MCM Geometric Mountain Mural Dresser

Picked and Poshed
by Picked and Poshed
3 Materials
$100
3 Days
Medium

Since I thrift often I was asked to be on the lookout for a midcentury modern dresser by my daughter and son-in-law.

Not only did they want a dresser they wanted a mountain mural of some sort painted on it too. No pressure, right?

Enter this midcentury modern dresser fresh on the thrift store floor.

I decided not to tell them I found one and kept it a secret while I plotted what kind of mountain mural to make.

Once I prepped the piece (cleaned, sanded, wood filled missing veneer on the sides) I finally taped off a loose geometric design for my mountain scene using frog tape.

When painting midcentury modern furniture I like to keep some of the piece natural and doing a combo of paint and wood.

Since I am always painting I had several colors on hand I used. I mostly use chalk style paints.

Once I painted my mountain scene I gently brushed some white on the tops of the mountain “peeks” and removed the tape.

I then traced a lid to make a sun.

I mixed up some paint to get a golden yellow and decided to paint the base the same color as the sun to tie it all in.

I added three birds into the sun as I recently found out they are expecting a baby so I wanted to incorporate a special touch of their growing family.

Lastly, I used Wise Owl salve to seal the entire piece. It rejuvenates the wood and can also seal the paint as well.


I surprised them and revealed it to them on Christmas and they loved it!


You can find me on Instagram painting all the things. I also have a highlight saved on IG with a more in depth tutorial.


Stay safe and creative friends!

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  • Sarge Sarge on Jan 11, 2023

    Nicely done. (And I'm with Marjorie - I don't usually like to see wood painted).

  • Katen Katen on Jan 14, 2024

    Love the idea of using paint to create a design with original wood showing in background. Not sure I’d choose a mountain scene but thank you for inspiring me

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