The overwhelming majority of the time I am glad to see my furniture pieces go home with people who fall in love with them.
This may be the exception
I am CRAZY in love with this chest.
Fact
Just to refresh your memory, this is what it looked like when I hauled it home.
First things first, I had to uncover that top.
It came off really fast with my orbital and 80 grit sandpaper. That little beveled edge took longer than the entire top did.
I chose to paint this one in one of my very favorite colors, Amy Howard’s Selznick Grey.
I really do love this color. I’ve used ALOT of grays and this one is the warmest in my opinion. Plus Amy Howard makes a great product.
Most of the time when I drag home a piece of furniture that has drawers, the drawers themselves are a mess. These were clean as could be. What a lovely surprise!
I used a stencil from Royal Design Studio. This worked WAY better than any other stencil I have ever used. It is much thicker and sturdier than the ones I’ve previously purchased at discount stores.
It is a French poem. Now I have seen this done before and just loved the idea but I was a tad apprehensive about doing it myself. I ain’t no professional stenciler y’all.
But I would do it again in a heartbeat!
The hardest part is letting it dry really well before you can do the next section, but it is sooooo worth the wait! It took me a little over an hour to finish the stencil part. Once it had dried for over an hour I sanded down the entire front with 220 grit sandpaper to fade the lettering quite a bit.
The only thing I used on the top of the chest was Annie Sloan Dark wax. I stopped using wood stain several months ago and I love how this turned out!
The entire piece got a good coat of Annie Sloan clear wax and then on to the jewelry! In my brain I wanted mercury glass knobs but I did not want to drive to Greenville SC to Hobby Lobby today so I figured it would have to wait. I stuck my head in to Marshall’s and by complete accident found a set of six mercury glass pulls for
Wait for it. . . .
$7.99.
I kid you not! There was only one set of these so I flew home and dug through my Knob Stash where I found the last pair.
I’d been waiting to use these for months. This is the perfect opportunity.
Well there you have it.
‘How I spent my Saturday ‘
By Paige Davis
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Happy Sunday!
Paige
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It's just beautiful. I look at so many beautiful furniture makeovers and love them all so much, but I've never actually had a go. We have a few bits round the house that would look fab painted I think,
Just try it! My first piece was a dining table and 5 chairs. I do not recommend that for for a first project. Pick a chair or small side table and have fun! Thank you so much for stopping by!
Stunning!!
Very pretty transformation … I can see why you were sad to see it go!
LOVE this! Especially the knobs~ I would have had to keep it 🙂
Jenna
This is really beautiful!
This is stunning! I love the French graphic! You did such a beautiful job. We would love if you would link up with us at Friday Favorites which will be live tonight at 8 pm. Have a good day! Michelle
http://ourcraftymom.blogspot.com
Found your post from Pretty Preppy Party. This is a gorgeous piece! So glad to see what stencils and paint/wax you used for future reference! And what a steal for those mercury glass knobs! I would have such a hard time giving that up if it were mine! 🙂
Rachel @ TrailerTrashTreasureTrove
Great Job! I love the poem written n the front.
I so love this!! I'm going to have to find this stencil and do something like this! Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful Stencil, Love the font. The mercury glass knobs really make it pop what a great find! Beautiful job Paige!
This is lovely. You made excellent choice all along the way: the color, the top, the stencil, and the knobs. Beautiful. I saw your link at Miss Mustard Seed's party.
Absolutely gorgeous! I love every bit of it. You are very creative and made this a piece to treasure. Great job.
This is gorgeous!! Love the script. We met Amy Howard at Haven this past weekend and took one of her classes. She is a hoot in person! I would definitely have a hard tome letting this piece go too! XO
This is really pretty, Paige!
Oh, I love the script you added to it! It looks so beautiful! Thanks for sharing with us at Dream. Create. Inspire. Link. Hope to see you back this week!
Luv it!
Hi Paige – this is soooo lovely! The stenciling is the perfect touch and the drawer pulls add that glam! Thanks so much for sharing on the link party! I look forward to seeing what you have been up to each week 🙂 Have a great Sunday!
The graphics, the color, the top – all for a great transformation.