is great for storage of many different items like craft supplies, linens, clothing, or office materials. A gorgeous statement piece in any space! FEATURES & DIMENSIONS: >> 40 Inches Wide X 20 Inches Deep (at deepest point) X 50.5 Inches High >> Expertly hand-refinished with love and attention to details (not sprayed) >> materials meant to patina with time to add more character >> solid mahogany wood throughout and character marks left intact to show age >> neutral colour theme >> five spacious drawers with beautiful free-hand painting inside >> Ceramic, fluted knobs and antique brass pulls >> stunning woodwork & turned legs >> 1930's vintage furniture >> Quirky character marks and time-worn elements: piece may accumulate patina over time =================================================== HOW DOES SHIPPING, PICK-UP, OR DELIVERY WORK? =================================================== NEARBY? >> If you live within a distance that allows you to do a pick up from my shop in Guelph, Ontario, you will not be charged any shipping fees (or for listings that state "free shipping" you will receive a refund for the total shipping amount) LOCAL? >> All local customers who live within a 3 hour radius of my shop in Guelph, ON, qualify for delivery at a flat rate per hour. Please convo me to inquire about rates and distances. The cost of delivery will be deducted from the shipping cost, with the difference refunded to you so that you only pay for delivery. LOCAL-ISH? >> If you are over a 3 hour's drive away from Guelph, ON, delivery is possible if a half-way point is arranged in advance. Please convo me for details. If you have paid for shipping, the cost of delivery will be deducted from the shipping cost, with the difference refunded to you so that you only pay for delivery. If you would prefer to have the item shipped, please contact me to arrange for shipping or other mode of transport that suits you. NORTH AMERICAN DESTINATION (CANADA, USA, MEXICO)? >> All non-local, but North American customers will receive their furniture piece in a wooden crate which ships curbside to your given address. Instructions for receiving and disassembling the crate will be provided. INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION? >> All international, non-North American customers will receive their furniture piece in a wooden crate which ships curbside to your given address (if possible). Air freight or ocean freight are available depending on the carrier/shipping company. You may also request drop-off at a select shipping hub/port. Instructions for receiving and disassembling the crate will be provided. ***You will be required to pay duties & taxes specified by your country's customs offices. Please note that these costs can be upwards of hundreds of US dollars/250-400 EU, etc. Please convo me for a estimate for shipping as well as a duties and taxes estimate so you are not surprised when you receive and invoice! If you have any questions, I will be happy to assist you! Thank you for visiting my shop! *** ALL SALES ARE FINAL *** COPYRIGHT All images are the intellectual property and subject to copyright by Sage & Balm. If you are interested in sharing my images, please convo me to discuss collaboration for social media opportunities.
My two depression era dressers have proven to be challenging pieces to refinish. I’ve struggled with both of these pieces throughout their makeovers. Every piece that I work on brings its own set of unique challenges to the table, and these little buggers were no different. The horizontal dresser had the most damage of the two. […]
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Which camp are you in? Do you paint antique furniture, or are you completely opposed? This is a highly contested topic in the design world, and even here in this She Holds Dearly corner of that world I get quite a few comments whenever I decide to paint antique furniture. Some people love it, some
DIY FURNITURE MAKEOVER | FURNITURE REPAIR | HOW TO REPAIR VENEER | DO IT YOURSELF CHALK/MINERAL PAINT When someone gives you an antique dresser for FREE, you don’t turn it down… …no matter how many mismatched knobs it has, and no matter how bad the top is… The veneer on this one was peeling so badly that the only solution was to remove it completely. We didn’t know for sure what we would find underneath, so we just started removing. In this post, you will learn a great way to paint and refinish a dresser with damaged veneer. These are the tools we used to remove and refinish the top: Scrapers WEN Planer Orbital Sander We removed the bulk of the veneer with a hand scraper. Beneath the first layer, we discovered a second layer of gross veneer that wasn’t as easy to remove by hand. So, we broke out the planer. It would have taken an eternity to remove the second layer with a sander because it was quite thick. You can see the several different layers we had to work through. Once we completely removed the layers of veneer, we fell in love with the wood underneath! All we had to do was sand it down to smooth with the orbital sander and wax with BB Frösch Dark Premium Finishing Wax. The dark wax made the little holes and signs of age look even better. I could stare at the before and after of the top all day. It’s remarkable to me that this incredible grain was hiding under the nasty peeling veneer—all it needed was a little sanding and dark wax! With top top refinished and looking fabulous, we painted the rest of the dresser white. It can sometimes be a challenge to get good coverage with white, since white doesn’t have a lot of pigment and opacity. Behr Silky White mixed with BB Frösch Paint Transformer gave incredible coverage, though—we only needed two coats! We lightly distressed the raised areas and embellishments with 220 grit sandpaper and smoothed the rest of the painted areas with 400 grit sandpaper. I always smooth my painted pieces with 400+ grit sandpaper because I believe furniture should feel as good as it looks. This is the sandpaper I like. We sealed the painted parts of the dresser with BB Frösch Clear Premium Finishing Wax. Since the dresser didn’t come with all-matching original knobs, we replaced them with these gorgeous crystal knobs you can find on Amazon: The whole makeover cost less than $30, including the knobs (which were the most expensive part!) So, friends, if you have any old dressers with peeling veneer you want to get rid of… Think twice! Or, you could always send them my way… A quick video recap…
I'm excited to guide you through the step-by-step process of giving your dresser a makeover that's not only satisfying but also wallet-friendly. Let's roll up our sleeves and get creative!
Pin3kFacebook4Share3 Antique pieces of furniture have the best bones in my opinion. They have pretty carvings, great details, dovetail joints, are built to last and they have THE BEST legs! Am I right? The legs are like no other. So when I find one of these beautiful pieces, I really enjoy bringing it back to life and giving it new purpose. This antique dresser was one of those pieces. Great bones, fabulous legs, and in tip top shape. It just needed a new look. We started by giving the piece a good sanding to remove any minor dings and scratches, smooth out any surface bumps and also give our paint a better surface to lie on. All deeper scratches and dings that couldn’t be removed by sanding were filled with Dixie Belle Mud. Once all repairs were made, the piece was given a thorough cleaning using White Lightening by Dixie Belle. Next, it got 2 coats of BOSS primer to prevent any bleed through and block any odors that can be common in these older pieces. As soon as all the prep work was complete, it was time for the fun part. Deciding what new look this beautiful piece should have. This dresser had some beautiful bead detail going down the side of it but the fronts were rather plain and flat. So I dressed those up by adding WoodUBend Mouldings. Have you heard of them yet? They’re appliques that once heated, can bend and mold to whatever you’re applying them to. For this piece, I didn’t need to bend them as I applied them to the drawer fronts of my dresser. But boy what a big difference it made to this piece. If you’d like to try these, you can find them here. https://dixiebellepaint.com/hidden/woodubend/ I’ve been dying to do a nice green piece since the last bench we built and painted. So… I went looking for my options. Dixie Belle has a great lineup of colors in their chalk line of paint. I hadn’t used Collard Greens before so thought I’d give it a try. I just needed something to blend it with… I thought about using a white but didn’t want to lose the depth of the Collard Greens so decided to go with another shade of green and picked Dried Sage. I blended the two colors together and used the darker of the two colors to frame the piece and lightened up the middle with the lighter color. When using chalk style paints, you’ll want to keep your paint wet while blending so the colors can kind of melt together. By doing this you create another color, a transition color, that is a combination of the main colors you’re using. It allows your colors to go from one to the other without so much of a stark contrast or line between them. It helps soften it. You can keep your paint wet by misting it with a water bottle. Misting bottles work best and Dixie Belle has a great one you can pick up here. https://dixiebellepaint.com/continuous-fine-mist-spray-bottle-8-oz/ She was beautiful with paint alone but I decided I wanted to do a little more for her by highlighting her details and adding a beautiful magnolia flower design from the new Dixie Belle Belles and Whistles line of transfers. I choose Magnolia Garden because the colors of the florals complimented my paint so well. Don’t you agree? After adding the transfer, I wanted to make the beaded detail and the WoodUBend Mouldings I added really pop. There’s no better way to do this than to apply a little Gemstone Mousse to really make them stand out. I chose the color Amber because it looked fab with my olive green paint colors scheme. Once all this was done, I sealed the piece to help protect it and keep that beautiful new look lasting for years to come. I sealed it using Best Dang Wax in clear. Nothing, and I mean nothing, feels better than the soft, buttery, smoothness of a buffed wax on furniture. If you’d like to watch a video of this process, I have a few posted on Youtube. You can check out the Amber Gemstone Mousse application here. https://youtu.be/5d7ybpABEck You can check out the painting process here. https://youtu.be/Z5479sDmd8U You can watch and learn how to apply the new Dixie Belle transfers here. https://youtu.be/ItGhepTSUG4 Thanks so much for visiting our Blog. If you have any questions, be sure and ask in the comments section. If you visit our YouTube channel, please be sure and subscribe. Xoxo Tyler Pin3kFacebook4Share3
I'm excited to guide you through the step-by-step process of giving your dresser a makeover that's not only satisfying but also wallet-friendly. Let's roll up our sleeves and get creative!
If you are a budget conscious person like me, but want quality furniture pieces, you might need to get your hands dirty! Good quality, real wood furniture is expensive if purchased new! If you've got the money for that, go for it! For me, I love to find old pieces with good bones, good style, but just need a little TLC to bring them back to life! I've shared before that my oldest son, Joshua and his wife, Sarah, are expecting their first baby in December! We are all so excited! I found an old dresser a few months
I love that the furniture flipping world has so many options now when it comes to paints! The Real Milk Company is one of my favorites, so come check out this dresser makeover I created using their paint!
This teal chalk paint furniture project features teal painted furniture with a gorgeous teal dresser as the star.
From shaggy to simply beautiful, this antique dresser just needs TLC. Larissa repairs the damaged veneer & restores the finis.
*** this piece has sold and remains in the shop as a portfolio piece. Do not buy! *** This stunning, multi-tone, coal black and raw wood tallboy dresser is an antique gem! Hand-painted inside and out, solid wood, and refinished with love to suit many different home or office spaces! Versatile piece is great for storage of many different items like craft supplies, linens, clothing, or office materials. A gorgeous statement piece in any space! FEATURES & DIMENSIONS: >> 37.75 Inches Wide X 20 Inches Deep (at deepest point) X 52 Inches High >> Expertly hand-refinished with love and attention to details (not sprayed) >> materials meant to patina with time to add more character >> solid, Canadian big leaf maple wood throughout and character marks left intact to show age >> neutral colour theme >> five spacious drawers with beautiful free-hand painting inside >> antique brass backplates & Art Deco Ginko golden drop pulls >> stunning woodwork & turned legs >> early 1900's vintage furniture >> Quirky character marks and time-worn elements: piece may accumulate patina over time =================================================== HOW DOES SHIPPING, PICK-UP, OR DELIVERY WORK? =================================================== NEARBY? >> If you live within a distance that allows you to do a pick up from my shop in Guelph, Ontario, you will not be charged any shipping fees (or for listings that state "free shipping" you will receive a refund for the total shipping amount) LOCAL? >> All local customers who live within a 3 hour radius of my shop in Guelph, ON, qualify for delivery at a flat rate per hour. Please convo me to inquire about rates and distances. The cost of delivery will be deducted from the shipping cost, with the difference refunded to you so that you only pay for delivery. LOCAL-ISH? >> If you are over a 3 hour's drive away from Guelph, ON, delivery is possible if a half-way point is arranged in advance. Please convo me for details. If you have paid for shipping, the cost of delivery will be deducted from the shipping cost, with the difference refunded to you so that you only pay for delivery. If you would prefer to have the item shipped, please contact me to arrange for shipping or other mode of transport that suits you. NORTH AMERICAN DESTINATION (CANADA, USA, MEXICO)? >> All non-local, but North American customers will receive their furniture piece in a wooden crate which ships curbside to your given address. Instructions for receiving and disassembling the crate will be provided. INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION? >> All international, non-North American customers will receive their furniture piece in a wooden crate which ships curbside to your given address (if possible). Air freight or ocean freight are available depending on the carrier/shipping company. You may also request drop-off at a select shipping hub/port. Instructions for receiving and disassembling the crate will be provided. ***You will be required to pay duties & taxes specified by your country's customs offices. Please note that these costs can be upwards of hundreds of US dollars/250-400 EU, etc. Please convo me for a estimate for shipping as well as a duties and taxes estimate so you are not surprised when you receive and invoice! If you have any questions, I will be happy to assist you! Thank you for visiting my shop! *** ALL SALES ARE FINAL *** COPYRIGHT All images are the intellectual property and subject to copyright by Sage & Balm. If you are interested in sharing my images, please convo me to discuss collaboration for social media opportunities.
Trashed Dresser Gets a Makeover: A Story of Creativity, Transformation, and Finding Beauty in the Unwanted | Redoux Interiors
Have an antique dresser you've been wanting to makeover? Come and see how I refinished this antique dresser back to its' original charm.
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