Gold Vanity Dresser

Well I finally did it.  I finally finished a vanity that I had stored for about a year. There are many reasons NOT to store something that long before finishing it. Topping the list is the fact that ultimately something gets ruined or broken.  R.I.P Mirror.

I decided on gold for this Vanity.

Most times when using a metallic paint, I like to tone down the brightness with a glaze. I had a glaze that I used for my kitchen cabinet doors already mixed and stored. It’s a great brown.

Paint on the glaze with a brush and wipe it off with a cloth. 

Now it’s a nice rich gold.

Add some great scrapbooking paper and modge podge.

Enter lonely, hideous, banged-up stool. This poor friendless fella was hiding in the dark corner of a Goodwill Store, ashamed, I’m sure of its dated clothing.

Getting ready for its ‘gold’ star treatment.

I took off fabric # 1 and was left with this peach material, but I ended up taking that off as well.  Good thing I did. There was a thick layer of dust under it. I actually stripped it to the bare wood underneath.  Oh, and don’t forget to add batting to cover the foam piece.

And finally…

Get ready for a LOT of after shots.. Accessories will probably be different in every picture.

Notice the aging of the paper on the drawer fronts.

I decided to do nothing but clean the handles as I thought they were perfect for the piece just as they were.

Each drawer was lined with paper.

For the middle section, I made a collage of all the paper I used for the drawer fronts and then added a piece of glass for protection.

 

My mother gave this little hand mirror to me.  She has had it for as long as I can remember.  It’s just perfect for this vanity.

I definitely think we’ve recaptured her charm.

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Old and Proud

This old gal is surely an Antique.

(The dresser, not my daughter holding up the mirror, because YET AGAIN I forgot the before picture before dismantling it)

As beautiful as it was she wasn't without her battle scars.

Some fixing up and lotta love later,

she blossomed!

White with faded yellow green drawers and mirror

she is a welcomed addition to any home.

She still bears reminders of her ancient past, but  she wears them pride!

Dressed Up Dresser

This dresser was bought as is.

Stripped down, broken drawers, missing knobs.

But even in this state, it was beautiful!

Here it is all dressed up

Kinda brings a tear to my eye!