Ideas To Spark Your Next Farmhouse Glam Makeover
Do Dodson Designs picked up this adorable vintage washstand. I got it for a steal because it had already been painted… PINK. Definitely not my color. I’m not a pink girl at all but it had a charm that I couldn’t pass up. Even the pulls were mismatched. It had such potential!
As always, the prep work comes first and everyone totally dreads this part. You just wanna get your paint on! Dixie Belle makes a cleaner called White Lightning that helps speed this process up. It removes dirt, grime, oils and anything else that might cause your finish to fail. No sanding was needed. I started the makeover with 1 coat of BOSS over the whole piece. I didn’t want to take any chances of bleed through with the existing pink paint.
I applied one coat (yep, only one coat) of a beautiful color called Buttercream. In my opinion, it’s the perfect farmhouse color. Reminds me of Grandma’s furniture that she painted white, but the finish had aged and discolored over time. That’s exactly the look I wanted.
I also painted over the handles. Before the paint had fully dried, I used a damp cloth to wet distress the pulls to create a worn, chippy effect.
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Love this little stand! Great job! Like the shading. Glad that was explained in the previous question. 👍😊
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PRETTY!!! Great job!!!
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Did you use a dark wax to seal it? If not, what created that 'shading'?
Love this job you did, it is just gorgeous.....I think in the window it could possibly use mirrors? Or maybe some photos?
where is the before picture of it?