A couple of weeks ago, I took advantage of a nice day and sanded down the pieces I found at a local consignment shop. You can find a tutorial on prepping a piece to paint HERE. Once sanded and prepped, I brought this oak dresser with a mirror into the studio to paint it… This piece was in nice condition, but the glossy and yellowed polyurethane made the oak look very orange and was giving it a bit of a 1980’s vibe.  The dresser has such pretty lines and I think painting it will accentuate the cottage style. I decided to go with a very soft color from the MMS Milk Paint line – Layla’s Mint.  To give that color a bit more dimension, I’m going to layer it over the brighter, more saturated Lucketts Green. The effect will be very subtle but will give the finish more character and

We’re in the middle of this little black dresser makeover and in this segment, it’s all about distressing the paint.  If you missed the first two segments, prepping & painting, you can find them here… Prepping a Piece of Furniture to Paint Little Black Dresser Makeover | Part 2 | Painting Here is how the piece looked after 1 1/2 coats of MMS Milk Paint in Typewriter.  It wasn’t quite two coats, but more like one full coat with a light second coat where needed.  As I shared in part 2, it only took 6T of milk paint powder for both coats. Because I like distressing and do it to almost every piece, I think that there is this idea that distressing is a must-do step with milk paint.  It’s definitely not.  It’s just my preference.  I usually paint old pieces and I like to create the illusion that they’ve been

In yesterday’s post, I shared how I prepped this piece of furniture to get it ready for painting.  If you missed that post, you can find it HERE. So, this is what the dresser looked like after the hardware was removed and it was sanded to give the surface “tooth” (something for the paint to grip)… As I was debating what color this piece should “wear”, I decided to go with MMS Milk Paint Typewriter.  First of all, it’s been a long time since I’ve painted anything black.  It’s one of our most popular colors, so thought it would be nice to showcase it in a makeover series. I love the way black looks over dark and medium woods, too.  When a piece like that is distressed and finished, it is gorgeous and I envisioned that look working with the classic lines on this dresser. Another reason I wanted to