New change since last blog: I moved Sweet-tique to my home. It works so much better for me. It did take a bit for clients to find me as I am in a rural area but find me they did! I am currently opening by appointment only but that changes with the season.
I am also an authorized dealer of Mud Paint. One problem with this: I use it faster than I can sell it. This paint is amazing and gives just the effect I love.
My joy is bringing new life to furniture that has been well used. This past summer I had the opportunity to work on a 1970-1980s French style dresser. I chose to revamp instead of restoring this beauty.
All drawers were intact except for 1 that was missing a piece of trim. So not to detract from the other drawers, I left 2 out. Then, I had a Mud Paint Pomegranate that I was dying to use. For accent I chose Mud Paint Charcoal which is a dark grey.
This dresser had been well loved by small children. It had marker, fingernail polish, etc. on it. Normally I do NOT sand but in this case it was necessary. After sanding I gave it a good wipe down.
Since I recently bought a paint sprayer I had to use it! I sprayed on the Pomegranate. It went on dresser and drawers. Then, I brushed the Charcoal on selected drawers.
My next step was to distress. Many people will give rules for distressing. Here's my rule: try it. You can always paint over it if you don't like the look.
After distressing, I gave this piece another wipe down. You can use many different sealers (a must!) but I went with Mud Paint Clear Coat.
Needless to say, this beauty did not stay with me long.
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