Friday, August 12, 2011

White chest of drawers

I've had this chest of drawers tusked away in my shed for about 3 months and am only getting around to painting it now. Not sure why I waited so long as it's such a gorgeous shape and in very good nick.  Someone had done an extremely bad staining job on it in the past (see photos down below) so I thought it would be a perfect candidate for painting white. I've used a lovely french limed white. 

The glass top is in perfect condition

I've very lightly disressed it to bring out the definition of the shape and mouldings.

 
and before

cheers Fiona
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16 comments:

  1. JudiAugust 12, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    Love what you did to the chest of drawers. It turned out lovely.
    Judi

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  2. KarenAugust 12, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    Absolutely gorgeous!

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  3. ChrissieAugust 12, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    Beautiful! You really brought out the full potential of this gorgeous piece.

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  4. UnknownAugust 12, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    Hi Fiona
    These look great - well done
    Kylie

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  5. Paint Me WhiteAugust 12, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    Oh so stylish Fiona, they are gorgeous. Sandy x

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  6. Natasha in OzAugust 12, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    Wow, the before and after pictures show just how much love and attention has gone into this restoration-it's gorgeous! Great job!

    Best wishes,
    Natasha.

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  7. driftwoodesignAugust 12, 2011 at 11:50 PM

    Love it! The cut glass came with it? I was shocked just a bit when I saw the before pic and how dark it originally was. Great revamp. Did you paint the hardware, I can't tell for sure?
    Kristy @ 4 the love of WOOD

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  8. Connie in HartwoodAugust 13, 2011 at 12:07 AM

    You definitely made a swan out of an ugly duckling with potential. Lovely!!

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  9. KayleenAugust 13, 2011 at 2:09 AM

    gorgeous! I love that you can see the little beaded wood detail on the drawers so much better now!

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  10. MissPrissyvilleAugust 13, 2011 at 3:45 AM

    The detail on this dresser is to die for! Smart move with the glass top! LOVE IT!!

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  11. andrea@townandprairieAugust 13, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    So much fresher in a bath of white! Great transforamtion, I'm lovin' it. Andrea @ townandprairie

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  12. Cassie BustamanteAugust 13, 2011 at 10:30 PM

    beautiful, fiona! i love the shape of that- it's a stunner!

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  13. Kate in AustinAugust 14, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    Great redo. I like that you added glass on the top. I think I'll do that with my most recent purchase.

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  14. VickyAugust 16, 2011 at 1:30 AM

    Fantastic! You always do such a great job~I wish I had a shed filled with old furniture. I love your blog :)

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  15. Decorating the VilleAugust 16, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    This is gorgeous! I think it would have hurt me physically to paint such a pretty piece - but it turned out lovely!!

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  16. I {heart} Nap TimeAugust 20, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    This is absolutely gorgeous! WOW! Love it!

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