A Romantic Vanity Dresser

by Marcela Pena

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Colour and the appropriate accents can make a piece of furniture so different!

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I received this vanity dresser. It was in very good conditions but I found it unattractive for a young bedroom. It didnt have carvings or appliques. So I had to add some interest to it.

I started by painting the whole piece old white. But then, instead of using paint, I used coloured wax in a "Dior pink " colour.I didnt want a solid colour but shadows and lights making a more modulated surface.

Here is the body finished.

And now the doors, which I want to make de center of attention of the dresser. I had two woden ovals cut at the craft store . Painted doors old white.

From the site "The graphics fairy", I downloaded an appropriate frame design, and transferred to the actual doors.

Outlined with a liner and acrylics

Chose a romantic painting to decoupage on the wooden ovals. In this case Fragonard, "The swing". Glued it to the doors and added some matching colours to the frame.

Doors ready!

Golden wax on the edges

And new vanity dresser!

Before and after. A great change!

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Wendy on Jul 01, 2016
Where did you find the colored wax? That really added to the beauty of the piece!

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LIN8082247 on Jul 10, 2016
This is absolutely gorgeous!! So, where did you get the Fragonard pictures? Please ....I so love the era and design. I have a very large tapestry in the bedroom and I have a dresser crying out for this redo--- Thanks for sharing this beautiful project!!

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Janmwhitaker on Mar 03, 2017
I have an antique dresser with drawers instead of doors. What would you suggest? Thanks

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