Last week I found this great buffet/dresser on CL and brought it home.
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This piece is by Drexel and very well made and structurally in great shape, but the finished was very scratched up and stained. The lady I bought it from said it had been her grandmother's.
I really liked the last buffet/dresser I painted black and I decided to go for it again. I mixed up Typewritter milk paint by Miss Mustard Seed and got to painting. After painting on two coats, I let it dry. Since this piece was so old and dry it did not chip and I am glad. I distressed the edges and then sealed the dresser with Linseed oil. I decided that the brass hardware looked great with the black and so I just put it right back on.
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| Don't you love my fingerprints??!!! |
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| Lovely curved front! |
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| Great hardware and legs! |
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| I love the purple Stock with the black! |
I am very happy with how this pieces turned out and it sold very fast!
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Very pretty! I love the lamps too.
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Thank you Brenda-I love the lamps too-they are in my daughter's room!
DeleteNice redo on the dresser. like the distressing.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sugar-I love the wood edges showing!
DeleteI am not surprised that one flew off the shelf! Gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI am not surprised that one flew off the shelf! Gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda-I like a quick sale-more room for more projects!
DeleteLove the back! :) Julie
ReplyDeleteGorgeous...it turned out beautifully! I am not surprised it sold quickly!
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda-I am very happen with the end result!
DeleteYou turned it into a dramatic beauty - an absolute star for any room.
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Vera
Thank you Vera-I love that it is dramatic too!
DeleteBeautiful piece and great job. I'm not the least bit surprised that it sold so quickly.
ReplyDeleteJudy
Thank you Judy-it had goods bones and I just made it pretty again!
DeleteGreat job - you would never know it is the same piece. Love the black.
ReplyDeleteMary
Thank you Mary-I totally agree!
Deletethis is so gorgeous, I LOVE a dramatic black buffet! The brass hardware is perfect!
ReplyDeleteThank you Debra-I like the brass and black together too!
DeleteIt looks nice but not my style as not in to black furniture. I like light and bright.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rose-I like light for my home too, but sometimes a piece just needs to be dark!
DeleteI adore this chest. It's spectacular. Would love to see some brass lamps with it for contrast. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you So much-brass lamps would look great!
DeleteYou have such a great eye for the potential in a piece of furniture. Your finish on this chest dressed it up, making it such an elegant piece.
ReplyDeleteMary Alice
Thank you Mary Alice-what a nice compliment coming form you-you have such a great eye and style!
DeleteNo surprise it sold fast - beautiful makeover! From someone who can't embrace brass, I really like it with the black.
ReplyDeleteThank you Marie-I am not a brass kind of girl either, but it just seemed to go with this dresser!
DeleteThe color is just perfect and I love the gorgeous hardware. Thanks for sharing your makeover with Talk of the Town.
ReplyDeleteThank you Betsy-the hardware just goes well on this piece!
DeleteGorgeous piece, Darrielle. Whoever bought it is very lucky. :D I'm currently painting two file cabinets with Typewriter, and it's so weird how it looks completely different on each piece! Milk paint always keeps me guessing. haha
ReplyDeleteThank you-I think my piece looks dark because I used Lindseed oil and it made a rich moody black!
DeleteBeautiful done! Love it. from The Scoop. Linda@bushelandapickle.com
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda-I love how it turned out too!
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