Craigslist Frenchy Night Stand
3 Materials
$20
4 Hours
Medium
I found this lovely piece for sale on my local Craigslist site for just $12 and boy did I have plans for it!
I wiped it down but that was about it for prepping the piece! I mixed up some plaster-of-paris paint from some leftovers I had in the basement.
I painted the whole piece the same color except for the drawer fronts. I had something else in mind for them.
The center of the drawers and the handles got a couple coats of Waverly Chalk Paint from Walmart.
After the chalk paint was dry, I went back to the drawer fronts and outlined the scroll work with a silver paint pen. This really helped that detail to pop!
The handles received a coating of that same Waverly white. When they were dry I applied some Rub n'Buff in silver to help them stand out and create some more visual interest in the piece.
After everything had fully dried, I added a coat of Annie Sloan wax and buffed her up. Can't you just imagine Frenchy in an all white bedroom?
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I love it!!!!
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Thank you, Deena!
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Gorgeous, just what I'm getting ready to do with mine that is sitting in the garage waiting for me!!!
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It turned out beautiful! My question is, when the outside get pained do you paint the inside of the drawer also?
Bbeautiful, how did you get the shine
This is absolutely beautiful. What paint and in what colors did you use to get your colors. I am in awe of your color sense.
Thanks, Tobi