Mid Mod Mountain Mural Dresser
Since I’m a furniture painter I don’t typically buy pieces that are already painted.
Why?
Because they need a lot of work so I can get back to that blank canvas and that takes a long time.
While out thrifting I saw this black chest of drawers that was structurally sound so I did what I don’t typically do.
I bought it and the matching dresser that was also painted black as well! I’m wild like that.
I used my Wagner heat gun and a
scraper to remove the paint from the piece. This can take a while!
Once I removed most of the paint I went back with my orbital sander to smooth it out. Starting with 120 then 220 grit.
Now I like to be pretty creative at times. Sometimes it takes me forever to finally figure out an idea.
So after several hours of looking and pondering I decided I was going with a mountain design. I’ve never done one before.
I freehanded a design on paper to get an idea of what I wanted on the front of the dresser then I drew it out in pencil on the drawers.
For the sun I used a pencil tied to a string and taped it to where the center would be to make a circle.
Here I am doing my best to cut in around the circle.
Here is a very rough picture with the chalk paint colors I used for the scene. It looks bad before it looks good.
I had all these colors on hand already and they go together well.
After going back and touching up my “mountains” I painted the body a beautiful blue and kept the legs natural wood as I wanted a wood element.
This piece was so much work but now I can finally say it paid off and I’m glad I challenged myself.
You can find me on Instagram making my home and furniture colorful. 🌈
Instagram.com/pickedandposhed
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Wendy Terrill on Jul 21, 2022
Looks amazing. You did a wonderful job.
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Angie Van Der Meer on Aug 04, 2023
It´s lovely! Well done.
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How many coats of paint did you use? This looks amazing!!!