Dresser Painted with Sherwin Williams Latex Paint
Bright and Beautiful furniture that’s what today’s post is all about.
Today I’m getting together with a few of my blogging pals to share some bright furniture makeovers. Each of us is sharing one of our favorites.
If you’ve been reading my blog for very long at all then you know that I love painting with Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk and Annie Sloan’s Chalk paints. They are my go to paints because I can easily send their color charts to my clients and I always know what kind of finish I’m going to get when working with them. However I do paint with latex paint occasionally. And when a dear friend of mine introduced me this Sherwin Williams turquoise color, I knew I had to try it.
Latex paint is easy to come by, usually inexpensive and comes in a basically unlimited amount of colors. I also had some Websters Chalk-like Paint Power so I mixed it in as well. Websters helps the paint to adhere when you don’t want to sand. And let’s face it nobody wants to sand.
As you can see this dresser was well less than beautiful when I started. I bought it from a friend of mine that’s a realtor. It was left in one of his rental homes and was in need of cleaning and de-funking!
First I removed all the drawers and hardware and gave each of them two coats of paint.
Then it was time for the “body” of the dresser. It got two coats as well.
After everything was painted and dry I did a little distressing with my sandpaper. As you can see I got this lovely crackle in some areas. SWOON! I LURVE it when this happens. (Stay tuned for an upcoming post to see how to do this yourself.)
After that it was time to put everything back together again. Simple and easy. I have to admit not having to wax this like I do my chalk or milk paints is a welcome change sometimes.
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~Beth
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Beth, I love the blue, so bright :). It really looks cool when the paint crackles like that too.
Happy pappy blue, I love it Beth! I’ll have to remember to try that Webster’s Chalk Powder.
That is such a beautiful color!! I am loving all the bright colors !!!! Love the little crackling too.
Nancy
I love the color- it reminds me of Provence, which is one of my favorites. 🙂 Great job on the makeover, it’s so bright and cheerful!
Thanks Jen. Yes, it reminds me of Provence too. Ohhhhh…how I love thee. 🙂
Love this fun color! You gave this piece a new life. I need to remember to look for Webster’s Chalk Powder.
Thanks Paula! It was a fun piece that’s for sure. 🙂
Wow, what a beautiful transformation! I wouldn’t have looked twice at it before. Is this satin or semi gloss? I use my DIY version of chalk paint all the time, but I use flat latex and then wax. I wonder if the wax is unnecessary if I use a satin or semi gloss? Now you’ve got me thinking! 🙂
Hey Christy~I rarely wax when I use Websters. It’s already protected by the polymers in the latex paint so waxing is just really for the look/feel on a latex painted piece. (Obviously this is just my opinion based on my experience, so take it for what’s it’s worth.) I’m really partial to the look of genuine ASCP with waxing I don’t think wax looks the same on latex. Either way I think you have to do what works for you and what you’re comfortable with. But not having to wax is a welcome change….that’s for sure. Thanks friend!
Blessings,
Beth
The crackle looks amazing, love the color too! Another great makeover…
Blessings,
Cindy
Thanks Cindy!
I have been search for a great turquoise paint color – what is the name of this sherwin williams color?
Hey Leslie,
It’s called Biscay and it’s number 6940. Happy Painting!
Blessings,
Beth
Very nice blog.
love the dresser make over. what color paint is that?
thanks
Hi Marianne,
It’s called Biscay and it’s number 6940 by Sherwin Williams.
🙂 Beth
We have those same very old ice cream soda chairs that are on top of the dresser you painted blue. Love that blue color too! I’d love to refinish them. What would you suggest Beth? I haven’t done any painting in years. I’m also going to paint an old wrought iron patio table and chairs. One of those really heavy iron ones my husband picked up about 20 years ago that someone threw out. That blue color would be amazing to pop on our patio!
Thank you!
Sue