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!

No Shy Violets Here!

Well...

this dresser...

it doesn't have a ton of fancy carvings

or too many frills...

but that is why I love it so

The subtle beauty of it

the long, tapered legs

the slight serpentine body

the elegant hardware

The fact that it's Hendredon

really pushes me over the edge!

I debated on doing a more subtle color

but really, why? 

The simple elegance of this piece was just 

BEGGING for something different

I perused Pinterest for color inspiration...

I knew I wanted a sophisticated purple

Very smokey and sexy and grown-up

if you're interested, here is the Pinboard

For the record, my husband and partner, Kenny,

was NOT on board with this color

When I said "Purple"

he envisioned deep, regal purple

with gold hardware

Me? Not so much!

I mixed up this custom color using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

then applied a glaze over the top using glaze base and pigment 

The top, well, it gave me some trouble!

My plan was to strip it  and re-stain it in that lovely

weathered wood look my friend at Stellar Junk does so well

I mixed up my staining concoction

and started stripping the table

All was good until towards the back,

 a HUGE burn mark materialized!!

NOOOOO!!!

I considered stenciling over it, making the top striped...

just wasn't working out at all...

so bummed!

Not to be discouraged, I mixed up a custom grey

then topped it with the smoke glaze

Perfect!

Such an elegant, sexy piece of furniture!

I've decorated the entire room this belongs in...

Velvets and silks, some crumpled linen perhaps

a chandelier, dripping in crystals

(check out the lavender one on my board!)

dark walls and a soft rug

plush, lush, and dreamy...

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