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Monday, August 25, 2014

Chippy Dresser painted in MMS Kitchen Scale


Last week at the Flea Market I found this beat up dresser and brought it home.  I am finding it harder to find dressers to buy lately, so I snatched this one up quickly. 
Before:
Missing knobs and scratched up
I wanted to use milk paint and so I grabbed Miss Mustard Seed's Kitchen Scale milk paint and mixed it up.  I painted 2 coats and then let the chippy magic happen!  I scraped away all the flakes of paint and sealed the dresser with hemp oil.




I love the variations in color from the pigments in the paint-I purposely paint with chunks of the milk paint to get the variations.  The bottom of my paint container is chunky with pigments when I run out of paint and I paint them on to get the variations in color.  I like this look, but it is not for everyone I suppose. 

Sign I made-in a sign mood lately! 

Love the crackle and chippiness!






Color variations! 







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35 comments:

  1. ℳartina @ Northern NestingAugust 25, 2014 at 6:18 AM

    LOVE IT Darrielle...what a pretty color!!

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  2. DD's CottageAugust 25, 2014 at 6:44 AM

    Thank you Martina-it's one of my favorites of MMS. I have a few pieces in my house painted in this color!

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  3. AnonymousAugust 25, 2014 at 8:11 AM

    Very pretty and chock full of charm!

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  4. Betsy@My Salvaged TreasuresAugust 25, 2014 at 9:11 AM

    That was one ugly dresser until you worked your magic. Love the color and chippy charm!

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    1. DD's CottageAugust 25, 2014 at 7:01 PM

      Thank you Betsy-it was ugly and now it is chippy!

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  5. chateau chicAugust 25, 2014 at 9:58 AM

    This is a great color!!! I'm all about color...love the chippiness and variations. So cute!
    Mary Alice

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    1. DD's CottageAugust 25, 2014 at 7:01 PM

      Thank you Mary Alice-love the variations too and need lots of color in my life!

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  6. RPK InteriorsAugust 25, 2014 at 11:15 AM

    It's beautiful and the pieces I see around the net done in milk paint are also pretty....but.......I think I am too uptight to use it....I paint with such a heavy hand and my natural tendency is to paint with full coverage! Maybe I should have a few cocktails to loosen up and then give the milk paint a try! :)
    Robin

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    1. DD's CottageAugust 25, 2014 at 7:02 PM

      Thanks Robin-I always think painting with a cocktail is better-ha ha! I like the the milk paint to be thick and not to be able sot see the wood through it except for the chips! I say go for it!

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  7. Kim @ Savvy Southern StyleAugust 25, 2014 at 2:26 PM

    Looks perfect to me.

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  8. The Painted DrawerAugust 25, 2014 at 3:30 PM

    Love Love Love!

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    1. DD's CottageAugust 25, 2014 at 7:03 PM

      Thanks Suzanne-its difficult not to love chippines in my book!

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  9. UnknownAugust 25, 2014 at 5:35 PM

    This is so beachy and pretty!

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    1. DD's CottageAugust 25, 2014 at 7:03 PM

      Thank you Victoria-I really do love milk paint and its chippiness!

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  10. Vintage Street DesignsAugust 28, 2014 at 8:11 PM

    Beautifully done!!! Hopped over from The Handmade Hangout! Great color choice and love the chippiness!!! :)

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  11. KarenAugust 28, 2014 at 9:30 PM

    What a beautiful job. The color is perfect for the piece.

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    1. DD's CottageAugust 29, 2014 at 7:00 AM

      Thank you Karen-the piece does look at peace now!

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  12. UnknownAugust 29, 2014 at 6:28 AM

    this is gorgeous! I want to try milk paint so much. Ive been using chalk paint but want to test the milk paint too. it always looks so pretty on furniture!! This turned out great!! stop by my blog and visit me :) http://www.liverandomlysimple.com not this blogger account. I havent used it since 09 i think lol...but i have a wordpress.org account so i cant log into anything on the list to post a comment. I saw another plugin that allowed you to use anonymous, just a suggestion so that you are not missing out on comments from people who dont blog, or dont blog with the things on the drop down list :)
    have a great friday
    Jess

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    1. DD's CottageAugust 29, 2014 at 7:02 AM

      Thank you Jess-thanks for the advice about the pug in-still kind of new to the blogging thing. I will check into it and to your blog. I say-go for it with the milk paint.

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  13. UnknownAugust 29, 2014 at 8:05 PM

    That is a lovely makeover and a beautiful colour. The chippiness is great and I will have to pick up some hemp oil the next time I visit my retailer. Your photos are lovely too. So nice and bright.

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    1. DD's CottageAugust 30, 2014 at 8:27 AM

      Thank you Elizabeth-I love milk paint and using oil is so easy and fast!

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  14. Miss KittyAugust 30, 2014 at 3:10 AM

    Thanks for sharing your post with us! Love the close up pictures of all the chippiness! It looks so much like a really old piece...great job. I saw your post over at Natasha's "Say G'day" party.

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    1. DD's CottageAugust 30, 2014 at 8:28 AM

      Thank you-I love how milk paint chips and Kitchen Scale is one of my favorite colors of MMS.

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  15. ArtsnarkAugust 30, 2014 at 5:14 PM

    Gorgeous transformation!

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  16. AnnMarie aka Vintage Junkie aka NaNaAugust 31, 2014 at 12:46 PM

    I did not know that using milk paint created this fabulous chippy paint finish! I love it! I am terrible at distressing by hand so this may be my new tool! Love the color!

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    1. DD's CottageSeptember 1, 2014 at 7:47 AM

      Thank you AnnMarie-Milk paint is unpredictable , but so fabulous. Have fun using it!

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  17. JeanetteSeptember 1, 2014 at 7:16 PM

    LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this dresser! The finish is just amazing! Pinning for future Pinspiration!

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    1. DD's CottageSeptember 2, 2014 at 6:49 AM

      Thank you Jeanette-MMS milk paint is pretty great and I love Kitchen Scale !

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  18. UnknownSeptember 11, 2014 at 1:20 PM

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  19. UnknownSeptember 11, 2014 at 1:23 PM

    Second try. oops! I just saw your dresser makeover at Furniture Feature Friday - the lovely patina caught my eye. It's so pretty and I love the color!
    Sally @cottagefix

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  20. DD's CottageSeptember 12, 2014 at 12:47 PM

    Thank you Sally-I love using milk paint!

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