What a coat of paint can do!
I love eclectic pieces of furniture rather than matched when I decorate my own home. Sometimes I paint these finds and other times I strip the original finish and create a custom wash . We recently had to replace this green washed oak dresser in our summer house when we relocated it to our newly renovated master bedroom in town (that will be another post). We bought this gem at Habitat for Humanities Restore for $20 dollars when it passed my husband's structural integrity test being pronounced solid and square with good sliding drawers. Sometimes being married to a wood worker can become tiresome. I liked it because it had great lines. The walls of this bedroom have been Ben Moore Revere Pewter for ten years. I wanted the ocean view to be the focal point so I choose a colour for the dresser that was just a little darker than the walls. I sanded liberally and pr...