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Take two

This is the first time I've ever re-done a piece that has not sold.  Many, many months have passed since I did this dresser .  It has sat in waiting in my dining room as I ate breakfast and looked at it, as I ate lunch and looked, and we all noticed it at dinner.  "What should I do with this?"  I asked myself over and over again.  It is a beautiful piece, that did not need painting.  But after I won some Annie Sloan stuffies, I figured it was high time I try out that silly old chalk paint I've been hearing so much about.  And yes, it is great yadda, yadda, yadda.


 The color is Provence, and then a dark wax rubbed over it
* SOLD*


Would be perfect as an entry table. To collect mail, keys and such as you walk in the door. 


 Click here for the complete before and first take of the dresser.

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25 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 2:42 PM

    LOVE it Kathleen! I have a bed up here I want u to do for me if I ever get it down to you :-)

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  2. UnknownJuly 10, 2012 at 5:03 PM

    What a HUGE improvement. Lovely for sure.

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  3. UnknownJuly 10, 2012 at 5:28 PM

    It turned out absolutely perfect!

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  4. AllisonJuly 10, 2012 at 6:47 PM

    It's beautiful! Great job Kathleen! That's a great color and the dark wax really makes the piece.

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  5. Cassie BustamanteJuly 10, 2012 at 8:49 PM

    it looks beautiful! i love this color on it! i loved the first version as well, but this one has more mass appeal i am sure.

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  6. CHRIS MURRAYJuly 11, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    gorgeous

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  7. MaryJuly 13, 2012 at 10:11 AM

    Oh, the color is just beautiful. I haven't tried Provence yet. You did a great job with this piece.

    Mary

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  8. micheleJuly 13, 2012 at 12:03 PM

    seriously in love with the color.

    thank you for such lovely inspiration! found you at MMS's link party, always a favorite!

    hope you can swing by:
    http://hellolovelyinc.blogspot.com/2012/07/summer-sale-giveaway.html

    smiles to you.

    michele

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  9. Leanne @ The Burlap CottageJuly 13, 2012 at 3:24 PM

    Hi Kathleen,

    Your dresser is gorgeous! I just love Provence. I did a wall treatment in my dd's room that I will be sharing soon with it. I love how you used the dark wax. Your aging of the piece is perfection. I just love it!

    Leanne @ The Burlap Cottage

    p.s. I am your newest follower, your blog is beautiful!

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  10. UnknownJuly 13, 2012 at 4:05 PM

    LOVE this! I'm in the burbs of ATL too! Where do you put your stuff? Or do you keep it all?? Mine is at Vintage Village in Snellville.

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  11. UnknownJuly 14, 2012 at 1:01 AM

    i would love to feature your dresser on a feature im doing on just dressers, if this would be ok with you please let me know,
    lauren

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  12. Twice NiceJuly 17, 2012 at 12:16 PM

    Love that color! And the dark wax looks perfect on it!

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  13. CynthiaJuly 17, 2012 at 9:31 PM

    How lovely! That is such a pretty colour.

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  14. Kim @ Savvy Southern StyleJuly 19, 2012 at 10:13 PM

    This is very similar to a chest I bought a couple of weeks ago. I said I wasn't going to paint it, but this really is making me think differently.

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  15. Linda@Coastal CharmJuly 19, 2012 at 11:40 PM

    You did a wonderful job on her makeover...I love using this color with the dark wax.

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  16. Amber CampbellJuly 20, 2012 at 9:29 AM

    The dresser is awesome and I love the color, but what really rocked my world was how you used just the handle part of the hardware. I just painted a dresser with similar pulls and I can't wait to get home and see if I can take them apart and use just the handle. That, and I'm beyond in love with the color on the door in the background. :)

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  17. Grace Note GiftsJuly 20, 2012 at 11:48 AM

    Ahh, what a beautiful color! I just love it!

    Blessings, Grace

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  18. lizblackwellJuly 21, 2012 at 8:58 AM

    I am very interested in how you did the top. I am new at this and want to try this look on a piece I bought at Goodwill 2yrs ago :)

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  19. AnonymousJuly 22, 2012 at 9:41 AM

    LOVE it!! ~Serena

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  20. UnknownJuly 24, 2012 at 5:54 PM

    Stopping by from FFF at Miss Mustard Seed's. What a great piece and a great colour.

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  21. Mrs.BreedinSeptember 5, 2012 at 11:09 PM

    Gorgeous! I found this dresser on pinterest and fell in love! I hae 2 dressers that dont match and i would love to refinish them both like this! <3 how do you do it?!

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  22. AnonymousApril 12, 2013 at 2:11 AM

    Thank you for another link on The CSI Project. I think your dresser turned out a lot better than your first try. I think it is good that you tried again after not being able to sell it.

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  23. ChristineSeptember 26, 2013 at 9:37 PM

    OMG OMG OMG.
    I just saw this dresser at a thrift store today. I went back to look at it a billion times. I just couldn't justify another dresser. I am a sucker for dressers, credenzas and chairs. Now you've given me the justification I needed to go back tomorrow and GET THIS DRESSER. I think I love you. :) YEAH! Thank you.

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  24. AnonymousNovember 7, 2013 at 10:42 AM

    What type of dark wax did you use?

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  25. UnknownJuly 29, 2014 at 7:56 AM

    Do you have a tutorial on what you did to this piece? Thanks!

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