Did you see Vanessa De Vargas' kelly green campaign style console in the latest Lonny? {By the way, if you're not reading Lonny (a FREE online magazine) you're really missing out!}
Campaign furniture can be pricey, especially in vintage furniture stores (where they know what they have) but sometimes you can luck out on Craigslist. I recently bought a pair of dressers with removable shelves for our bedroom, which is slowly but surely getting decorated.
CL seller's photo (not too appealing, right? It's all about the potential!)The set was $60 and was in decent condition (not too many scratches) but it was DIRTY!!
Check out the nasty, dingy brass hardware before:
I used Bar Keeper's Friend to soak and scrub off all the grime.
Then it was time to paint. I wiped down all the surfaces really well and vacuumed out the inside of the dressers. Everything was primed with Zinssers using a mini-roller.
Then I used a brush to paint all the corners and awkward parts of the dressers and shelves.
A mini roller was used to apply two to three coats of paint (Benjamin Moore's 'Hamptons Green' in semi-gloss latex).
This weekend our bedroom is getting all the finishing touches, so come back next week for the reveal and projects recap. Though, I have to say, my motherly instincts are telling me that I'm going to have the baby sooner than later...?
