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| (Photo: Cleaned and ready to paint dresser with mirror) |
I'm working with one of the many pieces of furniture I have in
stock. I have a dresser with mirror that
has feminine lines to it. It was obvious by all the fun little stickers,
color markers and crayons all over the piece that it belonged to a child.
So now that I have removed all the stickers, cleaned the piece
with a solution of baking soda and vinegar and replaced old nails to ensure the
piece is sturdy it is now ready to be painted.
One thing that I look for in older pieces is good bones and
good lines. I don’t make myself to crazy
over a lot of dents or dings, after all it is a recycled piece and that is the
charm after giving it a good cleaning and giving it a new coat of paint and adding
decorative painted detail.
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| (Photo: My favorite getting ready to paint the piece) |
In the case of this piece I will be creating texture with the
painting process, mottling, faux finishes to create depth before sketching and
transferring the design unto the piece.
I decided for this piece I would be painting poppies and include a few butterfly’s
and will be working with a soft palette of colors.
The drawers to the dresser were badly marked with color markers
and I plan to either put some decorative handmade paper inside or Eco felt to
finish it off.
Please contact me by phone at 1-866-321-0498 or email at maggiemillerhandpainted@gmail.com if I can help you with any of your pieces,
don't want a full blown decorative painting job on it? I can clean your piece and give it an Eco refinishing
coat to it. I look forward to hearing
from you.
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