I picked this dresser up along with the matching smaller one at an estate sale. I love the style of them and they are solid pieces.
I began by removing the hardware and filling the holes since the original pulls were not centered and I planned on getting some new ones. They got filled 3 times, sanding in between to make sure everything was smooth and covered. The dresser had that old, musty, been sitting in a barn smell so before I began painting, I used a coat of Zinsser Shellac. This stuff is great becasue it is clear and blocks out stains and smells – I highly recommend it! After lightly sanding again I then painted on the gorgeous grey. This is the perfect grey which now my favorite go-to! I decided to distress this one, and added new white pulls as well. It’s a lovely, classic dresser.
Looks fantastic! Love it!
Thanks Leslie!
I've always loved the contrast of white and grey. Beautiful.
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Love it!
wonderful. grey is so classic
What brand of paint? I adore the grey!!
Beautiful! Your pieces are always so well done. Love the white knobs against the gray and the gentle distressing.
Robin
The paint is Behr and the color is Elephant Skin. It really is a great warm grey – not too stark!
Thank you Robin!
I love that grey with the white knobs. The dresser is amazing!
Thanks—a fabulous job. You have great talent!
Hi!
I absolutely love this dresser. Is it for sale? Are you going to do the matching smaller dresser in the same color?
Thanks!
Justine
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Beautiful update! I'd love for you to link up to The DIY'ers. http://homecomingmn.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-diyers-and-last-weeks-top-three.html
I sent you an email about the dresser
That is a lovely piece and a great colour. I will have to look into the Zinsser shellac.
I love those white knobs!
– Lora @ Craftivity Designs
I love the look but have a question. So after the shellac you did not prime it or use a bonder??? Dianntha
Love that color! I need something like that in my house. And the distressing is perfect! (found you through the Inspiration Exchange)
-Courtney @ A Dash of Coco
Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous! I love it and would be so thrilled if you had the time to link up this or any of your other fabulous projects at our new mega-party Work it Wednesday if you haven't already. Each link will be shown on 4 blogs! Work it Wednesday
– Krista @ the happy housie
You did such a great job on this!! Come link up with us at Craft Frenzy Friday at http://www.craftdictator.com!!
I love it, you did a god job!
Your dresser turned out wonderful! It's so hard to find the right shade of gray and it looks like this is a great one! Love the white knob you used.
Thanks for sharing,
Suzanne
Pieced Pastimes
PS-Would love to have you link this up to Saturday Sparks. Links are open till Friday.
Love the grey and white color combination!
Yes – great stuff especially if you want to stop bleed through and also want to distress without white primer coming through. Or just to block out smells 🙂
I rarely prime pieces. If I use white I prime or if there is bleed through, but shellac also works to prevent bleed through. Lots of paints come with paint and primer in one and once a piece is well prepped (sanded and cleaned) the paint adheres very well.
About the shellac, it is shiny so after I used it I let it dry and then sanded it to rough it up and give the paint something to stick to. I did not sand through the shellac (that would be pointless and counter productive), just rough the surface up a bit. Hope that helps!
This is a really great grey – I will definitely be using it again 🙂
Hi, I love the color of the dresser and the knobs. Can you please share where you got the knobs?