Two Toned French Provincial Dresser, You Like?
I LOVE French provincial bedroom furniture, the classic feminine style is just so elegant. I like to refinish in the classic traditional white but with this cutie I wanted to keep the fabulous wood grain on the top and drawer fronts and think the final look is perfect. Would you agree?
The original post on my tutorial blog linked has more details included stenciled drawer sides and videos too.
This is the BEFORE!!!
After a good scrubbing I used stripper for the dresser top. The top was then power sanded to remove any residual paint. Just look at this wood grain. It would be a shame to cover right?
The body of the dresser had areas of peeling paint so I used my handy carbide scraper from Richard tools to loosen and scrape smooth.
And to be sure the paint sticks (unlike the previous paint job) to the factory paint I brushed on 2 coats of Dixie Belle Slick Stick and let dry overnight.
To keep the gorgeous grain but still have a bit of white I applied picklin white Dixie Belle No Pain Gel Stain with a blue shop towel wiping back to leave just a faint white wash.
Dixie Belle silk paint in saltwater; a fresh crisp white was applied with the handy mini Dixie Belle synthetic brush. Two coats were applied in total.
After 4 days drying, the gel stain was sealed with a coat of Dixie Belle flat clear coat followed by 3 coats of Dixie Belle satin clear coat to add a bit more sheen.
I also applied the gold line around the top and dresser lower edge.
The original gold was worn in places but easily fixed with gold Dixie Belle Gilding Wax applied with a small brush and left to dry well.
I dry fitted some pretty peony floral Dixie Belle rice decoupage paper in the drawer, perfect.
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Beautiful!!
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Gorgeous! It looks like it was brought into the 21st century!
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thank you, that means allot :)
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so picklin white Dixie Belle No Pain Gel Stain is what you put/used on the top and drawer fronts to get that color tone?