Wednesday, November 21, 2012

before and after :: antique green dresser

This dresser is the second milk paint piece from last week.  Don't you LOVE the color?! 
Yeah, me too.  

It's Lexington Green by the Old Fashioned Milk Paint company.  I added the bonding agent this time too for the same reason I listed here.


The glaze I used is the wiping stain from this tutorial.


As a general rule, I remove all back plates and scrap any mirrors that come with dressers.  They tend to date the furniture in a way I'm not looking for.  Taking them off is like an instant facelift for dressers.
(Yes, this means my garage is full of random mirrors.  Want one?)


This one's also for sale!  Email me for pricing and shipping nattycox@gmail.com.
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25 comments:

  1. HelenNovember 21, 2012

    Love it!!!

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  2. Janna McCalleyNovember 21, 2012

    That color IS awesome!

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  3. AmandaNovember 21, 2012

    I am IN LOVE with this dresser!

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  4. AllisonNovember 21, 2012

    Oh yes! Beautiful green and another beautiful dresser! Hope you and your family have a very Happy Thanksgiving.

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  5. AlliNovember 21, 2012

    It looks awesome! I'm picking up a dresser for violet today, I may have to pick your brain on some color choices for it!

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  6. CaraNovember 21, 2012

    Hi Natty, let me know how much. thanks -Cara

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    1. Natty by DesignNovember 21, 2012

      Cara! It's $580. Love your art work, btw! Amazing.

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  7. sweet william vintageNovember 21, 2012

    Love to see you expanding to milk paint finishes... can't wait to try it once the weather gets cold here and I am forced inside. You do just as beautiful a job on the distressed finishes as on the glossy sleek ones!

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  8. Elizabeth @ The Little Black DoorNovember 21, 2012

    That color has got to be my new favorite! I'm in LOVE!!!

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  9. UnknownNovember 21, 2012

    I could fill my entire house with furniture you have redone!! Always so beautiful!!

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  10. Restyled VintageNovember 21, 2012

    Yes I do love that colour, very much Natty. I also love the antiquing you've done with wax I am guessing.

    What I would do with the back boards etc you take off is add them to the top of a board and make a vintage style sign. I think that would be really cute and I would take them off your hands and do just that, except for the small matter of me being very far away in Australia!

    xx Karen

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  11. Jen @ BungalovNovember 21, 2012

    You've been a painting machine. I need to get to work myself. I don't know how you do it! Happy t-day!!!

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  12. LizNovember 22, 2012

    I love it!

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  13. KaceyNovember 23, 2012

    Beautiful as always! :) Love that color.

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  14. Ashli HerselfNovember 27, 2012

    This turned out gorgeous! Love the color :)

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  15. LoriNovember 28, 2012

    I love both the milk paint pieces you've done. I've just started playing with it, painting a dresser, but I've been using a foam roller instead of a brush (and you can see lines from the roller a bit, so I may switch...). Can I ask how many coats of paint you used? Thanks!

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    1. Natty by DesignNovember 28, 2012

      I put on three coats. When you sand it down at the end, most of the lines should disappear.

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    2. LoriNovember 29, 2012

      thanks!

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  16. Der KrempelmaklerNovember 28, 2012

    Perfect - die Kommode gefällt mir
    www.Krempelmakler.de

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  17. micheleDecember 07, 2012

    love it. i have a beautiful bag this color, and now you have made me love it even more.

    hope you'll have a moment to stop by, and i'm hosting a giveaway as well today:
    http://hellolovelyinc.blogspot.com/2012/12/personalized-lovely-giveaway.html

    peace to you.

    michele

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  18. Amy@BuffaloRoamDecember 07, 2012

    Yes, yes I do love the color! Beautiful!!

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  19. Jen StylesDecember 07, 2012

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  20. Jen StylesDecember 07, 2012

    Love the color! It looks much different than the swatch on the Old Fashioned Milk Paints website though (and I like how it turned out in your pic much better!) Did you do anything special when you mixed the paint? Thanks!

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  21. House Crazy in Michigan!December 07, 2012

    Amazing color - amazing lines. YUM!

    Small House / Big Sky Donna
    White Oak Studio Designs
    Hand-Painted Vintage Furniture Transformations

    BLOG: http://smallhouseunderabigsky.wordpress.com

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