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The Bedford Dresser (Before & After)

I partnered with Fusion Mineral Paint for this post.  They sent me some of their new line of paint to try out and I love it!

While reading our guest room reveal you may have noticed that a piece of furniture also got a makeover!

Please meet the Bedford dresser:

Bedford Painted

You may remember I first painted this piece years ago for our old bedroom. We got it at a charity sale for $10.  I loved how it came out for our bedroom, but wanted to give it a cleaner, more shabby chic look for our guest room.

Here is how it looked piled into our office along with the rest of the guest room furniture (don’t look too closely in there, you all know how messy DIY is)!

Before

I felt like this little piece needed a bit of refresh too!  I decided on the color Bedford by Fusion Mineral Paint. Bedford is a mid-range neutral gray.

To prep the piece I lightly sanded and wiped clean.  Then it was time to paint!

Painting

I did two coats of paint all over.  Fusion is wonderful because it already has the top coat built in.  I lightly distressed around the drawers and on the legs.

Original Hardware

Carved leg

Don’t you love the shape of the legs and the casters?

Painted Dresser

I applied a little of Fusion’s Silver Gilding Paste on the details:

Soft detailing with gilding wax

It adds the slightest shimmer and shows the shape and pretty details.

This new color looks so great against the Glass Slipper walls!

Bedford Painted Dresser Side

So pretty with old books and blue:

Vintage Books

Wedgwood

Chippy china and wreath

1920s dresser

Oh, and some fresh flowers too!

Muted Dresser with Flowers

What do you think of the Bedford dresser’s new look?

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Oh and it is time to announce the winner of this giveaway!

I’d first like to thank HomeRight for giving away such an amazing tool for my readers

Win a Finish Max Pro

The winner through random number generator is:

Linda Hamilton!

She said, “I shared on Facebook. I have been searching for the right paint sprayer. I am so glad I found your site. I have several things that I would love to paint but would be so hard to do by hand. A paint sprayer would be great to handle my projects.”

 

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Linda
Linda
9 years ago

Thank you for sharing, Danielle. I like the coverage Fushion paints gave to your dresser. Especially like that the top coat is added. Finished painting my little dresser and working on a detailing suggestion from Nancy at Sea Rose Cottage. Enjoy the day!

cassie
9 years ago

love this neutral! so pretty on this piece!

Mary
Mary
9 years ago

Love the dresser! You may want to consider placing it diagonally in that corner to better show off the beautiful legs.

Wendy
9 years ago

Looks beautiful Danielle, I love Fusion,no top coat is just my cup of tea! Wendy xx

Victoria
9 years ago

Gorgeous, Dani. I love the neutral color you chose. It is just clean and crisp.

Paula
Paula
9 years ago

I’m just curios as to the color you used. I just painted two living room end tables in Algonquin and they look awesome. I’m thinking of maybe distressing them too.

Kyla @HouseOfHipsters
9 years ago

I love this and a big congrats to Linda on the win! Hope to see this at Found & Foraged tomorrow night. 8PM (CT)