Coastal Bluish Vintage Empire Dresser Makeover

Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Add Comment Edit

A beautiful antique empire dresser alongside curved drawers as well as turned details gets a makeover alongside Coastal Blue pigment as well as creamy teardrop pulls.

Sorry for the abrupt radio quiet final week. I ended upward taking an unexpected intermission subsequently spending agency also much fourth dimension driving unopen to picking upward slice of furniture as well as working on a few involved makeovers. After final week, I tin confidently say, I don't innovation on completely refinishing a large dresser anytime soon. I do, however, innovation on sharing a few slice of furniture makeovers, an IKEA hack as well as living room as well as purpose updates really soon.

One of the makeovers I finished final calendar week was a vintage empire dresser alongside beautiful curved drawers as well as turned details on the sides. I was able to repair, sand, paint, stain, wax, photograph as well as expire it upward to Sweet Clover only inwards fourth dimension for the annual June yard sale this weekend. This is definitely i of those pieces that started out a niggling fossil oil but had cracking bones as well as was hence worth updating.

A beautiful antique empire dresser alongside curved drawers as well as turned details gets a makeover Coastal Blue Vintage Empire Dresser Makeover

SUPPLIES USED TO MAKEOVER AN EMPIRE DRESSER

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- General Finishes Coastal Blue Milk Paint

- General Finishes Finishing Wax
- Minwax dark gel stain
- Ryobi Corner Cat Sander
- Minwax Waterbased Poly
- 100 grit sandpaper (for sander as well as a sanding block)
- Wood glue
- Screwdriver
- Large clamps
- Purdy pigment brush
- Foam brush (for staining)
- Lint-free rag or wax brush
- Cream teardrop pulls
- Cream porcelain knobs

I stumbled upon this blurry film of an onetime antique empire dresser on Facebook Marketplace as well as knew I HAD to get got it. The lady was basically giving it away for free, hence I dropped everything, called my mom to come upward over to sentry the kids as well as headed out to alternative upward this classic piece.

It sat inwards my garage for a few weeks until I had fourth dimension to devote to repairing as well as bringing it dorsum to life. I know a lot of people are in all probability cringing at the fact that I painted it, but at that topographic point was only also much damaged veneer to salvage the wood.

(The transcend was removed prior to taking this picture)

I debated whether or non to continue the damaged veneer every bit is or repair it earlier painting. I ultimately decided to continue the damaged areas every bit is every bit I felt it told a story. This dresser is onetime as well as repairing it would get got taken get got away from its vintage charm. Some things you lot only get got to locomote out good plenty lonely as well as I felt this was i of those times.

However, at that topographic point was harm inwards other areas that needed to survive addressed earlier I could offset painting. The dresser was a fleck unstable as well as thankfully the create was every bit uncomplicated every bit tightening a few loose screws.

One leg was most completely falling off, hence I removed it, cleaned the onetime Gorilla gum off, trimmed downward the dowel as well as hence resecured it alongside forest gum as well as a clamp.

Once all the harm was repaired I gave the entire dresser a calorie-free sanding alongside 100 grit sandpaper on my Corner Cat sander as well as hence wiped it build clean earlier applying paint.

***Tip*** If you lot are paradigm a cherry dresser a calorie-free color I suggest priming every bit cherry forest volition bleed through calorie-free colors.

I went alongside General Finishes Coastal Blue for this slice as well as ii coats were all it needed. I lightly distressed the pigment for a natural aspect as well as hence sealed the pigment alongside General Finishes Finishing Wax inwards satin.

I didn't get got pictures of the transcend earlier I refinished it, but basically, I lightly sanded it, added a calorie-free coat of black gel stain to convey out the deep cherry forest as well as hence sealed it alongside H2O based poly. I finished off the dresser alongside creamy brass teardrop pulls as well as knobs.

The deep blueish color gives this vintage empire dresser a fleck of a masculine experience piece the turned details on the sides continue it feminine. It's a lovely combination that would aspect cracking inwards whatever sleeping accommodation or entry.

(This slice volition survive available this Friday, June 15th - Sunday, June 17th at Sweet Clover Barn inwards Frederick, MD)