A Dresser Makeover with Annie Sloan Arles Chalk Paint

Spring is here!!!!

Thank The Lord!

It was a long winter, wasn’t it my friends?  Spring makes me think of color so today in honor of Spring,

I’m sharing one of my first pieces painted with Annie Sloan Arles Chalk Paint.

I love yellow.  I’ve used Miss Mustard Seed’s Mustard Seed Yellow many times.  You can see a washstand I painted with it here.  So I was really excited to have a client contact me wanting me to paint her dresser with Arles.

My client is redecorating her home and decided to add some color  to her furniture instead of replacing it.  She has fantastic taste and I’ve painted A LOT of furniture for her.  In fact one of my favorite pieces I’ve ever painted was for her.  She always challenges me to step outside of the box and be creative.

Believe it or not Arles is a color I hadn’t tried until now.  I know crazy right?  It’s so bright and beautiful.

I decided to do a layered paint look on this dresser because it was so unique.  I painted my brushstrokes in a random pattern and didn’t smooth them out.

I also put more paint in some areas than others….

and crackled some of the paint in others.

I then added dark wax to the piece to give it a rustic tone.

I LURVE how the paint brought out all the details of the piece and how the hardware really stands out now.

I also painted the mirror.  She isn’t going to use it right now but if she decides to one day I wanted it to be ready for her.

And here it is all put back together decorated and fabulous!!!

Do you have furniture you’d like to have painted?  Are you shopping for furniture and need help finding the perfect piece?  Email me at farmfreshvintagefinds@gmail.com for pricing and details about custom work and my current inventory.

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~Beth