General Finishes

This dresser was a fun project.  It's an incredibly well built Thomasville piece that I found being neglected and left for dead in someone's garage.  I'm attaching a picture of the before to show just what I saw when I found it online.  It's one of those times where I instantly saw what it could be and knew I had to have it!  After getting it home I knew right off I'd be painting and staining this piece so I got to work prepping the top.  And you'll see a pic for that as well, sanding back that layer of original top coat and stain to bring back the beauty of what it was.

This Antique Tiger Oak Chest has been updated with General Finishes Milk Paint, with a custom grey glaze over top to match the custom 3-color layered and distressed top.  

Oh this finish... creating this finish on this piece was my introduction to Pearl Effects and metallic paints and it's got me hooked.  I'd love to take all the credit for the idea, but I had a good friend (who's always pushing me to try new things) send me a sample board of something similar and asked me to give it a try.  At first I wasn't too sure about paint, making a piece actually look like metal, nor did I see how I could make it work.  But then I did some research into real hammered copper and the amazingly beautiful looks you can achieve with it and I got inspired.

This curvy 3 Drawer Bombay Chest has been hand painted in layers of General Finishes Milk Paint, Pearl Effects, Glaze Effects and High Performance Top Coat to create a finish I call "Knights Armor".