D.D.'s Cottage and Design

Monday, September 8, 2014

Not so Blue Chippy Dresser

I am always on the hunt for dressers and I found this nice one on Craigslist so I snatched it up.
Before:

The top was pretty rough and chippy so I got out my hand sander and sanded it smooth. I decided I liked the light blue color and proceeded to sand down the rest of the dresser to give it a distressed and chippy look. I figured if I did not like it then I would paint it a new color. I like how the yellowish color comes through as well as the original wood. The last thing I did was to seal it all with AS clear wax. I think it is adorable.

Chippy top

Great side details

I love roses and stock

Gorgeous hardware

Chippy goodness!

Love the details!

This dresser is going with me to Mes Amis Vintage Show in a few weeks.

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Sunday, September 7, 2014

Over at My Front Porch to Yours

HI,

Pamela from My Front Porch to Yours asked me about my decorating style and you can read about it here: My Front Porch to Yours. Pop on over!

Thank you Pamela!

(two times in one week about my house-feeling special! )

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Friday, September 5, 2014

Over at Savvy Southern Style

Hello,

Kim from Savvy Southern Style asked me to be part of her Favorite Room series (so honored). Please hop over to Savvy Southern Style and see my favorite room!

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Staging a small Beach Cottage

I occasionally will stage a house for local real estate agents and was recently asked to help out with a small beach cottage. This cottage was very small and needed some work, but the bones were good and it was a small enough project that I could fit it in with my busy work schedule. I don't have the before pictures ( the real estate agent hasn't sent them over yet), but it was full of funky furniture and very dirty. Here is the AFTER:

It was a fun project and a cute cottage!

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Monday, September 1, 2014

Custom Blue Milk Paint Dresser

I found a great small dresser at the Flea Market last week and brought it home.
Before:

The dresser had great hardware and I love the shape and I was picturing it in chippy milk paint. When I went to my stash of milk paint I noticed I had many bags of MMS milk paint that only had a little bit of powder left (not enough for a project). I decided to mix them all together and see what I got. I mixed MMS Kitchen Scale, Lucketts Green, Grainsack, French Enamal Blue and Boxwood in a container and then made a small batch to see what I got. I love the soft blue color that I created. After the mixing came the painting and the scraping. I sealed the dresser with hemp oil and attached the gorgeous hardware.