Chest Makeover with Fusion Mineral Paint Little Whale

If you’re a furniture makeover fan, today is your lucky day!

I have a great one to share with you, featuring another color from the brand new Fusion Mineral Paint Tones for Tots Collection.

Last week I shared a makeover using Little Lamb and Little Stork, which are a soft gray and pale lavender.  This time I’m using Little Whale, the gorgeous light baby blue from the TFT Collection.

This Thomasville chest of drawers was a thrift store find.  It’s a very sturdy, well-built piece, just a little outdated with that orangey-tone wood.

I don’t have any “in progress” shots of this piece . . . But I’m guessing by this time most of you already know the drill!

I cleaned it using Fusion’s TSP and gave the whole piece a very quick and light sanding with 220 grit sandpaper.

Honestly, I started working on this piece late one night and was feeling rather lazy, so I probably should have sanded it a little more, since it’s got a pretty heavy gloss on it.

But, the good news is that my laziness paid off! I’ve had no paint sticking issues, so the light sanding did the trick.

It took 2 solid coats and another half coat (touching up in areas) to get the full coverage I was looking for.  I made sure to work the paint in long, smooth strokes using my Staalmeester Brush, and to push the paint down into the deeper grain spots on the drawer fronts.

The result was a quick makeover with a super-smooth finish.

I loved the smoothness of the soft blue color so much that I decided to only distress the piece in a few places, just along the edges.  I didn’t want to take away too much from the solid blue.

I debated what to do with the original hardware, but decided to just clean it and put it back on. The brass ended up pairing well with the blue, and I think looks pretty darn good on the piece now!

So here it is . . .

Yippeeee!!  It’s it great??

I wish y’all could stick your hand through the screen and feel just how smooth the finish is.

Little Whale is a beautiful blue, definitely great for a nursery but would be so nice on regular pieces as well!

Have you tried out any of the new Tones for Tots colors yet?  I would love to hear what you think of them!

Thanks for letting me share with you today!  All of the products I used are available at my 2 Dallas area retail shops, or shop with me online!