blue milk paint

This piece was pretty sad.  I went back & forth about buying it for about 30 minutes but for the price, and the fact that it was solid wood/sturdy/dovetailed drawer construction, I just couldn't pass it up.

Here is the sorry before…

Isn't it lovely??

I added some embellishments on the three drawers for interest and I really like how they turned out.  Check out my recent post on embellishments here.

I painted it with a blend of milk paints.  I mixed together the Soldier Blue with a little bit of Slate, just to tone down the blue a bit.  I put on a good heavy coat, sanded, then another.

Milk paint is funny to me.  It distresses in such a variable way.  Some places come almost clean, others hold the paint unbelievably well.  But that is part of the fun & the challenge.

I took off the hideous hardware, filled half of the holes and replaced the hardware with some vintage-y glass knobs.  The cabinet doors have hidden pulls on the tops, so are without hardware.  Each of them hides 3 drawers.

Here she is after:

My little friend just can't resist getting in some photos…

Thanks for stopping by!

kathie

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