dresser – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Sat, 02 May 2020 11:14:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/francoisetmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Untitled-2-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 dresser – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 The No-Fuss Guide to Painting Furniture https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/the-no-fuss-guide-to-painting-furniture/ https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/the-no-fuss-guide-to-painting-furniture/#comments Sat, 02 May 2020 11:15:00 +0000 https://francoisetmoi.com/?p=19134 From supplies recommendations to the step-by-step process, this must-read guide will help you become an expert in painting wood furniture. This post is created in partnership with Handy Products. Thank you for supporting brands I truly love and personally use. The pièce de résistance of my parent’s master bedroom makeover is giving their 1980’s Chippendale-style dresser a new lease on life. A piece my parents bought when they were first married, it’s an expensive pine dresser that was given a dark stain and “fancy” Chippendale-style pulls back-in-the-day to dress it up. My mom was SO on board with re-doing this piece for her new space, and I was more than up to the challenge! I have to admit this dresser gave me a run for my money. At first, I was stumped as to how to bring it into the now. Knowing that the inexpensive pine wood might not strip down the best, I turned to paint and landed on a serene grey-green. I didn’t yet have a clear direction on hardware, so I decided to start painting hoping that would offer some clarity. I was surprised at how removing the hardware and adding a simple coat of paint transformed […]

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