Beautiful MCM Chest of Drawers refinished in SW Kem Aqua Lacquer paint, and natural drawers with Vintage Cherry Dye Stain and GFHPTC.
Amanda Dillon
Artist at Mettle Modern Design in Navarre, FL.
Amanda Dillon is a furniture artist and founder of the newly formed Mettle Modern Design, and former artist and designer at Pendulum Designs & Restorations. Mettle Modern Design by Amanda Dillon creates enduring and resilient finishes on vintage furnishings. Now closed and obsolete, Pendulum Designs grew from humble beginnings in furniture refinishing and restorations to primarily a kitchen cabinet refinishing company, providing high end and complex faux finishes on cabinets in the gulf coast region of Florida.
Amanda is a mother of three high school and college age daughters, and a former military spouse.
Contest Entries
2018 Entries
2017 Entries
Natural Beauty
By Amanda Dillon, Artist at Mettle Modern Design in Navarre, FL.
Winning Category
The Lioness
By Amanda Dillon, Artist at Mettle Modern Design in Navarre, FL.
Winning Category
This aged oak bar was refinished in loads of layers. Sanded and cleaned, then primed and base coated, the piece was then glazed, top coated, and waxed with three shades of wax.
Classic Beauty
By Amanda Dillon, Artist at Mettle Modern Design in Navarre, FL.
Winning Category
One of our early pieces! This stunning buffet was in disrepair. Much had to be remolded and refined. After sanding to clean wood, the piece was stained with GF Espresso on the top, and painted with GF Antique White Milk Paint. Top coated with GFHPTC.
Old Oak Made Modern
By Amanda Dillon, Artist at Mettle Modern Design in Navarre, FL.
Winning Category
This oak table had been handed down for years. It got newer, more modern chairs, and all were sanded and refinished in GF Antique White Milk Paint and GF Espresso Stain. All were top coated in GFHPTC.
Coastal Chic Frenchie
By Amanda Dillon, Artist at Mettle Modern Design in Navarre, FL.
Winning Category
This French Provincial dresser transitioned from blah to bling after multiple layers of finish. Including the primer, this stunning piece has 12 layers of finish!
New Lease on Life
By Amanda Dillon, Artist at Mettle Modern Design in Navarre, FL.
Winning Category
This beautiful but dated secretary came to us to find new life. We sanded to bare wood, to remove years of product build up, then stained with GF Antique Walnut Gel Stain and top coated with SW Kem Aqua Lacquer, sprayed.
Stunning Secretary
By Amanda Dillon, Artist at Mettle Modern Design in Navarre, FL.
Winning Category
This stunning secretary was revived from a barn and brought back to life utilizing GF Brown Mahogany Gel Stain and High Performance Top Coat. Cleaned with denatured alcohol, scuff sanded, stained with a stain pad, brushed with top coat. Beautiful results!