French vintage dresser

Happy friday everyone!
I`m still riding on my own little cloud after making a great sale yesterday!
A couple of weeks ago I decided I would take this furniture-painting to a whole other level, and opened a Facebook page dedicatet to the furnitures I find, buy, paint and restore. I have ambitions about someday being able to make this to more than a hobby.
Ever since that day I have been picking up furniture ALOT! Our top floor is full of furniture in all shapes and sizes. Haha....

Yesterday I finished a lovely french dresser, that I had been working on for 3-4 days (I still have a full-time job, two kids and a husband, so things take time).

When I picked up this piece, it was in perfect condition! Not a single scratch! The former owners must have taken really good care of it! It was allmost as I felt bad that I was going to paint it....
But I really dont regret it.

Here is the "before"

It was very nice and all, but it just did`nt do it for me....

I knew I wantet to try one of Miss Mustard Seeds newest colors, Schloss. So I went for that and Iron Stone. Both are great colors! Besides, nothing beats grey on a french old wornout piece of furniture, Since that was the look I was going for.

I startet out "highlighting" some areas with the darkest of the color, Schloss. The side panels and the drawers were going to be white, so I wanted the grey to show under a little bit, to give it a little depth

.

After that, I sort of went in my thinking box, I often do that, right after I have startet on a piece. Because usely I havent decided what I want it to be before AFTER I have startet. 

But I knew I wantet it to look old, and worn, and french. And not perfect. I wantet it to look chic.

Thats where the dark antique wax comes in. It makes wonders! It is the perfect touch for an old, worn look.

What do you think? Did I do just that?

Oh, as I was sayin... I am still soaring on a cloud of happy, because this lovely dresser sold after only 15 min after I put it out for sale on my facebook page. A lady really liked it and wanted it right away! I must be doing something right, huh?

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend! I am taking my family up on the mountains for the weekend, where I will propably dream about my next project! 

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Rustic wooden farmhouse sign DIY

Hello everyone! Hope you are having a great week? This upcoming sunday is Norways national day,  May 17th. I wrote about it on my other blog here and here a couple of years ago, if your interested:)

Now, heres what I have been up to the last few days!

I have been admiring those wonderfully rustic wooden signs for quite some time now, and our dining room has the perfect spot for one!
For those of you who follow me on Instagram, I posted a picture of my driftwood collection. Yes, that is right, I collect driftwood. I might have a problem, haha...

Down at our boathouse, these beauties drift ashore all the time, and I pick up and bring home a few of  them, You newer know  when you are in need of some drift wood, am I right? 

On with the project....

I used one of the bigger pieces of drift wood for my farmhouse sign. You will have to print out your letters. I used quite large letters. Then you use a chalk crayon to draw on the back side of your letters. Make sure there is enough chalk to transfer to the wood,

When you have covered the back of all the letters, then you turn the paper around, place it on the wood. Make sure it is aligned. Then you tape it down, and start tracing the letters with a pencil. The chalk will now trace on to the wood, leaving you the outlines of the letters.

This is what it looks like when you are done with the tracing. Now you break out the paint!

I used a regular acrylic wall paint in white. I went a little back and forth on which I should make a chalk paint, but I desided that simple is best in this case.

I had allready decided that I wantet the letters to have the "wood" effect, so I painted around the letters instead. It is a little tedious, but SO worth it!

But before you know it....

Its fnished! And you will have this badboy up on your wall! Which is the best part:)

Isnt that just perfect?!
I really like the edge it gives to our dining room. Its the perfect touch of farmhous.
What do you think? I might have to make one for our kitchen as well. After all, I have unlimited sources of drift wood. :)

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