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A Grain Sack Dresser Named Tug (Before & After)

As promised, a furniture makeover!  Meet Tug, the Grain Sack Dresser!  I actually finished this one before Christmas but didn’t have a chance to pull a blog post together until now.

Grain Sack Dresser FrontI LOVE this style.  You may remember that I’ve done a few of these in the past.  Conor’s dresser is very similar:

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I also did one with a red grain sack stripe for my first open studio here named Owen:

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Here is what Tug looked like “before”:

 

Pine Dresser beforeAnd the top,which had quite a large scrape:

Top Before

It is a pine dresser from the about the 1890s and I love the rustic appeal of it.  It was a good candidate to be painted because the surface wasn’t in the best of shape.

Tug Grain Sack Side View

I started by stripping the top because I thought I wanted to stain it, but I just felt like I might have issues so I sanded it down and washed it in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint instead (after using clear shellac to prevent any bleed through).

White Washed Top

For this piece I used Annie Sloan’s wonderful flat brushes that my friend Nancy, from the Sea Rose Cottage, sent me as present for my 3rd Blogiversary!  As I’m sure you can imagine, I LOVE the color of them.  Blue!

 

Flat Brushes by Annie SloanYou can find them at Nancy’s online shop here.  These brushes offer a very smooth finish in comparison to Annie’s other brushes which give a light textured finish.  This finish would be great for a 1960s mid century piece, but I also really like it on this since it gave the effect almost of milk paint – very flat, matte finish.Annie Sloan Flat Brushes

I prepped the piece as normal sealing with clear shellac. Then I applied two coats of a custom white. I mixed together Pure White and Old White Chalk Paint; sometimes Pure White can be thin and Old White can look to creamy.  This is the perfect coastal white.

Chalk Paint Grain Sack Dresser

Coastal Dresser

The grain sack stripes are painted in Napoleonic Blue Chalk Paint.  I simply love this blue.  I used it on John’s Union Flag Dresser and Conor’s grain sack dresser.  The blue is beautiful – very nautical and rich.  To get the lines crisp I used delicate surfaces Frog Tape.

Tug Grain Sack Dresser

I then distressed with a sanding block around the edges of the drawers and over the stripes.

Annie Sloan Clear wax was applied to seal the piece.  I waited 24 hours between coat 1 and coat 2, then lightly buffed.

The brass pulls are the Antique English Bail Pulls by D. Lawless Hardware.  They are also a fabulous price and the brass is nice and heavy. I love the brass against the painted dresser.  I think it really adds to the coastal charm of this piece.

Brass Hardware

As you can imagine I think this dresser would be lovely in a little boys room, but it would also be nice in a girl’s room, coastal living room, sunroom, entry or bathroom.

Side View of Grain Sack Dresser

Shells

Tug is rugged and in search of adventure on the high seas!  If you’d like to meet him in person, he’s available at Kjeld Mahoney Gallery in Scituate Harbor.

How to Create A Grain Sack Dresser with Chalk PaintWhat do you think of him?

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darrielle Tennenbaum
9 years ago

Very pretty and coastal! Love overeating about it!

Lisa
9 years ago

Danielle, I love this piece! I want to paint one for Christian 🙂

Donna @ Modern on Monticello

I love how you always find such great pieces and make them so much better! Keep the projects coming!

Jennifer@The Chronicles of Home

I love that grain sack stripe on furniture. Such a pretty finished piece! I have so many projects to post about that have been completed for ages but I just haven’t had time to edit and pull together yet!

cassie
9 years ago

so sweet- i am partial to blue and white- love it!

Tricia
Tricia
9 years ago

Danielle, I just found your lovely blog and am so happy I did. I live in ohio but am from Boston and our family spent many summers in Scituate. We rented cottages on Lighthouse Rd and Rebecca Rd. It is truly a magical place. My family lives in Hanover now and a trip home is never complete without a trip to the lighthouse. We spent our days on Sand Hills Beach. One cottage that was rented for years in our family was called The Stockbridge right at the fork of Lighthouse and Rebecca Rds. Our whole extended family have the… Read more »

Vicki of EntriWP
9 years ago

Love this look. I have a small sideboard I’m working on and am considering the grain sack stripes. So pretty.

Nancy @ Slightly Coastal

Wow! It looks so cute and fresh. I love how it doesn’t look muddy. The crispness stayed intact even with the grainsack look. Beautiful job!

Nancy

Joy@aVintageGreen
9 years ago

Love grain stripes on furniture. Your dresser has a new life, fresh, crisp, coastal.

Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co.
Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co.
9 years ago

Tug is adorable! Love the coastal feel. Happy to feature you at our party this morning!

Amanda @ Hammer and Heels

Such a great idea! My home is a nautical/cottage theme so I am dying to try this. You can see what my living room looks like now at hammerandheelsblog.com – and I’m constantly sharing new updates!

Kerryanne @ Shabby Art Boutique

You know already that I’m a big fan Danielle. I LOVE Tug… and I’m excited to feature him at the Shabbilicious Friday party tomorrow.
Hugs ~ Kerryanne

Sue ~ @SuzyHomemakerUK

Such a fab transformation. I AM going to start making over some furniture this year! Thank you for the Inspiration