Vintage Wormy Chestnut Becomes Equestrian Work of Art
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I recently had the pleasure of meeting a nice lady who had seen my work and wanted a horse for the front of her vintage dresser.
The dresser was a wormy chestnut and had already been stripped and sanded (YAY - hate doing that part!).
Because of the heavy graining on the dresser, I feared it would take away from the image I was going to stain onto the front, but I really didn't want to paint this piece (even though the owner gave me the go ahead to do whatever I thought best). She explained to me that she has a new home, but has wood beams and gray woods.
Once I got the approval from the owner that this background was good, I got started on the fun part - the staining of the image we had agreed on.
St this point, I was really unhappy with the one side of the horse, as he was looking to fat. So I had to stain over the area with grey and white wash and do some touching up.
Now, it was time to stand it up and finish the detailing
I had to wait a few days for the stain to cure and then added 3 coats of Polyvine Flat Varnish for protection.
To see more detailed information on the process of this design, you can visit my blog at
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I don't have a question but I wanted to tell you that you produced a stunningjavascript: dresser! You are so talented! Please keep showing us your projects. I absolutely loved it!
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Betty!! You can see more of my work here on Hometalk http://www.hometalk.com/mmembellishments/post...
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:) Thank you
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I would like to hear how you actually did this like you traced a basic outline then painted or sketched in the rest ?