Dresser - left view
Previously, the bow front dresser was painted with a Vintage White base coat. This is made from a kit I picked up in a furniture lot. I made no changes to the base kit, though I did add a mirror made of frame strip wood.
I wanted a painted finish with branches, flowers and birds, so I bought some small detailing brushes for fine painting. I added an aging wash and then painted on the branches. The nice thing about making a vintage painted dresser is if you mess it up, you just wipe away the paint. And residue just adds to the age and depth of painting.
Once I had the branches painted, I masked off the top. I painted it to look like stained wood. There are a few imperfections in the wood that I could not sand out in the initial construction, but it works well for a vintage piece.
I rather like it with just the branches, but I wonder if it looks too incomplete like this...hmm...
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