Striking Turquoise Dresser

If you have looked through my blog, then you have seen a very similar piece before, ok, maybe even two.  I just love raised detailing on dressers, it adds such interest, especially once it is painted out.

I have a lot of natural light on this dresser, so it looks 'I need sunglasses' bright.  In reality it is quite a deep shade of turquoise, mostly blue, but with a subtle shade of green as well.

I left some of the wood to poke through on the detailing to add some depth.  I also did a bit of accenting with white and yellow.

The hardware was in really bad shape, I thought I was going to have to spray paint it, I started to give it a light sand so the paint would have something to grab onto, when I noticed it started to sparkle underneath.  It was quite magical, I just lightly sanded and in the process polished up the hardware.  This pic below shows the after and the before.

Turquoise Again!

I fell in love with this Sklar-Peppler dresser as soon as I saw it.  It was in fantastic condition, but the brownish colour was pretty uninspiring.  

I decided to pull out my favourite shade of turquoise and make her over.  

She also features small highlights of various shades of blue and some yellow to accent with the hardware.  

The oak grain is still visible through the paint which is something I really love about oak.  It adds a depth and almost gives the furniture a stained-like quality.

I love the swirly detailing on her drawers and cupboards.  I gave her a mild distressing.

Here is a before shot, you can see how lovely she was in her original state too.  It was almost a shame to paint her.  
Almost.  :)

Stunning Column Dresser

I was lucky enough to find the long dresser and the matching night stands for this.  I painted them in a corresponding fashion using my favorite turquoise with ASCP florence underneath.  

I love how the green peaks out beneath the Blues.  I did a fair bit of distressing on this to let the wood poke through.  I changed out the hardware as one handle was missing off the original and I couldnt find a match.  I like how the gold contrasts so well with the turquoise.

Superbly ornate 6 drawer dresser

I fell in love with this piece when it cast its sad eyes in my direction.  Located in a dusty old used shop, it was brown, dirty and old,  it was instant chemistry.

I gave her the usual overhaul, and I just love how lovely it turned out.  So big and so bold!  I think the hardware is so cool. She is a blue turquoise and features some distressing to show the awesome wood through.  I love the texture of these pieces (Spannish Style?) and snap them up whenever I find one.  The vertical hardware is so unique.