Sharing my updated mini dresser. If you followed the @aquaseventy6 blog in its heyday, you will recognize the before pic when it was in red (swipe). If not, here’s a little back story:
About 10 years ago, blogs like @missmustardseed and One Pretty Thing were inspiring us to get crafty and DIY, and thrift stores were still selling their donated furniture at reasonable prices.
I found this dresser for $10. The drawer fronts are plastic and the insides are particle board. Basically, it’s a cheap piece of kid’s furniture with a French provincial look..but it was only $10! Hubs sanded and painted it red and we LOVED it. (This was before @anniesloanhome became popular, so we used latex paint from Lowe’s or Home Depot!)
This piece was in the master bathroom for the last 4 years, and I brought it back out to the living room to use as a record player stand. I already have another larger red FP dresser in the same room that I use as TV stand, so having both together changed the look from one cool statement piece, to a matchy-matchy set of red dressers.
I was about to go back to my trusted Annie Sloan to change up the paint color when my girl Denia at @farmhouse_af introduced me to @rustoleum Chalked Ultra Matte Paint and Matte Clear Protective Top Coat. Holy crap this paint is great, and the top coat is a game changer! Granted, paint colors are extremely limited, but the top coat!!! No tackiness, glides on easily, and dries so super fast! I can’t wait to do my next piece.
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