I finished a MAJOR project! Â Yay!
Two weeks ago I saw these beautiful antique “His” and “Hers” dressers for sale on Craigslist. Â They looked stunning in the pictures, and seemed to be in great shape for their age.
Turned out they were being sold by another dealer in a neighboring Dallas suburb. Â This dealer tends to deal less in antiques and more in newer second-hand furnishings, so they were looking to unload these.
They gave me a great deal on both dressers with the agreement to pick them up that day.
So, my wonderful husband offered to make the hour and half round-trip trek to get them that evening after work. Â Thank you dear!
I was really attracted to the details on each piece, especially the original hardware and casters.
Boy, do I love casters! The Hers dresser also came with a mirror, but I forgot to throw that in the before picture.  Whoops 🙂
They were quite smokey, so they required several days of airing out and washing them down with vinegar water.
A few drawers also needed to be repaired, and both tops needed to be sanded down.
They were a lot of work. Â But, I think they were worth it, and I hope you will agree!
Here’s the “Hers”.
And now, the “His.”
Aren’t they fabulous?
I painted them both in Annie Sloan Duck Egg Blue, and hand-painted some accents in Old White.
Then they both got a coat of Dark Wax to tone down the blue. Â The tops I refinished with a dark walnut stain, and they turned out beautifully.
I have sold 3 furniture pieces out of my shop in the past week, so I finished these up just in time. I have a feeling they won’t last long.
Have a wonderful weekend!
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They are beautiful, Melanie! I agree that they won’t last long at all…I’m still waiting to come shopping at your booth 🙂
Thanks Mary. I was really happy with how they turned out.
They are so beautiful!!
I love Duck Egg and white detailing….I just did a small magazine rack in these colors.
Yes, I have a feeling your dressers won’t last long either. Great job!!!
These came out beautifully. Duck Egg was a great color choice along with the stained top, dark hardware and your tasteful distressing. Well done!
These are incredible makeovers! I love the white detailing. Really great job.
Wowser! Double fab!