Would Mama Be Happy, or Not?
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Lightly sanded the dried stencil when all the drawers were done. Cleaned off all the dust with a damp towel, careful not to wipe away any of the spackling.
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Painted the drawers gold, then used a polyurethane topcoat to protect it.
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oil based top coat is important step here.
Made some homemade chalk paint out of some left over paints, and painted the drawer fronts and the body of the dresser. Using a chore boy sponge, I carefully rubbed the stencil to remove the turquoise paint and show the gold stencil underneath. This is why it was important to apply a coat of polyurethane over the gold, so I wouldn’t rub it off during this process.
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Applied Pearl Glaze, wiping straight across. I did not use a protective coat of poly before doing this, so I did it in small sections quickly. I wanted it to seep down into the grain of that old oak wood.
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The drawers were in really bad shape, so I painted the sides, inside and out before sealing the whole chest and drawers with a semi gloss High Performance Top Coat. Cut a piece of cardboard and using spray adhesive, attached fabric to the cardboard form.
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This created a liner and stabilized the drawer, as well as dressing up the drawers inside too.
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Dressed her up with new hardware knobs and keyholes.
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While I was visiting with that sweet lady, she’d told me her mama’s favorite color was turquoise. I’d like to think Mama would be happy with it today, all dressed up.
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