a wonderful old chest-on-chest-style dresser had been languishing in a lovely client’s attic, but will now have a spot in her son’s room, where the color scheme is a lively and happy blue, orange & red. there is a knockout-fabulous old blue-painted piece next to his bed, and when she came to town to bring the dresser and discuss a scheme, she (so cleverly!) brought this door:
the old red layers on it inspired a distressed red-on-red treatment for the chest. before & after:
(love those adorable bun feet!)
a big gold good-client star to her for using ben to develop a palette for the project!…benjamin moore’s sangria (#2006.20) and mars red (#2172.20) with layers of wax, and raw umber & black glazes.
(and many thanks to my super-capable, charming and accomodating intern, kathryn hoover, for her extra help in prepping this piece.)
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Oh Man, the closeup really shows how lovely this is and the work that went into it. Wish I cld be your intern. Love the wax finish. Do you use a water base?