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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Lemon Meringue Dresser

This past week while at the Goodwill I spied this funky, yet well made dresser, so I loaded it up and brought it home. 
Before:
I did not like the piece of decorative wood at the top of the drawers, so that had to come off first.  I cut a new piece and nailed it on.  A few weeks ago I say Miss Mustard Seed's post about her yellow dresser and I knew I wanted to do a piece inspired by it.  I haven't tried Lemon Meringue by  The Urban Rooster , so I got it out and painted 2 coats on the dresser. I wanted to hand paint a design on the front of the dresser, so I pulled out white chalk paint and a small artist brush.  I just sort of let the dresser inspire me. 


  I thought there were a lot of straight lines, so I painted a wreath in the middle of the drawers and then I added a similar detail on the sides. I enjoy the concentration of hand painting-for some reason it is relaxing for me and lets me feel creative. 

 I distressed and chipped the paint to help age it.  The color was a little to bright and sunny for the look I was going for, so I aged and darkened it with AS dark wax/tung oil.  

 The last step to finish the dresser off was to put on pretty knobs by  D. Lawless Hardware  .  






D. Lawless Hardware ceramic knobs 

Hand-painted wreath 






I had a difficult time capturing the true mustard yellow of this dresser in my photo, but it is very pretty in real life.  It is looking for a new home! 
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35 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 3, 2015 at 7:19 AM

    It looks like a totally different dresser! So, I need the details, how did you 'chip' the Urban Rooster paint? Does it chip like milk paint, or did you use a scraper of some kind to get that result? I thought for sure you had used MMS Mustard Seed yellow on this one because the chipping looks so authentic.

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  2. DD's CottageJune 3, 2015 at 7:58 AM

    Thank you Linda-what I did was rub some candle wax on the wood in places I wanted to chip or not have paint. I usually do it for layers, but the wood on this dresser was pretty dry so I knew it would soak up the paint. I have used candle wax for years and love it!

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    1. UnknownJune 4, 2015 at 9:10 AM

      Ah, OK. Good to know. I use canning wax for the same purpose. I'll have to try that with my Urban Rooster paint ;-)

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  3. Kim June 3, 2015 at 10:08 AM

    Your title is delicious...and so is the dresser!

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    1. DD's CottageJune 3, 2015 at 12:10 PM

      Thank you Kim-I love the name of this paint too!

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  4. AnnMarie aka Vintage Junkie aka NaNaJune 3, 2015 at 10:13 AM

    Very pretty makeover! I love the hand painting and the distressing gives it such a natural vintage feel. The color is perfect!

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    1. DD's CottageJune 3, 2015 at 12:11 PM

      Thank you AnnMarie-sometimes I just need to be able to be a little more creative and so hand painting helps me with this!

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  5. Finding Grace InteriorsJune 3, 2015 at 11:18 AM

    Another gorgeous transformation. You are truly amazing!! I love the brightness and happiness of this piece!

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    1. DD's CottageJune 3, 2015 at 12:11 PM

      Thank you Cristina-I love the happiness of this dresser too! It makes me want to smile!

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  6. bj June 3, 2015 at 4:17 PM

    The chest of drawers is adorable in it's new color and knobs. love it

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    1. DD's CottageJune 4, 2015 at 6:15 AM

      Thank you BJ-I am liking the yellow and white too!

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  7. Ivy and ElephantsJune 3, 2015 at 4:50 PM

    So fabulous! This color is amazing, I love it!
    Hugs,
    Patti

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    1. DD's CottageJune 4, 2015 at 6:15 AM

      Thank you Patti-it is a very happy color and dresser!

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  8. Betsy@My Salvaged TreasuresJune 3, 2015 at 5:20 PM

    What a yummy shade of yellow. You sure do a good job of free-handing your designs...mine would be all over the place. Thanks for sharing at Vintage Inspiration Party.

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    1. DD's CottageJune 4, 2015 at 6:17 AM

      Thank you Betsy-I like to free hand draw on pieces and so this was fun for me. It will take a certain kind of buyer, but that's okay I felt like doing it the way I did.

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  9. JunkchiccottageJune 3, 2015 at 5:51 PM

    Fabulous re love. The color is so pretty. Chippy perfection!
    Kris

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    1. DD's CottageJune 4, 2015 at 6:17 AM

      Thank you Kris-I agree it looks much better now!

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  10. handmade by amaliaJune 3, 2015 at 9:23 PM

    I never would have thought to choose this color. I like!
    Amalia
    xo

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    1. DD's CottageJune 4, 2015 at 6:19 AM

      Thank you Amalia-yellow is not a normal color for me to choose either, but I felt that the dresser should be yellow.

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  11. Marie-Interior FrugalistaJune 4, 2015 at 8:26 AM

    Beautiful job on this dresser. Love the color, especially with dark wax and the chippiness looks naturally aged. I'm with you on enjoying how hand painting details can be very relaxing.
    Marie@The Interior Frugalista

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    1. DD's CottageJune 5, 2015 at 6:42 AM

      Thank you Marie-I love how dark wax makes a yellow into more of a gold!

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  12. AlaJune 4, 2015 at 10:47 AM

    Taka by mi się przydała do sypialni. Uwielbiam szuflady sama nie wiem dlaczego? Znakomita praca.
    pozdrawiam ciepło z...... póki co, słonecznej Polski
    Ala

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    1. DD's CottageJune 5, 2015 at 6:43 AM

      Thank you Ala-I am loving how the dresser turned out with the yellow and white!

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  13. Kim @ Savvy Southern StyleJune 7, 2015 at 10:01 AM

    Such a pretty transformation and love your artwork.

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    1. DD's CottageJune 10, 2015 at 6:29 AM

      Thank you Kim-I like hand painting on dressers!

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  14. UnknownJune 7, 2015 at 6:20 PM

    This is gorgeous! I love the white details and the overall chippy, distressed feel of it. Beautiful!

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    1. DD's CottageJune 10, 2015 at 6:30 AM

      Thank you Lauren-I like white and yellow together and I wanted it to feel vintage and European.

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  15. PamelaJune 10, 2015 at 12:52 PM

    Love the yellow! It turned out amazing.

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    1. DD's CottageJune 12, 2015 at 5:59 AM

      Thank you Pamela-I was just feeling like the dresser needed to be yellow!

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  16. The Painted DrawerJune 11, 2015 at 1:50 PM

    Such a gorgeous yellow - I need to get some! Sharing this evening on the link party and just love this one (as I always do love all your work!)

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    1. DD's CottageJune 12, 2015 at 6:00 AM

      Thank you Suzanne-thanks for the feature! The yellow is a pretty cheerful color!

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  17. Kathryn Ferguson GriffinJune 17, 2015 at 6:43 PM

    Darrielle! I love the yellow and white combo! Such a pretty color! Thank you for sharing. You are the Star Feature at the Before & After Wednesday party at The Dedicated House. Here is the link to this week's party. http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2015/06/before-after-wednesday-week-51.html Hope to see you again at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse

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  18. Kathryn Ferguson GriffinJune 21, 2015 at 9:08 AM

    Hi Darrielle, the Weekly Feature Series is live which you are one of the features. Pop on over when you have time to check it out! http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2015/06/weekly-feature-series_20.html Have a great week ahead! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse

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    1. DD's CottageJune 22, 2015 at 5:27 AM

      Thank you Kathryn-wow featured again-love it!

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