Oh! My Beautiful Celeste!

We found the most beautiful antique dresser recently.  I braved a whiteout snowstorm (the end of April, no less) just to bring this lovely lady home!  I waited so long to post this that I cannot, for the life of me, find my before picture!  AAGGHHH!  Celeste was beautiful in the beginning, just needed a little TLC and a fresh coat (or two) of paint.  Here she is during the "procedure."

We applied Caromal Colours Paprika for the basecoat with a very distressed texture via a stipling technique.
Anyone can stipple!  I-mean-any-one!  You really can get these same results on your own using the Caromal Colours textured basecoat.

You all know my very favorite parts of furniture, right?

Yep, the feet/legs!

These ones are to die for!

(Notice the shadows because the wonderful

sun was out this day).

 After the Paprika dried, we applied

chipping creme.  Then the Caromal Colours

Parchment was applied as the top coat.

 Here she is after the Parchment dried

and a light sanding was completed:

 Now, I know that I am super partial, but

look-how-gorgeous!

I absolutely love when we stiple the basecoat

and the ridges show through the top coat.

It gives the piece an age that is almost ethereal,

(which, by the way, one of the definitions is

"heavenly or "celestial.").  Perfect for

my Celeste!

 Here are 2 drawers, the top only sanded, the bottom

sanded with Caromal Colours toner applied.

Look at how the toner ages the piece.

To me, the toner gives both white shades

from Caromal Colours an almost-tea-stained

appearance that I adore!

Here is a toned drawer up close.

Just look at how amazing the dovetail joints are.

Here is the "almost-finished" piece.

I just need the top knobs and she will be complete.

Here is a close-up of the original hardware.

When I got the piece one of the drawers was missing the hardware.

So I chose to do something completely different on the top drawers.

I put crystal knobs on the top!

Look at how they sparkle and shine!

And finally, a close up of the crystal knobs, but

best of all, the keyholes!

I probably say this about every single piece that we do,

but this one, by far, has to be my very favorite one yet!

Are you ready to try some Caromal Colours for yourself?

There is almost no prep work (other than making

sure the piece is clean).  No stripping, sanding,

or priming!  I am not joking!  You get

to the best part of the project immediately

without losing interest because you have already spent so much time

sanding, stripping, or priming!

Try some for yourself today.

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