This vintage 5 drawer dresser was my most recent Craigslist find. Even with the blurry Craigslist photo, I could see beautiful curve of the serpentine top drawer. I knew I had to have it. Here’s the before photo in my workshop.
The finish was in fairly good shape, and I actually hesitated to paint it. . . for about a minute. Come on, painting furniture is what I love to do, so of course I was going to paint it!
I decided I wanted to go with a blue with gray tones. I created a custom mix using General Finishes milk paint. I used approximately 2 parts Coastal Blue, 2 parts Snow White, and 1 part Lamp Black. These portions are really approximations – I just mixed until I had achieved the blue gray color I was going for. The closest Benjamin Moore color is Van Deusen blue. I was able to obtain good coverage with 2 coats and then I sealed the entire piece with 2 coats of General Finishes High performance top coat in satin.
The original pulls were in poor condition and the back plates were mismatched, so they had to be replaced. I found the new bail pulls on D. Lawless Hardware – what is becoming my “go to” source for hardware. They were only 75 cents per pull (yes, 75 cents – that is not a typo). I was a bit skeptical that they might not be great quality when I ordered them because they were so inexpensive. I was very pleasantly surprised when they arrived. They are really lovely. 
Thanks for reading my blog.
Susan
Linking with Miss Mustard Seed and The Vintage Storehouse
Susan, I love how this chest of drawers turned out. Lovely custom mix! The last time you mentioned D. Lawless I saved the link. Wonderful store with an abundance of fun stuff!
Thanks!!
But wait… there’s more! When you visit D. Lawless, do you see some of the ornate drawer pulls and think it reminds you of the old leather barrettes with the wooden poker like this?
http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Leather-Hair-Clips-Barrettes-Ethnic-Design_108765601/showimage.html
I am imagining some of those pulls bent and turned into hair ornaments. lol Gorgeous!
signing off again.. Christina
Love the custom color Susan! This piece turned out beautiful.
Kelsey @ the Vintage Storehouse & Co.
PS- Would love to have you share & link up at ReLoved Fridays! The link party is open until Monday!
Thank you Kelsey! I have linked up with ReLoved Fridays.
Hi Susan, I just wanted to let you know that your dresser was one of our features this week! Thanks for linking up! I hope to see you again at this weeks party!
Kelsey @ The Vintage Storehouse & Co.
Susan, did you have to prep and sand b/4 you painted…It’s lovely
Hi Frannie – Thank you! I did sand before painting and then also light sanding between coats of paint.
Great job! The dresser is beautiful! Thanks for making our hardware look fantastic as well!
Thanks so much! I love your products and have used them on several of my pieces – never disappointed!