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inspired by THIS picture from Vogue!
Have you ever gone back and looked at pictures of your home and thought, "What was I thinking?!" I do that all the time. It's probably because I change things around so much that I don't ever remember what it used to look like. For example, I posted this photo of my Living Room Progress several months ago, and it looks like a completely different house. The light colored dining room! The mantle! The TV stand!
Last January (I'm slow with projects), I bought this at an auction for a song. I hated the original paint color, although it's typical French Provincial style, Nick liked it. He affectionately nicknamed the color "banana pudding". Since I hate both the actual desert and the metaphor, I painted it primer white while I debated on what else to do with it. It sat like that for almost a year. I decided that the white had really grown on me, so I decided to stick with that...but with a little twist. Here is the dresser BEFORE:
And AFTER:
I painted it a sleek semi-gloss white, and then I taped off the bottom and legs and gave them several coats of Martha Stewart paint in Vintage Gold.
I added an IKEA orchid and a Target emerald decanter to better match my DIY Malachite Tray.
I love that in some lights, it looks like a deep, warm gold...and in other light, it looks light and bright.
I'm working on an eclectic gallery wall to surround the TV, but for now, one of my abstract paintings sits all by its lonely self in a rubb-n-buff frame.
I think I'm in love...and I'm also in love with the graphic black and whites as well as the vibrant pops of color that keep showing up in the living room!
Who knows, though...maybe in a few months I'll look back on this picture and think, "WHAT WAS I THINKING?!" Here's hoping.
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I love this so so much!!
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DeleteAmazing! I never would have thought to dip the legs.
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Thanks, Angela!
DeleteLOVE the look of this! I may have to steal this idea :)
ReplyDeleteDO IT! :)
DeleteI LOVE this!! So Chic!! The gold dipped legs are fabulous! Thanks so much for sharing & for linking up to the "thrift it" party!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tonya! I love the idea of the Thrift It party!
DeleteThis is so cool! It's a new take on the dipped look and make this piece look elegantly updated. Love it!
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DeleteOh my, I LOVE this!! You did a fantasic job. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jenna!
DeleteI noticed this piece in the pictures of your New Year's Eve Party. I was wondering where you had it and why I never noticed it before. I love it, you did a really nice job!
ReplyDeleteGood eye, Sherri! Thank you so much!
DeleteLOVE your TV console. It looks amazing!! Well done.
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DeleteI'm in love with this!!! You did such a great job girl!! xx Liz Marie Ummm please link this up at the linky party today so I can feature you! haha xx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Liz! You are so sweet. Haha, I was waiting for your link party to go live...I shared it last night! :) Thanks for hosting, as always!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! Such a great way to add a touch of class to a piece of furniture. It looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful idea! I love the gold dipped bottom. I may be borrowing that someday!
ReplyDeleteHoly cow - it's gorgeous!! Those cold accents?! I love it. I can't believe you thought of something like that - I wouldn't have had that type of vision. Seriously - it looks amazing. The whole space does.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! The gold dipped look gives it a custom feel- totally worth a year! I stared at my kitchen hutch for two years before I painted it green! I'm kind of a furniture painting junkie. I'm actually on the lookout for a piece like that for our tv room as well!
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Excellent article. I will be going through a few of these issues as well.
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Beautiful.....that piece give me life girl.....
ReplyDeleteWhat a great spin on a classic look - I love it! It really works in that space too - fits in with the modern touches you have in there. Very clever!
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I would have NEVER thought of dipping the whole bottom of the console (I would have totally been boring and just dipped the legs)....it looks so fantastic though! Love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kelly! When I saw the picture from Vogue, I knew it would be perfect for this piece!
DeleteWow, just when I was thinking there was no new way to paint one of these dressers, you came in with such an amazing new take! I H.E.A.R.T this dresser!
ReplyDeleteBTW, I don't think your going to regret this later, and I'm not saying that just because I've gold dipped almost everyone of my projects the last couple of months in some way. :D
Thanks so much! I love it too. I hope I don't regret it! You can never have enough gold! :)
DeleteOh my goodness your house is so gorgeous! The dresser looks so great, white and gold is my all time favorite color combination :)
ReplyDeleteHere from the YHL forums- Hello! Beautiful blog. LOVE your gold dipped console, stunning.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Angel!
DeleteOh, I love this! And your whole room is beautiful. I now want to see the rest of your home!
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