A Milk Paint Project!

We had a beautiful buffet I posted on my page to see if any one wanted it to be customized to their home.  Here is the before picture.

When someone contacted me, I had her pick out the colors she wanted from the miss mustard seed color palette. 

We decided on the typewriter and the French enamel and I got to work creating this beauty.  

I started by sanding it with an electric sander, just enough to make sure the paint didn't flake off to much. I could have left it as is and the paint would have been more chippy like on the drawers.  I wanted a controlled distressing so I sanded the main part. I then rubbed everything down with a tack cloth to get all of the debris off.

I then got together all the supplies I needed to mix the paint: two clear plastic cups, a small whisk, a tablespoon and a cup of water. 

I read and followed the directions on the package after I had watched some of the tutorials on the website. I put three tablespoons of water in the cup and then three tablespoons of paint. I whisked the paint for a minute and then let it sit for ten minutes. After ten minutes I whisked the solution for another minute and it was ready to go.  I painted the doors and drawers the French enamel. I covered the paint in the cup and I waited twenty minutes before whisking the paint again and painting a second coat.

After painting the accent color, I mixed the typewriter milk paint the same way and started painting the main part of the buffet. I painted the shields on the doors to give the buffet a little more depth. I waited thirty minutes between painting a second coat. 

Once the painting was done it was time to make it more interesting. I started by distress sanding it with 100 grit sandpaper. I sanded all the edges and the little details and shapes on the buffet.  I also sanded the shields enough for the blue color to come out from under the black. 

I put two coats of dark wax on the whole buffet and buffed it to a shine. I added the knobs to the doors and drawers and the buffet was done.

If you are interested in a piece like this contact us at davewhit4@gmail.com.  We have another buffet in stock!

A Little Wallpaper and Some Paint!

  We had a vintage dresser with some nice detail, but it had the classic ugly finish you see in 70's shows. I had seen a dresser on Pinterest that had embossed wallpaper on the drawers and I had to try it.  So hear it goes!
Here is a before picture.

I power sanded the whole dresser with the help of my cute eight year old.

We bought some paintable embossed wallpaper border at Lowes. I cut a piece for each drawer and painted the wallpaper before I put it on the drawers( this is what the directions said to do).  I let the paint dry overnight.

After the paint was dry, I was able to follow directions and apply the wallpaper to the drawers. After I put on the painted wallpaper, I painted the whole drawer the rose color.

I painted two coats of the gray chalk paint onto the outer part of the dresser.  

I put one coat of dark wax on the drawers and polished them with a clean t-shirt rag. I brushed on a second coat of clear wax and polished them again.  I then attached the drawer pulls.

I brushed on two coats of dark wax over the outer dresser and polished it off with a t-shirt rag.  The dresser was done.

If you have any interest in buying a dresser like this,  Please email us at davewhit4@gmail.com .