What would you do?
As for me, I couldn’t pass up these lovely silky oak antique drawers when I saw them at only $5 each.
As you can see, I’ve given them a light sanding. Looks like the finish was probably shellac. They were a perfect project for Milk Paint colour, Arabesque.
And I was right! Just perfect! I painted the interior of the drawers with another colour – Marzipan. I love the creamy beige tone that pairs perfectly with the Arabesque colour.
For this project I gave two coats of each of the Milk Paint colours, and used Furniture Wax to seal and buff for a lovely finish.
I added lovely crystal glass knobs to each drawer.
Check out my mum’s beautiful roses from her garden. When she brought them around on her work day with me, I knew I had to include them in this little photo shoot!
And can you believe this glass conical vase was only $4 at KMart?
And those are my very own vintage pointe shoes from my ballet days …
Here’s a closer look at the Marzipan colour inside the drawers, and another quick and easy project I made using an old frame:
Painted with Arabesque, and distressed for a chippy look, I sealed with Tough Coat Sealer to prevent any further chipping.
I then printed a silhouette of ballet pointe shoes onto a vintage dictionary page (A5 size).
I then played around with different possible arrangements for the drawers …
Side by side on a large desk for organisational purposes:
Stacked on top of each other – but this doesn’t seem so practical:
Probably my favourite combo here:
Although I’m imagining these hung on a wall like shelves in a girl’s room …
Great space for storing books and other special things!
If you’d like to learn more about using the all natural, primitive style Milk Paint, you’ll find lots of places on our website to help you. Tutorials, and Youtube channel.
Or you can book into one of our workshops if you are in the Brisbane area (we are located south of Brisbane, in Logan, QLD).
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Be inspired!
Sharon.