Old White Bedroom Set with Keyhole Knobs

After finishing this bedroom set in Old White Chalk Paint® , I see why it is our number one selling color at Loot.

One of our customers came in Loot and asked me if I would be interested in looking at her mother's furniture.  This set was a part of what I bought from her mother's estate.  The original finish was old and well-worn.  We decided to make it look fresh and beachy by painting it with two coats of Old White Chalk Paint®  and using a scrubby sponge to distress the edges.

After distressing the piece, we finished with a clear wax.

 The bedroom set included this darling, petite night stand as well.

We replaced all the hardware with vintage style, key-hole knobs in aqua.  The knobs have a distressed look, which pairs nicely with the rubbed-back white on the dresser.

Old White Chalk Paint®  has a beautiful warmth to it, while still looking like a true white.

The third piece in this bedroom set is a vanity with little caster wheels.

We painted the vanity with Old White Chalk Paint®  as well.

 We reupholstered the chair with a vibrant floral fabric.

We replaced the hardware on the vanity with green, vintage-style, keyhole knobs.

The distressed, metal knobs coordinate well with the worn, white paint finish.

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Pink Dream Bedroom

This little girl's dream bedroom was created with mostly vintage furniture that the family chose to salvage, rather than buying new.  This dark stained desk and mirror, were brightened up with a couple coats of Pure White Chalk Paint®.  The brass hardware was changed from gold to silver with gilding wax.

You can see the other sister's purple dream bedroom, the family's chesterfield sofa painted with Chalk Paint®, and their dining room, also transformed with Chalk Paint®.

The vintage nightstands had lost their charm, but were still functional with three nice size drawers for extra storage.

Nancy and I painted the pair of night stands with Coco Chalk Paint® and silver gilding wax for the handles.  Coco is a pretty complement with the pink bedding.

We also painted this tallboy dresser with Coco Chalk Paint.

Before

After

After Nancy and I finished painting all the pieces of furniture, her mother put it all together to create her elegant pink and Coco dream bedroom!

Purple Dream Bedroom

Nancy and I helped create a little girl's dream bedroom in purple and white.  Last week I showed you the sofa we painted with Chalk Paint® and the dining room makeover, now we are moving upstairs to the bedrooms.  Later this week I will show you the other daughter's pink dream bedroom.

They had vintage, waterfall style furniture pieces that needed to be transformed to complete their youngest daughter's dream bedroom in their brand new home.

We painted the waterfall nightstand, trunk, and dresser with Old White Chalk Paint® and made a very thin wash with French Linen.  We succeeded at matching the finish of the beautiful bed that they ordered from Restoration Hardware.

We applied pewter gilding wax over the previously brass drawer pulls on this tallboy dresser.

Our client found this cute little desk for her daughter's bedroom and we decided it would look lovely with light purple drawers and new crystal knobs. We painted the desk with Old White Chalk Paint® and used Emile mixed 50:50 with Old White on the drawers.

The daughter was overjoyed with her new purple and white dream bedroom!

Antique Secretary Dresser

One of my pickers sold me this mahogany secretary dresser, in need of a little TLC.  It looks like an ordinary dresser, but transforms into a secret secretary.  

The inside compartments of the secretary are charming with tiny brass knobs on little drawers and a center, locking door with the original key. The customer that bought this piece requested that I leave the inside with its original finish. She did some research on this piece and said that she thinks it was made in the late 1800's! 

The dark stain was well-worn and had a lot of texture variations.  I only applied a single coat of Chalk Paint®, allowing the mahogany wood and texture to peak through the paint.  I wanted to the paint to look as old and weathered as this piece of furniture, while at the same time, giving the piece a fresh look. 

I used one of Annie Sloan's wonderful, oval paint brushes to smooth and blend the thin coat of Chalk Paint®. I used cheese cloth to further blend the paint making sure to disguise any brush marks.  I also had a damp cloth that I used to wipe the paint off all the edges, exposing the mahogany.

I almost forgot to tell you how to get this stunning blue color.  I custom mixed about 1/2 Old Violet with 1/2 Old Ochre Chalk Paint® to create the perfect faded blue hue.

Two-toned Vintage Desk

This clean-lined, two-toned desk was in rough condition when I spotted it at a moving sale.  

A huge chunk of the top middle drawer was missing; nothing a little spackling paste and paint couldn't fix.

I thought the desk looked charming with two tones, so I patched it up and kept it two-hued with French Linen and Old White Chalk Paint.

I protected the paint finish with Annie Sloan clear wax and then buffed it for a smooth sheen.

I wanted to squeeze this grain sack bench into the post, since it looks cute with this desk.  I found a piece of linen fabric at the shop and used that to upholster the seat.  I used painter's tape and Graphite Chalk Paint to put three running stripes down the center of the fabric to create a faux grain sack.

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Kidney Shaped Vanity in Country Grey

I was thrilled when I found this elegant vanity at a yard sale.  I love the kidney shape and the carved details on the drawer fronts. 

The finish on the top was damaged and scratched, so I filled the top with wood filler and sanded it smooth before painting.

For this special piece of furniture, I chose one of my favorite colors of Chalk Paint: Country Grey.  Country Grey is one of the colors I picked when I placed my very first Chalk Paint order, via the internet, back in June of 2011.  Since then, my love for this sophisticated neutral has never waned.

I wanted the carved, scrolling details to stand out, so I dry brushed Old White over them and then distressed, allowing the wood underneath to show through. To soften the contrast between the Country Grey and Old White, I went over them with a wash made by mixing half French Linen and half water.

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This vanity is no wallflower!  The backside, with its rounded sides and graceful lines, is just as stunning as the front.

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Grey and White Desk With Hutch

Desks with hutches on top are a great invention.  I found this one at a yard sale and at first I passed it up because I really did not need another big project.  Then, I kept thinking about this piece later in the afternoon, so I sent Mr. Rubbish back to the sale to see if the desk was still there and to try to negotiate a better price than they offered me.  He accomplished both goals!

I was not crazy about the desk portion of this two-piece ensemble.  I think the dated drawer pulls were detracting from this desk's potential beauty.

The half clover shapes on the top are what I really loved about this piece.

I wanted a two-toned finish, so I painted the outer part of the desk and hutch with the same grey, custom mixed, Chalk Paint color I used on the cane back dining chairs.  I painted the inside of the hutch with Old White Chalk Paint.

For the drawer hardware, I wanted to keep it simple while complementing the clover arches on the top of the hutch.  I ordered inexpensive bin pulls from Ebay that had the same screw width as the existing hardware, for easy installation and no re-drilling of holes.

I painted and distressed the bin pulls to match the rest of the desk.

I love that this desk is both functional and beautiful now. Couldn't everybody use a desk with a hutch somewhere in their house?

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