Weathered Grey Nightstands Before & After

We love it when great pieces like these 

just turn up at the studio...

we have a fabulous network

 and they know EXACTLY what I love

I know, right?

GORGEOUS!

Made by my favorite manufacturer

White Fine Furniture Co

(sorry, no pics yet of the finished dresser...it is HUGE

and quite heavy)

Lately, I've been really loving the idea of making pieces

look old and weathered without actually distressing them

and I can't get enough of white and grey

Cage-front nightstands have gotten harder and harder to find!

Instead of our usual fancy finish with gold leaf, etc

we kept these pretty simple

with Snow White from General Finishes

On top of the Snow White, Black glaze, watered down

and heavily wiped back

In insides are fresh and clean with Snow White paint 

and several coats of General Finishes Satin topcoat

The hardware is a custom mixed color using One Step Paint

sealed with Satin topcoat from GF

The coordinating dresser wears the same finish

and turned out lovely

I can visualize this set in an all white bedroom

with touches of grey linen on the bed...

gorgeous!

You can find these pieces,

as well as the matching dresser

exclusively at 

607 Vintage MarketPlace

Thanks for stopping by!

M~

Whitewashed Grey Dresser

I was down with Strep Throat for almost TWO WEEKS...

I'm not sure what was worse...the Strep or not painting!

(OK, Strep was the hands down worst of the two...)

I was incredibly eager to get back to work

This dresser had been awaiting paint for several weeks

and I'm quite pleased with the outcome

The wood was pretty enough, but sort of orange and quite dated

I debated on going very fancy with colored panels and gold leaf details

but I've been craving softness and gentle distressing lately

For this soft, romantic finish I mixed 

AHaH's Luxe Grey One Step Paint (OSP)

 with Black OSP

(3/1 ratio)

Then I glazed the paint using White Glaze from General Finishes

The white slightly lightened the grey, 

settling into the recesses and brush strokes

You could use a glaze, like I did, or a white wax,
 or even a watered down white wash
all would give you a similar look
I like to use what I have on hand, and I had glaze

I lightly distressed the edges while the glaze was still a bit damp

then sealed the entire piece with clear wax once dry

The hardware was painted Ballet White OSP

then waxed and finished with Dust of Ages for a lovely patina

Wouldn't this piece make a wonderful bathroom vanity?  

Available at 607 Vintage MarketPlace

Thanks for stopping by!

Michele

"Credenza"

We purchased this desk a few years ago...

I've been using it as my desk at the studio

The finish wasn't terrible,

so I left it wood...

Of course, it was eventually destined for paint!

We brought it to the new store as "filler" for the front room

while we were working...so when people peeked in, it would look nicely staged

Our goal at the new store is to always have a "work--in-progress"

so client's can see how the products we use work

So this desk became today's "work-in-progress"!

 I used Credenza from Amy Howard at Home

(One Step Paint)

 Gold Leaf gilds the hardware as well as the bottom edge

The entire piece has the most gorgeous, subtle shimmer...

accomplished by mixing Diamond Dust Mica Powder with wax

Tomorrow...the chair!

M~

Smokin' Hot Copper

Sometimes, we pick up a piece (or pieces!)

that are SO stunning already,

it's a challenge to dream up something even more fabulous

It's like we have a RESPONSIBILITY to the pieces, you know?

This bedroom suite is a great example...

pretty fabulous, right?

 All that lovely detail?  It's raised (carved OUT of the wood, not in to it!)...AMAZING!

The shape?  

Bombe and GORGEOUS

Even the hardware is special!

 Solid wood, circa 1972

by Dixon Powdermaker

(Florida company!)

I struggled a bit...nothing was really coming to me, inspiration-wise

I actually started painting the pieces a sea blue/green

when I thought "really?  That's the best you got?"

So I stopped. And thought. And thought.

then, I recalled an AMAZING table I saw

all curves, copper, and silver...

I LOVED that table!

 ~I knew EXACTLY what I wanted to do~

I tackled the nightstands first, as they had so much lovely detail work

Smokey grey metallic paint makes the curves on this set really shimmer

Highlighting the details, gorgeous silver leaf

Copper brings some warmth while still being so glam

Even the hardware is spectacular on this set!

What an amazing find this was...I hope we've done it justice!

You can find this in our Etsy Shop

Lush...

I grew up in the late 70's and was a teenager in the 80's...

you know what that means, right?

Lots and lots of PURPLE!

Purple eyeshadow, purple eyeliner, purple leg warmers,

purple jumpsuits with big shoulder pads...

purple bikinis with matching sunglasses

and of course, His Royal Highness of Purple...

If it wasn't purple, I didn't want it!

It's taken me quite awhile to come back around to purple...

but now I favor a more bohemian version...

with a touch of grey for a sexy vibe

This sure isn't 1980's purple!

We custom mixed this color using a little of this, and a little of that

The hardware is divine, don't you agree?

We really wanted the smokey grey trim to stand out, 

so we outlined the top and bottom lips in 

glamorous silver leaf...the contrast is dramatic and eye-catching

Wondering about that fabulous grey metallic?

It's from Modern Masters!

How lucky am I to have found these gorgeous lavender roses?

The dresser is so lush, a dozen just wouldn't do!

Love this dresser?  You can find it in our Etsy shop!

Black Tie Affair

Remember that great Henredon suite we bought last week?

All the pieces sold right away except for the tallboy...

she just didn't have room

We really love the clean lines

The French Provincial curves are still there, but it's not at all fussy

so we opted to work with that 

playing up the masculine and feminine

Wondering what paint we used for this rich, silky black?

It's MILK PAINT!

(and you thought it was only for a chippy, rustic finish!)

We wanted a little "somethin' somethin' "

so we cropped a stencil

(from Royal Design Studio)

to fit the drawer face

We're quite pleased with the final look...

The stencil on a single drawer makes a statement without drawing too much focus

from the piece itself

You can find this in our Etsy Shop

Henredon makes my heart beat faster

Henredon...vintage Henredon

how you make my heart SING!

Especially when it's FRENCH PROVINCIAL Henredon

so hard to come by...I've only had one other

(and let's face it, we've has a LOT of pieces pass through our hands!)

This was an estate purchase...

we found an old pay stub inside from Bausch and Lomb, circa 1972.

Net for the week?  $288. 

I gather that was a fair sum in 1972, as Henredon isn't inexpensive!

But enough yapping from me...check out this loveliness

 I adore this style...the taller, more tapered legs are very elegant

and remind me of Drexel's Touraine line

(but this has prettier hardware!)

 Excuse the unedited, non-glamour shots

("befores" are supposed to look terrible, right?)

 Serpentine body

(killer curves on this girl!)

 Lately, we've only been finding single nightstands

so we were thrilled this had a pair

 Full/Queen headboard w nice carved details to mimic the mirror

Cane is PERFECT

And can you believe they had the tallboy, too?

You KNOW I did a little happy dance when no one was looking!

We are picking up another dresser, nightstand, mirror, and two tallboys tonight...

much to Kenny's surprise because after unloading all this, I received the following text:

"We are officially FULL UP. No more furniture until the shipper comes"

Surely we can fit in a FEW more pieces, right??