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benjamin moore, black and white, empire dresser, furniture redo, Furniture Renovation, Painted Furniture, Uncategorized
This dresser is a cousin to the other empire dresser in furniture style and design. The design concept was the same for both: Wrap the classic lines of a mid 19th century dresser with contemporary elements. It’s an attempt to strike a balance between shape, texture (the wood), and line. Months ago I sketched a dresser that was wrapped in bold black lines. The design finally found its way out of my sketchbook and onto a piece of furniture. By the way, that’s a Stendig calendar on the wall.
A glimpse into the mind’s eye
As artists (yes, you are if you paint furniture), we are inspired by many things. Color, texture, and line – which are a few of the elements of design – play an important part of my graphic design work and furniture design. I keep a sketchbook to catch all of my ideas. Here’s where the idea started:
Before & After and How I Did It
1. Stripped the upper portion of the dresser using a new product, Smart Strip from Sherwin Williams.
2. Cleaned that area according to the directions on the container.
3. Primed the lower portion with a Benjamin Moore oil-based primer.
4. Painted the lower portion using Benjamin Moore Advance paint in semi-gloss.
5. After taping off the areas that were to be left as raw wood, I painted the upper portion using a homemade chalk paint, soft white in color.
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Lynaea Brand said:
I love the artistry of your project. Very unusual. Definitely classy. Way cool. Thank you for sharing! Lynaea @ EveryDayBloom.com
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BeColorful said:
Such a unique and head turning look. I love your approach to design. Thanks for linking up.
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Sarah @ Alderberry Hill said:
Thanks so much for linking to Make the Scene Monday @ Alderberry Hill. You are being featured this evening!
I hope you are having a wonderful weekend, and join me tomorrow evening for Make the Scene Monday #69!
P.S. Pop back on Monday for a big surprise!
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Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. said:
Your designs are always so unique!
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Danielle said:
Very cool! Thanks for sharing at Silver Pennies Sundays! x
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Curtains in My Tree said:
how unusual and it looks great , I like something different once in a while
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martha at MarthaLeoneDesign.com said:
Thanks for your comment. Unusual is my favorite thing to do. Have a great day!
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Home Coming said:
Such a cool idea! I’d love if you’d link up to The DIY’ers. http://homecomingmn.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-diyers-and-more-curtains.html
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Jodi Blackmon said:
I love this! I just did something very similar. I haven’t posted about it yet, but when I do, I’ll share it with you.
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upwithfurniture said:
Fantastic design, right down to the knobs. Love the geometric look with the neutral colours and the contrast to the old-fashioned dresser.
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Courtney said:
Yes!! Love it Martha!!
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Kathryn said:
Very cool and outside of the box. Great job and I love the colors. Have a good one.
Kathryn
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judi said:
martha,
i am in awe, every.single.time. you post a new project! this is so very COOL and UNIQUE. you so inspire me girl!
i love that you use “green” paint remover. i soley use back to nature “multistrip” on my projects.
happy weekend,
judi
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Leslie said:
Ohhh, yeah. I like what you did there! Very pleasing choice of colors, too. Neutral, but with impact. Great job.
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