Emily's Up-cycled Furniture: What I've been up to...

This has been a huge special order project for a customer who has been redoing her house in a beach cottage theme. She wanted a desk, dresser and bed frame done for her stepdaughters room. It had to be a little girly and glamours while still fitting the theme of the house.

The desk was originally red with ugly knobs and on the bed I added wood embellishments then painted it black.

Dresser Before

After

I first painted the dresser and desk light blue then dry brushed gray and beige onto them. I also added a layer of antiquing glaze. I found and spray painted old handles for the dresser and added a damask stencil to give it some girly flare.

The dresser got a wood embellishment and black crystal knobs to try to tie all three pieces together.

Damask wallpaper in drawers

Then I got the call that the dresser and desk will be on the same wall so they wanted the two pieces to be different. So I then dry brushed on a layer of dark teal on the edges.

NEXT (master bedroom)

This before picture is of the customers dresser, they have a headboard that was described to me as having grey beach wood with burlap upholstery. I tried to reproduce that look with her dresser.

Before

After

Beach cottage guest room

For the guest room I painted a plain wood headboard and footboard. A dresser and mirror that is exactly the same as the one in their masted bedroom.(only done in a completely different way) Also a plain wood hutch.

Before