So, we flip furniture, right? Doesn’t sound very romantic and dreamy but that’s essentially what we’re doing. Don’t get me wrong, I love the work. Love finding the junky pieces, painting, distressing, photographing, making things beautiful. But for me at this stage in life, I’m attempting to accomplish two things: build a business doing something I love to do and help my kids learn a little bit about work and money management as they buy and refinish their own pieces.
Here is my latest “flip.” This dresser was purchased off of craigslist. It was a plain looking thing… nothing special about the design or finish. It sat in the garage for a while and on Saturday, I decided to flip this thing by painting it a color combo that is sure to sell rather than try out one of the ideas I keep stashed away in my idea notebook. Best laid plans….
Well, the finished product isn’t exactly what I planned. I wanted to give it a smooth, finish, low on the distressing. But as I worked on it, I felt as though it needed texture. So throwing caution to the wind, I whipped out the sander and assulted that silly dresser in an attempt to breath some life into it.
After sanding, I liked it and left it alone.
The chipped paint effect on the top was a complete accident. The sander kind of scraped the paint off of the top (see picture below).
Colors and technique used:
Paint
-Base: ASCP Ochre
-Top: ASCP Provence, Benjamin Moore dark gray
Distressing technique
-Used a sander with 220 and 80 grit paper to scrap away the paint
-Finished with steel wool to get that super smooth finish
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Michelle@Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust said:
Another beautiful project. I love the chippy look! Thank you so much for linking up to Fabulous Friday at Faith, Trust, & Pixie Dust.
Warmly, Michelle
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martha leone said:
Thanks! I had lots of fun abandoning all restraint and sanding away. It was great. Thanks for hosting your weekly party. I always love linking up when I have something to share!
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Stacey said:
Featured you! Come and grab a button!
Stacey of Embracing Change
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Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. said:
Love the rustic feel!
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Stacey said:
You are so right…we totally do flip furniture! I never thought of it that way, but it is true!!
Thanks for linking up this beautiful piece – I love the top!
Stacey of Embracing Change
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kayla said:
I love how this turned out! The distressed look is so pretty. Thank you for sharing at Sunday Round Up!
-Kayla 🙂
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Rose said:
It looks great! Thanks for sharing this with us @ the Sunday Round Up.
Hope you have a wonderful week,
Rose
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martha leone said:
You too. Thanks for hosting this great threesome party! Martha
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Tanya R. said:
Beautiful redo! I am a new reader, creating over at http://twelveoeight.blogspot.com – Tanya 🙂
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martha leone said:
So glad you found me Tanya! Glad to know that you’re a new reader!
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Nicole said:
This turned out awesome and I love the phrase “we flip furniture”. ASCP is awesome paint, this looks great! I would love for you to post this on my link party at… http://www.doodlesandstitches.com/2012/05/link-party-time.html
Thanks for sharing!
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martha leone said:
Hi Nicole:
I just linked up this piece to your first party! Congratulations on this new adventure and thanks for hosting!
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Nicole said:
Thanks so much for posting the link 🙂 I love this piece!
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martha leone said:
Thanks!
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Monica Livas said:
Wonderful! LOVE it!
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Liz said:
I love “happy accidents”. I would love to see a post about your kids furniture flips too. Great idea! I found you at Redoux’s Friday party!
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Stacey said:
I love the top 🙂
Very pretty indeed. Thanks for linking up and sharing this week!
Stacey of Embracing Change
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Melanie @ Mailbox Journey said:
You did an amazing job!
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Candy said:
What a HAPPY ACCIDENT. Gorgeous makeover.
Im now following you, so please hop over and visit me at PICKINandPAINTIN.blogspot.com. THANKS.
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heather said:
Your Dresser looks great!
Thanks for linking up to our Sunday Round Up link party. Hope to see you again this weekend 🙂
xoxo
Heather
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amy said:
love, love, love the top!! another hit!
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Rose said:
you did a good job it looks great. Thanks for stopping by and sharing this at the Sunday Round up. I can’t wait to see what you bring to share next week.
Rose @ http://www.arosiesweethome.com/
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Heather @ The JUNKtion said:
Looks great! I love the perfectly distressed look of this. Thanks for sharing!
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Deb Owen said:
That is a gorgeous finish! Perseverance really paid off on this!
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cassie said:
i love the top especially! plans schmans… who needs em?
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patti said:
beautiful work on this piece!!
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Jane Oetterer said:
Cool. My sister enjoys craigslist projects as well. It turned out nice, love the top & distressing!
http://www.minnesotajunker.blogspot.com
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andrea said:
Very cute! Distressing does it every time for me!
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martha leone said:
Yeah. I usually can’t wait to get to that stage. Lots of magic happens when sanding, doesn’t it? Thanks for the comment!
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martha leone said:
Hi: Yes, I just painted over the originals with the white color used for the dresser. I wanted this piece to be totally about paint and texture. So, changing out the drawer pulls seemed to detract from that. Thanks for your comment!
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Tam said:
Did you just use the original hardware and paint them the same color as the dresser?
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