Sources:
Knobs: Hobby Lobby | Frames: Bed, Bath and Beyond | Clock: Pottery BarnΒ (affiliate link at no additional cost to you)
Sometimes its a major bummer when a tenant moves out and leaves their furniture… and sometimes its a real blessing when they don’t see a diamond in the rough. I initially wanted to keep this dresser for Drew’s room but once AJ brought it home I realized it wasn’t in as great shape as I remembered.
…but the detailing was fantastic, the drawers worked well and it was a great size!
That’s a pretty sweet duct tape drawer liner, isn’t it? π
After a little (a lot) of TLC I came up with this using a stain over paint technique.Β Let’s start at the beginning: I loved the color Bliss that Country Chic Paint sent me but didn’t want it to turn out like this popular makeover that I did a couple of years ago… I wanted to take a risk and try out something new.
But first I needed to fill a few holes with my trusty Elmer’s Wood Filler, it’s quick drying and works beautifully.
Country Chic Paints gave me this fabulous antiquing wax that I used and loved here and here… but it wasn’t as dramatic as I was hoping to go with this piece. Once the stain dried I got pretty nervous because the stain was ridiculously dark and created a greenish brownish color instead of teal-ish…
… so I decided to sand the drawer and see if I liked it better. I did… so I did this to the entire piece with Mixwax’s Jacobean:
Here is the finished product!
I got the knobs at Hobby Lobby and made sure to hit their 50% off sale for the large knobs.
The smaller knobs are from Home Depot.
I love the detail work here, I just applied stain over this whole area and did an incredibly light sanding. I found in certain places that had a lot of texture, like this, that if I did too much sanding that I would lose the color that lay below the stain.
There you have it… one of my favorite makeovers I’ve ever done!
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I love it all! I love the color, the knobs and also the way you styled it. I’m wondering though, if there is a way to fine-tune that wonderful detailing to make it stand out more.
I don’t know… I’m not sure how I would do that… this is the first time I tried out this method so I would need to play around a little more… π What would you do?
great job Jen! Happy Valentine’s Day’s to you too. Enjoy your night, we went out last night for dinner. It was very nice and such a treat to be alone!
so smart to do it before the ridiculous price fixe menu comes out tonight. π
This is beautiful! I love the end result it is perfect. You are very talented!
Thank you so much, Christine! It was so fun to see it come together!
gorgeous! love the color and the finish you achieved!
it makes me want to do it with a bunch of different colors now, cassie, and see how it turns out!
Great job, Jen! It looks like it would make a cool buffet in a dining room. Your kids are adorable, too. π
It would be an amazing buffet, you’re right! and thank you!
really!!!! if only!!! I am one reader who is truly in awe! great job
π thank you so much!
It turned out gorgeous!
thank you! π
It’s beautiful Jen! So much depth to it…I love it and the detail is enhanced beautifully. Great knobs. Happy Valentine’s Day!
thank you and happy (late) valentine’s day to you too!
You are killing me with all of these projects woman! This is SO beautiful!!
thank you, sarah! glad you had an amazing time at the outlets!
This is beautiful! Love it!!
thank you so much, nicole!
I need to find me a piece where I can try this technique!!!
I want to just do this painting technique on every piece now! π
Jen, this is GORGEOUS. Wow. I truly can’t believe you achieved this beautiful finish by yourself. I am happy to have found your blog through this challenge also! I look forward to following you on social media!
– Tasha @ Designer Trapped In a Lawyer’s Body {www.designertrapepd.com}
thank you, tasha! looking forward to seeing what you have in store in the future! π
This is gorgeous, Jen! It looks like something I’d see (and drool over) in a furniture store!
π thanks, april!
What an awesome technique! It’s never occurred to me that you could stain over paint. Total light bulb moment here. I love the finish, Jen – it’s stunning!!
wow, just so beautiful! i’m totally going to try this. π Thanks so much for linking up at Creativity Unleashed Link Party last week. Featuring you tomorrow on the blog and hope to see you back!
This is so, so gorgeous, Jen! I wish I lived closer to you so I could buy it! Stunning! Pinning– thanks so much for sharing!
~Abby =)
Your piece is stunning! I recently refinished a piece with a stain over paint technique, and I’m wondering… Did you stain, THEN wipe, then sand? Or just stain, then sand with no wiping? Also, once I stained my piece, it took FOREVER to dry (past that sticky stage)… Did yours also take forever? And, did you wax or poly to finish? Thanks!
Beautiful! Great transformation!
This is gorgeous, Jen! I’ll be featuring it on Give Me the Goods tomorrow. π Thanks for sharing!
xoxo
Rachel @ Maison de Pax
Gorgeous finish! Good job π
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