The fireplace in our house at one point had a fire downdraft.
It charred the inside of the fireplace as well as the decorative wood beam at the mouth of the fireplace.
One day, when I was cleaning up around the fireplace, I had the thought that Miss Mustard Seed’s Typewriter Milk Paint is a dead ringer for soot.
I’m not sure why my mind constantly weaves crazy winding webs, but while I was on the track of comparing Typewriter to soot, my mind then jumped to comparing Typewriter to the deep dark waxy looking background of many vintage floral oil paintings.
I knew then that I was going to recreate a vintage oil painting on a dresser.
The only basic requirement was that the dresser needed to have a flat front.
Thankfully, we were given a dresser a few weeks prior that would work perfectly.
First, I printed out a picture of the floral oil painting I fell in love with when I created our kitchen design board.
We swapped the original dresser hardware for inexpensive wood knobs and after painting the dresser with 2 coats of Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint in Typewriter I projected the image onto the dresser.
I penciled out the form of the original painting and then mixed up some colors with basic acrylic craft paint. I painted as I mixed, only swapping out or fully cleaning my brushes between the vase, petals, leaves, and flower centers. I liked the varied colors and textures that came about by dipping my brush in different colors while leaving the last stroke’s color underneath.
I sealed the piece with two coats of Minwax Wipe-On Poly. It gave it a truly authentic “oil painting” luster. The milk paint chipped to perfection only adding to the vintage feel of this piece.
If you are local and interested in purchasing this dresser it is available for purchase at Cassie and Sarah’s Sweet Clover Barn Sale.
You're a girl after my heart! This is so pretty and I'm in the midst of painting a floral dresser myself!!! Just gorgeous!
you know i adore this! you are so talented!
LOVE this! Pinning to all kinds of boards so I remember to try it this summer!
BEAUTIFUL!!!
You are very artistic, did you know that? If you didn't know before you did this high boy you sure should now. You're selling this awesome piece? If I lived close to you I'd be on my way to buy it, love, love it so much. Would be perfect in our bedroom.
You are so talented. I so admire and respect people that can do something like you did on this adorable piece, love the wheels on legs.
My Dad was an oil painter, I didn't inherit that talent but guess crafting is part of what I inherited. Did anybody in your family paint like you do?
When I'm making something I pretty much fly by seat of my pants, do what feels right as I go along, making own colors, sometimes changing whole idea of what I started out with. Sure wish I could buy your high boy (that 's what it was called in my generation). I have to stencil everything. Oh well we can't all be talented like you.
Have a wonderful Easter
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The turned out to be AMAZING! Great work!
Wow Jessica, that is one stunning dresser!
This is beautiful! I'd love you to link it up to Silver Pennies Sundays if you get a chance!
I love the boldness, simplicity and beauty of this dresser! Pinned it! Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Thank Lucy!
Thanks! Excited to see your floral dresser. I love anything floral!
THANK YOU! I'd love to see what you come up with if you try it!
Thank you so much!
Thank you Korrie! It was a fun project! I am so pleased with how my vision came to life.
I love everything about this dresser-it is drop dead gorgeous!