French Provincial Dixie Chest

I love French Provincial furniture (umm.. I’m sure you’ve noticed a pattern by now) and this one is no exception, but I have no before picture, so you will have to mentally picture it… as it looked just like all of the other ones… with it’s original finish of cream and gold color combination it was just another “face” in the crowd.. yes, I know dressers don’t have faces… thank goodness or my children would have never slept in their own rooms

So I can give you an AFTER…

I finished the outer cabinet in two coats of ASCP French Linen (how appropriate?) and the drawers I painted first in ASCP Antoinette and then semi dry brushed over with ASCP Pure White. I say semi dry brushed because I stink at the dry brushing technique.. that is why I love this paint because I was able to remove just enough white paint with sandpaper to allow the pink to peek through..

I left the handles in with their original finish as they looked great with the new color scheme!

Love the chest on chest look of this piece!

I do like to stain the tops, but I think this looks great just like it is.. just enough distressing I think!

Well how do you think it turned out? Do you like the French Linen and Pink/White combo or is it too much? It went to Lucketts and didn’t come back so someone else loved it too! Whew… thank goodness I didn’t have to bring it back as it was VERY heavy!

I’m starting to work on furniture again… I gave myself a few days “off” after the mad rush to get ready for Lucketts as I was feeling worn down… I still have a lot to finish in the garage and quite a bit of custom work to do but I’m not going to stress about it… I hope!

Thanks for stopping by.. until next time…

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