You might remember that I’ve been working on a full room revival in my SIL’s master bedroom {My brother lives there, too}. We started with some outdated but beautiful furniture that she was ready to toss.
She had some good arguments: ‘I’ve had it forever. I’ve more than gotten my money out of it.’ That kind of stuff.
Finally, I talked her out of it and she agreed so long as those decorative “shells” wouldn’t still be carved into her furniture once I was done.
Now, I could see some lovely potential with these shells. All it need was a little paint, some distressing. But they screamed, “I am old and outdated” to her so they had to go. And, in the end, I am so glad. I am in love with how it turned out!
So, whadya think? A major improvement, right!
AFTERS
Nice job – they look great!
Thank you!
Hi Jamie, Did you sand the pieces prior to painting them? I have the smaller table that I would like to do something similar with this weekend as a project! Thanks!
I really like the white. Our dresser has those pulls on it where the plaque thingys are attached to the drawers. How did you get them off?
She didnt merely covered them.
How did I get the embossed design off? Or the pulls?
I had to fill in the embossed design as the wooden appliques did not cover them completely. Not sure if that answers your question though?
My husband and I just bought a piece similar to this piece (in it’s “before” color), but we want to repaint similar to what you have done with this furniture. What all did you do to get this final product? Is it light sanding, wiping down, and repainting? Any tips?
My bedroom looks almost exactly like the before. I love, love, love the finished product. How did you get these results?
I have that exact set! Lea Furniture, purchased in 1985. I’ve been thinking of starting by changing the headboard. I’d also love to know the process you used to get these great results.
I just bought this exact set to refinish in gray for my daughters room and have been studying those seashells trying to figure out what to do about them. So you used wood filler to fill in the shell design and then added the medallion? Where did you buy the medallions from? I was going to paint the pulls similar to this image: http://blog.cuttingedgestencils.com/wall-stencils-for-house-and-home-diy-feature-wall.html
What kind of paint did u use? I have the exact set …been dying to do this!
I.need instructions on how to do this, it would soooo help!
Oh my gosh, I have this same set. This really inspires me. Now if I only had somewhere to work on it.
I have this same furniture set too! My parents bought it for me when I was a kid. I would LOVE to do something like this to it although my dad thinks it is so wonderful, I’m afraid I will break his heart if I paint it. Can we please get a little tutorial on this? Maybe if I make it look better than before he won’t be so heartbroken!
Yes! I could really use instructions too!! PLEASE!! My new husband’s house is FULL of mismatched furniture like this and I would love to give OUR new house a face lift!! PLEASE HELP! Your ideas are so cute!!!
Yes would love some step by step!
Yes would love some step by step!
My parents tossed this EXACT same set a year ago.. Now I am really regretting not keeping them!! I am a newbie to your blog and I absolutely love it!! Nice to find someone else who loves old furniture and chickens as much as I do.lol
I love to see your before and after furniture pictures. The actual gift though is to envision it done when it looks its worst..and in that you are truly gifted!!
Would love to know if you stripped it before you painted it and what type paint you used. Thanks!
We have the same furniture and would like to do the same, but I don’t see anywhere on how you did it. Please let me know how you did it.
I have the same “boring” furniture. Thanks for some great ideas to give it some updates before just tossing it out 🙂
These are BEAUTIFUL!!!!! You’re awesome at whatcha do 🙂
-Julie
I too would love instructions on how to…
I want instructions too, did you remove the stain or just paint? This is exactly what I’ve been looking for! Please send info.
I would also love to have the instructions for this. I have an old set of furniture from my grandmother’s house that I would love to update just like this!
What type of paint did you use? Just painted my bedroom furniture white but still looks like it needs a finished look.
Thanks
A chalk based paint would be ideal to recreate this look and this would be easier, especially for a beginner. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.
How much paint did it take to cover all three pieces? I can’t wait to try this.
Hey,
I have this exact dresser can you explain the steps you took to do this and what color paint you used?
Hey Jamie! I’m having problems finding the la craie blog where the instructions are for this revival. Any suggestions on how to find it? Really wanting to do this for my daughters room with some old furniture my grandmother gave us. Thanks!
Hi Kelly,
I am no longer selling the La Craie (only because a storefront is required and I no longer have one, not because I don’t still love it) that’s why you can’t find the page. Also, there weren’t really any instructions on doing these pieces exactly just using chalk/furniture paints in general. Sorry for the confusion. Any chalk based paint should do it! Good luck!