I have been busy this week! I picked up an absolutely beautiful French Bowfront Bedroom Set. It is vintage Dixie furniture and truly gorgeous with its curvy lines and detailed trim.
Initially I wanted to paint each piece individually and not keep it as a set. But in the end, I opted to keep it simple and 'matchy matchy' and went for pure white.
I did inject a bit of personality into the insides of the cupboards though, where I added some lovely silver/blue peacock inspired paper. It gives it that little bit of 'wow' factor that it needs.
The pictures are less than average, I know. Given the size and quantity of pieces, I had no choice but to snap them outside and in the garage.
The Armoir is probably my favorite piece. The lines are so elegant and romantic, and I love how great the paper looks on the inside. Such a great surprise when you open it up.
There is me peeking out in the mirror. It looks like Im proudly holding the broom.
Don't you feel so lucky when you come across gorgeous furniture. It hardly takes any effort at all! (Well maybe just a bit: sanding, 2 coats of primer, 4 coats of paint, and a topcoat)...Its worth it in the end though and when you see the finished results.
I love how this one turned out. The pics are not amazing, but in real life she is a great colour and her clear wax has given a lovely soft sheen. I custom mixed ASCP colours to come up with my various shades of green, mint and teal. I also accented with some turquoise and blue. I distressed pretty heavily and lots of the wood shows through.
I originally papered the middle section as well, but I didn't love how it turned out, so I overcame this by lightly painting over the paper and distressing so you can only see it in a subtle way. A bit like a whitewash.
Thanks again to Dionne at THETURQUOISEIRIS for inspiring me to use the peacock paper. She is amazing!
I tried a little something different on these cute nightstands by using modpodge to attach some decorative paper to the front. The paint is a minty custom mixed using Annie Sloan, and I accented with shades of green and turquoise.
I clear waxed everything, but left it low lustre by not overbuffing. The paper matches the mint, and features little peacock feathers (an idea inspired from Dionne over at THETURQUOISEIRIS).
I think they turned out pretty neat, and they certainly look great on the dark wood floor.
