A Valentine's Day Whitewashed Vintage Painted Dresser Restyle

The Before's...

The top was sanded back to whitewash with Chalk Paint.
When using Chalk Paint as a wash, add water and stir
to your preferred colour and consistency.

 In sanding, my goal wasn't uniformity in the finish,
 there is beauty in the depth and variation in timber
and  I wanted this in the finished product. 

Here's how it went:

It was a fairly straight forward upcycle.

One coat of paint was all that was needed for this project and once it dried, 
I used the Miss Mustard Seed Wax Puck
to rub  randomly across the edges and areas of the dresser
that would naturally get wear with time.
This puck acts as a resist and gives a gorgeous layered look for the next 
coat of paint.

The end result, looking pretty stylish

An elegant contrast of whitewashed top and distressed base

This may be my favourite furniture refinish in a long time.
This vintage dresser has plenty of attitude while being very style and colour neutral. 
You can drop this piece into  a vintage home, modern home, coastal, eclectic, 
even a traditional or historic home and it 
will find its way with its subtle style.

It's all here...for the love...
Sada

Using any light colour paint to whitewash the top

I played with the top to get the look I wanted, 
wiping it with a rag, adding water, changing brushes...
I think that's part of the  fun and what contributes to a stunning one-of-a-kind result. 
Don't ever forget to play and have fun.

An upcycle that is neutral in colour and style, yet full of personality

Our gorgeous Stepped Glass Knobs are available online, $6.95 each

The final step is a coat of Furniture Wax...now this beauty is waiting to find its forever home

Miss Mustard Seed's Wax Puck helps with layering paint in an authentic distressed look

Finished and waiting for wax

Using "Silver" Autentico Chalk Paint over the sanded timber top

Ok, I didn't actually update this dresser ON Valentine's Day,
but I LOVE it so much, I thought I'd share it on the official "Day of Love!"


This dresser came to me with a bevy of other beautifies 
that have also since been restyled ...