Fun Spunky Mardi Gras Dresser & Armoire makeover
Sometimes when life becomes overwhelming there always seems
to be that ray of sunshine that peeks in…
Today a piece of that sunshine shone into my life and
brought that “these are the moments that make me realize what it is about my
job that makes me so happy”!!!
A story of 13 years ago began with a new baby brought home
and this was his furniture that was then passed onto his sister a few years
later.
Now that furniture brings on new life, a life that is no
longer baby but transformed into something that is totally… SOPHIA!!!
Her personality is bright, cheerful, loving, free-spirited…
Her personality says HEEELLLLOOOoooo I am here…
She’s spunky, cool, entertaining, feisty and a little
fireball!
I say this furniture totally rocks and tells the story of
the owner without one word needing to be spoken.
We took a vision of layered on bright colors that consist of
Gray Mountain, Golden Delicious, Mayo Teal and a final color of Mardi Gras. All colors from the Benjamin Moore line.
My client wanted more of a black to show through instead of
the brown wood. I used an ebony gel
stain from Old Village over all of the edges.
Once the gel stain was dried I went over the entire set with
Gray Mountain which is the wonderful color on Sophia’s walls.
Our next layer was the Golden Delicious. At first I was worried, but then I was like
this color is fantastic for this project.
It is super bright which really pops out from under the other colors.
I then used Mayo Teal from the Williamsburg Collection (which oh em gee...I love this color). And, then I went back over with the Golden
Delicious and then another coat of Mayo Teal.
And, then our last but certainly not least is this stunning color of Mardi Gras!!
Each color is thickened with Plaster of Paris to generate a
thick chalky paint finish. I put
multiple layers to create a chunky, old chippy look.
I distressed to pull out each of the colors….each one
complimenting the other.
The hardware we choose was originally a brown cast iron
look. I spray painted it with a matte
black.
This was such a fun makeover! I am seriously in love with the way it turned
out!
And, I do believe Sophia loves it as well! My heart filled with such joy at the end of
this video… Do you see that lil firecracker!?! I just love this girl…and
it gives me such joy to see this type of transformation take place! And, knowing a Harley loving guy (her daddy) now wants pink furniture...well gives me that sense of accomplishment!
This is just a glimpse of what gives me the motivation &
stamina to move forward on those days that I feel overwhelmed with life! This is why I love my job… I get to make
sweet little girls smile (and scream that “it’s pink everywhere”)…how awesome
is that!?!
Once again mom had a vision and she nailed it for her daughter!!
Much love, peace & happiness....
Perfect for a spunky little girl!
ReplyDeleteHow sweet! I hope you will post a pic when they are in the girls room. They turned out beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMy friend just started doing this in the New Orleans areas (which made me smile since Mardi Gras was in your title).
ReplyDeletehttp://giftieetcetera.blogspot.com
Very, very beautiful! I love the layers of color!!
ReplyDeleteWow, I really love these bright colors they turned out great!
ReplyDeleteI love how this turned out! It sounds perfect, and it is so pretty! All the colors are beautiful! I would love if you would drop by and link this up to Celebrate It! blog party. It's all about sharing how we celebrate the big and small moments of our everyday lives.
ReplyDeletehttp://thefreshmancook.blogspot.com/2015/01/celebrate-it-blog-party29.html
That pink is just gorgeous - I love how you layered it all up, the result was so worth all that effort.
ReplyDeleteI loved how they turned out! I am featuring this post on Worthwhile Wednesdays tonight.
ReplyDelete~Allie www.craftyallieblog.com
This is beautiful! What an artistic project. Inviting you to share at our link party #OMHGWW
ReplyDeletehttp://twochicksandamom.blogspot.com/2015/07/oh-my-heartsie-girl-wordless-wednesday.html
What a difference! I love the layers of color you created.
ReplyDeleteWhat an beautiful color!! Thanks for sharing at our Living With Style Linky Party#2! Join us again next week! ~Dianne@scrutinizingLife.com
ReplyDeleteWow, this makeover is so great, I've never seen a layered paint job like that but it turned out SO cool, what a lucky little girl! That video is so cute too! lol!
ReplyDeleteTania