Lace Painted Chest of Drawers - How to update an Old Piece

by From Evija with Love

I got this chest of drawers and it was in a serious need of makeover. I needed a set for our bedroom and I decided to try out the lace painting using lace curtain and spray paint. I think it gives such a beautiful and unique finish and is such a great way to dress a dated piece.

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This is the before picture, the piece was sturdy but it was damaged on the sides.

First, I cleaned the furniture thoroughly and removed the drawers, I removed the stickers and the ugly handles. I had an image in my head of what I wanted it to look and thought that nice crystal door knobs would look lovely over the lace background, so I filled the original holes with woodfiller, and once they were dry I sanded them down. I then measured where the new holes should go and drilled them, sanding around to remove any bits of wood.

As the sides were damaged I filled them with wood filler, sanded to have a nice and smooth surface and glued damask wallpaper on the sides using mod podge.

I then painted the piece in Annie Sloan's Old white, I painted the drawers in Rust Oleum in Belgrave.

I placed the lace curtain over the drawers and sprayed white spray paint over. I sprayed at a distance in slow movements, trying not to have the aerosol too close to the lace and have an even layer.