Can you believe that this is what it looked like when I started? When I saw it my first thought was, "Why on earth are the drawer pulls on like that?". I took it home with me because I knew it was destined to be shabbulous.
I started by taking out the drawers and painting the whole piece, including the drawer fronts in Vintage Market and Design Grey Flannel Furniture paint. If you haven't noticed, I'm totally in love with this line of products. There are so many options and it is just so darn easy to use. I was anxious to try this color because it is one of their new colors that I hadn't used before.
I waited 24 hours after painting the Grey Flannel to apply the Frog Tape in a stripe pattern on the drawers. I didn't measure the the distance between each piece of tape. I believe that imperfection is beautiful and I think I eyeballed them close enough.
It was time to bring out the fun: VM&D Atelier Glaze in Sterling. Wow! What a beautiful glaze this is. For some reason I had a feeling it was going to get along quite nicely with the Grey Flannel color.
As you can see, I have my favorite brush pictured up there with the glaze. It's a Boar's Hair paint/wax brush that after months of deliberation, I finally bought from VM&D. It was the BEST INVESTMENT EVER! It is so easy to paint with and leaves no brush strokes. The key to making sure the glaze stayed where I wanted it to, rather than seaping under the tape was to dip my brush ever so lightly into the glaze, making sure I had none dripping when I went to paint it on. I then pounced the brush up and down in between the taped lines. I was going for a slightly distressed look so I only did one coat. For bolder stripes I would suggest doing at least 2 coats of the glaze.
I really couldn't wait to pull off the tape! I stayed patient and waited about an hour to pull it back. Oh boy, was I ever excited when I did! I think everyone in my house at the time was looking at me funny as I squealed in excitement. Well LOOK! Wouldn't you be happy too?
Next were the drawer pulls. Those were simple. Just a quick pounce of my paintbrush over the drawer pulls with VM&D Cotton and then 30 minutes later, a quick pounce over that with VM&D Pearl Crowning Touch.
Last but not least, the most important part. Sealing the piece. I can't explain in words how much I love VM&D's Matte Finishing Creme. It's so easy to use and it preserves that Chalky look from their paint that I just love. I brushed it onto the entire piece and waited 20 minutes before buffing it with a Microfiber cloth.
Voila! All done!
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Until next time my friends... <3
