It’s no secret that blue is by favorite my color to paint with. I try not to do the exact same look over and over, so each time I get a new piece I want to try a new color. My neighbor has a gorgeous blue-teal colored dresser that I have admired the color of, so I went and picked a few paint chips that I thought matched, and that I liked, then compared them to one of the drawers. The winner, Bayside by Behr which had been my first choice all along.
I cleaned, sanded, filled holes, sanded, applied one coat of Zinsser Shellac (to block out any smells and bleed through), sanded, then painted on 2 coats of the blue which has some grey and teal tones. The last step was to seal it up with clear wax. The color is really great by itself, so I went more simple with the pulls and did some white and black ones like I always seem to choose 🙂 It reminds me of the smokey blue dresser.
another beautiful piece Reeves, but what else should we expect!
Fiona x
Your choice for treatment is so simple…which makes it fresh. Not layers of this or multiple tricks to distress…just clean and simple which equals stunning. I'm so happy when there is a new article in my blog reader from you. Thank you for so freely sharing.
Robin
Love it Reeves! you're amazing and so are your photos. hey, what is the wall color? it's such a great neutral.
I just sent you an email about it!
You are so sweet! I am glad you like it, I really feel like I have been able to put my style into the pieces I have been doing lately. Thanks for being here!
Thank you, Fiona!
Fabulously pretty. No fake distressing. Hope others take notice and you start a new trend. It's time.
I love this!!!!
-andi
It's so gorgeous!
Love the color you choose. This dresser is so pretty. The dresser pulls are great with this color.
Nice job!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Bev
@ Eclectic Red Barn
Perfect color choice. Great job!
Corey from TinySidekick.com
I absolutely love this! Great job!
Amazing job! It turned out beautiful!!
This is TOO cute! I'd love for you to link it up on my DIY Weekend feature!
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This is my favorite color 🙂 And the knobs are perfect! I love your work and want to see more!
I'm your newest follower 🙂
Nice job, but those knobs are gorgeous.
The knobs just pop! Great choice!
Distressing has its place, but I do tend to lean towards cleanly painted pieces with no distressing. Glad you like furniture that way too!
Thank you!
Thanks! I am loving this color too. I was a little hesitant at first, but it is just the right amount of pop!
I am so glad you are here and following along, Jessica! Hopefully I will continue on this role and keep finishing more pieces to post.
I love these knobs! They are crisp white so they pop, but they also have the fun black detail. I seem to go back to these ones and I am sure I will be using them again 🙂
My hubby and I spent ALL weekend looking for a piece this color. Maybe we should try to pick up an old piece and finish ourselves?? SCARY! Can you share what color and brand of paint you used? Brushed or rolled or sprayed?
Thanks so much!
Pam 🙂
I would love to know that wall color as well. Thanks!
Kelcey – the wall color is called Wheat Bread by Valspar. We first used it a couple years ago and whenever we need more we just take the can and get it matched. Because of that I don't know if that is still one of their colors, but if you ever need it I can send you a picture of the color label on the can.
The color is Bayside by Behr. I always hand paint all the pieces I do. I also use flat finish paints which really minimize the brush strokes and are an easier finish to work with. Once I have all the coats of paint on I seal it with clear wax (I like Maison Blanche La Craie). Hope this helps! It is definitely worth it to do a project yourself, you save a lot of money. And if you are looking for fun hardware for the drawers check out Hobby Lobby – they have a great selection and every other week all of the knobs are half off!
-Reeves
It's gorgeous! And I wanted you to know that you were featured at Give Me the Goods this week… Thanks so much for linking up!
Rachel @ Maison de Pax
A girl can never have too many blue dressers! Okay, well maybe we can, but they are still my all-time favorite pieces of furniture! This one is a beauty!
I love it! I'm looking around my house to paint something blue! I know Behr makes the color "wheat bread" did you have it color matched to valspar or do you think it is a discontinued color?
Now that you say that I remember that is what we did. I had a paint chip of Wheat Bread by Behr and we were at Lowes so we had them color match it.
This is stunning! I love this shade of blue! This would be perfect for our Get Your DIY on Fall Link Party. This week's theme is the color blue! I hope you'll consider joining us 🙂 http://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/get-your-diy-on-fall-party-challenge-week-1/
Reeves, this is beautiful. It's already a great looking dresser and you painting it that color made it so much better! Thank you so much for linking up to our Get Your DIY On Challenge this week. Next week is Fall Themed Wreaths, I hope you'll make it back and share with us! Have a great week!
Mandy @ The Hankful House Blog
Love love this. It is just a perfect blue!
Ellya
Reeves, you did a wonderful job on this and we are thrilled to be the happy owners of this dresser – it is going in our nursery and I am sure our little girl will love it for many years to come (I know my husband and I will!)
Great work and thank you so much!
I love the dresser and I'm crazy about the knobs! You did an amazing job! So glad you shared it at Throwback Thursday!
Very, very pretty. My favorite color for a dresser too! Thanks for linking it up to Throwback Thursday!
Kim
What an Amazing piece! I love the shade of blue and the hardware is beautiful! Thank you for Linking up to my Furniture and Paint Party!! I am featuring you tonight!
Brooke
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