I couldn’t wait to share this post with you all! If you’ve seen any of my recent posts, then you know I’ve recently started painting furniture. You can see my first painting project here. Today, I’m going to be showing you the before and after photos of another project that I just finished. My mom found this gorgeous piece on the side of the road and as soon as I saw it, I knew what I wanted to do with it! The detail on the doors made this a great piece for a faux card catalog.
As with my last project, I used Magnolia Home Chalk Style Paint. I love this paint and it works really well. I’m thinking about trying out a few other chalk paint brands for some more color options, but I would highly recommend the Magnolia Paint. As always with chalk paint, no priming or sanding is needed. However, a lot of my pieces have some of the wood chipping, so those are the only areas that I sand down.
Before:
After:
I love the detail on this piece. I chose the color “blackboard” because I wanted a black shade. You can shop the paint here. This color has a deep blue undertone to it, which I love, but I will also be on the look out for some darker black chalk paint as well. The new hardware is from Amazon, you can find it here. I knew I wanted rubbed bronze drawer pulls for this piece to give it the perfect look. I also used Magnolia clear wax to seal this piece to prevent chipping. Find the wax here.
I’ve been loving refinishing furniture and making it look like new! I’m so excited to learn more techniques as I go. I would love to see your refinished projects!
Emily
That color is gorgeous! I love the look of this card catalog. So pretty, Emily!
Thank you so much! I really love how the color turned out!