Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Fancytastic

/fan-see-tas-tik/

(adjective): Class and elegance without snobbery. Stylish lines. Totally awesome hardware. 

Yeah that's a legitimate word. It's right under "bootylicious" in the dictionary. 






Thank you to all who voted for the redo on this dresser.
It was essentially a tie between option 4 and 5 so I went with number 5. 

Except when I got the sample color for number 5 (Vintage Linen) it looked...funky.
Kind of like dirty moss...

So I chose Innocence by Behr. It's a subtle cream. 

And then I painted and lacquered it all and it looked...just not right.  

So I sanded the legs and a border around the drawers and used Tung oil on them.

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Moral of the story: Sometimes your (my) orignal idea is, well totally wrong. 

 But I love the final result!

It would be adorable in a nursery, or little girls room, or maybe in a powder room as storage for towels....or maybe not. 

For more info look under the For Sale tab at the top of the page. 



13 comments:

  1. Uh-huh! Love it!!! So perfect for a nursery!

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  2. Very nice! I have those knobs! I bought some for my gray and white server but they were to small for the piece.

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  3. Love the knobs you chose. and you were right to distress the edges. I love it!

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  4. Ha! I love the bootylicious comment. It made me laugh. And I love the dresser. The knobs really make me love this piece. When Jordan finally finishes school (in like 5 years) you are going to be my personal furniture designer. I am going to fly you out to whatever house we buy, we are going to scour around town for a week, looking for redo pieces, and then you are going to work your magic and make my house AWESOME!! It is gonna be SO FUN!!

    P.S I do plan on paying you. haha.

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  5. i love this, julia- so mod and yes i can see it in a nursery, too!

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  6. I totally love it. I hope you will link it up to my party that's going on right now.

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  7. oh my gosh, that is fabulous! i love the stripe and the legs and the knobs for contrast. wish i had this sort of vision!

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  8. It turned out just beautifully. Good call on the legs and trim!

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  9. Saw you on Miss Mustard Seed (we are next you each other in the Link Party!). I love this dresser, especially the knobs!

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I really appreciate all of your thoughts and comments! They bring a smile to my face!