I’m so happy with this piece and excited to share it with you! I’ve been searching for the right piece to paint orange for a while. This one was perfect because of its clean and simple lines than can take a bold color. I wrote a separate post showing the before of the dresser and the plan for it. It took a bit of prep work and I ran into some problems getting the glue off of the top after removing the veneer, but stripper and a sander got it nice and smooth.
This dresser is painted in 4 coats of pumpkin orange milk paint. I went for a finish with less variation and very minimal distressing. It’s sealed with a coat of General Finishes High Performance poly followed by clear wax. To finish off the look I added round bone knobs and I love their oversized look.
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I like the nice clean lines, definetly isn't competing with the color. Chic By You Link Party @ http://chicbytab.blogspot.ca/2014/04/chic-by-you-wednesday-link-party-6.html. Hope to see you there!
Really beautiful! I love that color! And just curious … why did you use poly and wax?
I LOVE this. The color is amazing. So bold and daring, yet beautiful. Great job. – Bre @ Average But Inspired
Perfection !!! Really – I'd never think of painting anything orange in my life ( in the 70's everything in my apartment was brown and orange lol ) but WOW this is gorgeous !!!
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Wow!!! Absolutely gorgeous!!! I've always loved orange but never thought about it for furniture!! Stopped by from Inspire Me Please and started to follow your lovely blog on Pinterest and Bloglovin 🙂
That is fabulous: bold but not loud! I love the strong color paired with the simplicity of the shape.
LOVE! Wish it were mine, soooo cute!
I love the color and what you did!
Beautiful! I absolutely love the vibrant color:)
So pretty! Just curios as to why you chose to poly AND wax this piece? Just wanted to know the benefits.. Thanks so much!
Yep! I rubbed the poly on (GF Flat poly) with a staining pad and then finished it off with wax.
Thanks 🙂
Just a personal preference – poly adds great protection, but I like the finish I get with Maison wax.
I love this color! It looks great on this piece, what an eye-catcher. I actually painted my laundryroom a sunkist orange, similar to this…love it!
Wonderful piece…love the color and knobs. Wish you had mentioned where you found those knobs. I love their size.
Where did you get the knobs? They make the piece
I absolutely love this color! Great choice, and a great job on it. Thanks for the name of the paint, I'll have to look for it. -Dawn @ We Call It Junkin.com
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Love this color. I probably would not have chosen it but certainly love it. My daughter loves orange so she would pick this.
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Bev
@ Eclectic Red Barn
This is beyond stunning! I love everything about it. The color is perfection and those bone knobs make my heart go pitter patter!
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Hey Girl! It’s Deonna from the Child at Heart blog. I was just stopping by to say hello! I wish I had a dresser just like this…I love orange 🙂 I've never heard of milk paint before. Is it similar to chalk paint? It has a great finish! I am doing a great spring necklace giveaway and would love for you to come by and enter to win 🙂 Have a joyful week!
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Your dresser is gorgeous!!!
Hi Reeves,
Would you let me know the source of the bone knob? I just need to find the oversized white, or cream knobs.
Is it a trade secret?
Thank you.
Hello, I know this is an old post, but what brand of milk paint did you use? I love the color!
For a true milk paint I like Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co’s products or Miss Mustard Seed. General Finishes makes and acrylic pint called milk paint that I love as well but it is not a true milk paint.