Just for fun, I did a (supposedly) quick project. I had previously stumbled upon, and brought home, the perfect dresser for some milk paint, which I have been yearning to use for some time.
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I picked up these gems more than two years ago, and squirreled them away until I had a vision, and the tools, workspace and ability to carry out that vision.
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Okay, so I may not know when to say when…
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This Henredon Alvarado set, found at a thrift store, was really well treated over the years and functioned just like new. The finish, however, would never see the inside of a modern room.
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I have a passion for applying paint. Any paint to anything.
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The style is well-known. The chunky red mahogany curved massiveness of American Empire style. Always veneered, almost always chipped, sometimes irreparably.
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This beautiful antique dresser came to me in its previous state by way of a good friend.
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Normally, I have somewhat of a plan for a piece of furniture, which is what allows me to start it in the first place. This one was to be very simple, with the emphasis on the inside: a pull-out drawer that becomes a desk top. It evolved into something fairly complex!
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When you buy a dresser from a Craigslist seller, you get a horse.
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Why is my favorite color pink?
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This is the story of a very old, sad, dresser that has, I think, a very happy ending.
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I spied him from a little ways away. I approached. My heart started beating a little faster.
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