My First Sale
I bought this gem for $7.50. I thought it may be too good to be true! The top was terrible and it was hideous, but I thought I could pretty it up!
I painted the entire thing with Annie Sloan's Old White. Then I went to bed. I hated it. And like magic, a friend posted a picture on FB and tagged me in it. It was a similar dresser with a stained top and Oil Rubbed Bronze handles. The next day, I stripped the top and painted the handles. I also dark waxed it.
I work as a consignor in a local antique shop. I dropped her off and 20 minutes later, she sold! Talk about luck!
I painted the entire thing with Annie Sloan's Old White. Then I went to bed. I hated it. And like magic, a friend posted a picture on FB and tagged me in it. It was a similar dresser with a stained top and Oil Rubbed Bronze handles. The next day, I stripped the top and painted the handles. I also dark waxed it.
I work as a consignor in a local antique shop. I dropped her off and 20 minutes later, she sold! Talk about luck!
Completed!
Front view
Side view. Look at that spot! It gave me lots of trouble, but I fixed the bleed through with spray Shellac and then painting over that.
Front view, painted in Old White (including the handles)
Up close of drawer fronts
I painted the inside of the drawers Duck Egg Blue.
Front view, dark waxed. I ended up taking off the hardware and spraying them with Oil Rubbed Bronze.
I also stripped the top (after painting it) and stained it with Minwax's Dark Walnut.
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Actually, when I painted It, I crisscrossed my brushstrokes. Then in order to get that antique look, I dark waxed it and then rub that dark wax off.
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so, dark wax is that just a dark stain that you brushed on and wiped off? Im new to this and I am trying to figure out what to buy. I love that antiqued like look
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