Materials: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, Drill, Knobs, Furniture Wax
Description: I took a dark brown Malm 6 drawer dresser from modern and plain to full of character and charm. I started by making a template of the drawer front out of some craft paper and marking where I wanted the holes. I went with 5 1/2 inches from each end.
After drilling all of the holes I painted the whole dresser and all of the drawers with some Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in the color Napoleonic Blue. This paint is perfect for using on laminate. It sticks to anything. I was even able to distress some of the paint off all around the edges with some fine sandpaper. Afterwards I waxed the whole dresser with Annie Sloan Furniture Wax which gave the whole thing a very hand finished look. The dresser now just has lots more character and doesn't look like something made in mass production.
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~ Heidi Folkerts
Love the knobs where did you get those and who makes them?
ReplyDeleteTheir blog says they got the knobs from Hobby Lobby. No word about the maker though.
DeleteSorry I don't know the maker! They are from Hobby Lobby and are $5 each but go on sale for $2.50 each about once a month!! :)
DeleteI've tried to paint laminate before and it was a nightmare, definitely going to have to check out that chalk paint and finish. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLooks good...wouldnt mind seeing my Malm Bed in the same way
ReplyDeletedid you sand it or prep it in any way before applying the Chalk Paint? How many coats did you have to do to get it to look like this? Thanks!
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