What an update!

We became obsessed with bringing old furniture back to life.

We perfected the technique  and enjoy seeing what can happen if you just go with it.

 

Awhile back we were overviewing the colors to be painted in the new Ikea in Winnipeg. One really stood out to us.

But we didn't remember ever seeing it before.

 

Inspired and excited we brainstormed.

Where can we feature this funky yellow green?

With the addition to a newer product on our shelves, we hit the thrift store.

 

Benjamin Moore's Advance is a waterborne alkyd. This means you have the benefit of water clean up and low odor. When it dries you have perfect leveling and super durability because of the alkyd. It's extremely easy to paint and comes in any color.

 

If your furniture piece isn't already painted, a primer is always recommended. Our go to primer is STIX, a primer by Insl-x. STIX is a urethane bonding primer, it has extreme adhering properties, thus giving it the name STIX.

 

 

Then we found our furniture piece. Many young girls had the bedroom set, many still do. Quality craftsmanship made this dresser a perfect candidate for an update.

 

 

Glossy yellowed white with gold accents, accompanied by some red nail polish stains.

 

Quickly we got to work, itching to see it finished.

 

We used Willow Green 2150-10 as an accent, we painted the lower wavy bar with it and added it to the bottom of the drawers. Our accent décor on it we matched to the Willow Green to really tie it all together.

 

For the body of the dresser we chose Dark Pewter 2122-10. Its the perfect dark gray with a blue/green undertone hiding in there.

 

For a quick and inexpensive update on the hardware. We used a silver metallic spray paint.

 

TIP: to get a smooth finish on your paint/primer, we suggest using a flocked foam roller. It's like a regular high density foam roller, but its cover in little hairs. The hairs pop bubbles as it goes giving a smooth finish.

 

 

Finally, we all gathered. Now hooked on painting furniture, we admired our new dresser.

 

 

 

Also, we have to tell you, this dresser is famous now.

 

Sharon Grech, Benjamin Moore's color expert, was in town for an evening about the 2013 Color Trends.

But that morning, she came to our store and did a TV segment about color trends and our dresser. It was featured on CTV Morning Live.

 

Here it is all pristine and finished. Matching décor and all.

On display for everyone to become inspired, showcasing our colour stories display.

 

 

Hope your full of inspiration now!