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From Nursery to Big Boy Room | A Wardrobe Chest of Drawers Revival

A Wardrobe Chest of Drawers Furniture Makeover | Southern Revivals

Just in case you missed the news, we have a new big boy in the house! We finished making the frame for his antique metal big boy bed first. Then I moved on to his wardrobe chest of drawers combo. It got a healthy dose of Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint in Shutter Gray and some marvelous layering of waxes. Here’s what it looked like before…

A Wardrobe Chest of Drawers Furniture Makeover | Southern Revivals
Funny story about this piece, we found it at the dump. This is a picture of it just minutes after we took it off the truck. I almost gave myself whiplash the day I drove by and saw this gem sitting by the trash bins. In. the. trash. Can you believe that??

 

A Wardrobe Chest of Drawers Furniture Makeover | Southern Revivals
Then I painted it this color. Forgive me, for I knew not what I did!
It was also before I really started painting furniture so it’s just straight paint. Nothing fancy. That was over 3 yrs ago.
A Wardrobe Chest of Drawers Furniture Makeover | Southern Revivals
Around the time we were ready to make the transition from nursery big boy room I was working on this Anthro Inspired Typography Chest of Drawers for my store and I knew this was the direction I wanted to in with the new big boy room. {Funnily enough, I wound up buying this piece for the room, too!}
A Wardrobe Chest of Drawers Furniture Makeover | Southern Revivals
Both pieces were done in Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint in Shutter Gray and layered in all 3 waxes. First a coat of the clear Furniture Wax, followed by some strategically placed Antiquing Wax with a little White Wax thrown in for good measure and awesome highlights.
A Wardrobe Chest of Drawers Furniture Makeover | Southern Revivals
I just love this stuff!
A Wardrobe Chest of Drawers Furniture Makeover | Southern Revivals
It reminds of edge burning in old photos…
A Wardrobe Chest of Drawers Furniture Makeover | Southern Revivals
I chose these cast iron look pulls to go with the rusty patina of his antique metal bed.
You can see how we built a frame for the headboard and footboard and also how I sealed in the amazing patina, here.
A Wardrobe Chest of Drawers Furniture Makeover | Southern Revivals
I was pleased with how well it mimicked the first piece I did.
A Wardrobe Chest of Drawers Furniture Makeover | Southern Revivals
I added a little ceramic number 1 knob to tie into the Typography theme of the chest of drawers. His Papa added the dream catcher so he could get some peaceful sleep in his new room.
A Wardrobe Chest of Drawers Furniture Makeover | Southern Revivals
I’ll be sharing the reveal of his entire room on the blog a little later. In the meantime, you can join me in questioning my color choices for his nursery and get a sneak peek of his new room and how I transformed this custom built bookcase, here.
What do you think? Are you inspired to change up some of your own furniture now?

Jamie Lott

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