paint by surprise.

Well, I think I've finally caught up to myself. I'm back and finally have things worth sharing!

I recently redid an old family dresser for a client. She told me to surprise her so with a swatch of her sofa fabric in hand off to the paint store I went. I was back and forth on a few options but settled on Chateau Grey. It's a greeny grey and I thought it was a nice complement to the color palette that was going on in her space.

I wanted it to look old and worn since it has been passed through her family for many years so after the painting was done I took my palm sander to it and went over the entire thing highlighting some of the original wood.

They took out the middle drawer and cut a piece of plywood to fit the bottom to house the cable box etc as this would be holding her television. Great idea right?!

Yes, I'm a sucker for cup pulls. I went with rectangular iron pulls with a hint of detailing to them and matching knobs. 

Avery was on the inspection crew making sure everything worked properly. Once we delivered the piece I found a few things she had hidden in the drawers...that little sneak!

I thought it looked great in the space and complemented the other pieces in the room nicely. I'm glad I got to surprise her and hope the dresser continues to get passed down for many more years!