Purple Painted Lady Festival Progress!
- Lori Siegel
- Aug 11, 2019
- 2 min read
When we were in Boston visiting my cousin Nancy, I came upon a dresser I thought would be perfect for the Purple Painted Lady Festival. Unfortunately, it would not fit in our car. My cousin was going to see her mother the next weekend and offered to drop it off there, where we could then pick it up. What a supportive family I have!
This is the dresser. The width was fine, but the height that would not fit. We took the drawers, and my cousin Nancy and her husband Wally transported the shell.
Having thoroughly cleaned and assessed the piece, I decided to strip, sand and stain the top of the dresser and paint the base. I chose a green chalk paint (products used will be mentioned later in the post). After letting it dry, I applied a coat of teal paint over it. Not really certain of the direction I was taking, I just wanted to lighten up the dark and heavy feeling of the piece.
Again, not sure where I was headed, just knew the piece was screaming for some fun. I started sanding to let color and wood show from underneath. I liked the result and kept going.
I finished with clear and dark wax and added some amazing knobs I found at %50 off.
Here is the before and after. It was most definitely given another, more fun lease on life!
This week, I am headed to North Carolina to pick up some unique home décor items for my booth at the Purple Painted Lady Festival on September 21st and 22nd!
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