Blended Blues Vintage Vanity
This antique vanity was custom painted based on an inspirational photo. It now has a complete new updated look.
This is the customer's great grandmothers vanity. She remembers playing cards with her at it when a little girl. How sweet are those memories? So worth getting a piece reloved to fit your home decor.
The construction is so well made from solid wood again another huge reason to invest time and money into a makeover.
The first step was to take it all apart and scrub inside out and upside down to remove years of use. I use Dixie Belle white lightening cleaner in a bucket of soapy water, scrub with a brush then rinse clean with my hose.
The original finish has wear of course so to smooth it all I hand sand using Dixie Belle sanding sponges and old orbital sanding pads to smooth everything. Once done all was wiped again to remove the sanding dust.
I started with a base coat of Dixie Belle Paint in midnight sky. I brushed it on using the flat medium sized Dixie Belle synthetic brush.
Then a layer of antebellum blue, For the blue I used the Dixie Belle's oval brush . Having both brushes on the go at the same time along with my Fine Mist Spray Bottle makes blending easy.
Then it was on to the sides; blue over the black and blend.
To seal it all up with added durability Dixie Belle Gator Hide was applied with a damp Dixie Belle applicator sponge in two thin coats; 3 on the top.
It is so pretty!!
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The interior has a fun pop of lighter blue.
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This looks like what my mother-in-law did to a desk in the 70's only hers was in olive green. Seems styles really are cyclic.
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So true.. fashion and home decor just keep going around :)
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Just lovely! Enjoying your selection of colors. Great job!
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Thank you for the kind words
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Im confused why would you spray it out with hose ? Wouldn’t it damage the wood?