Amateur furniture refinishers of the world, listen up. I have a request. Stay away from the brown paint, ok? Just stay away. It doesn’t look like wood. You are not fooling anybody. It looks like … well, I don’t have to explain to you what it looks like. (Crap. Literally.)
But this armoire had bigger problems than just a poopy paint job, it had been in a fire! And it stank to high heaven. Brooke at Bee Interiors washed, rinsed and repeated and repeated, not to mention stripped, sanded, scraped and oiled until it finally looked like the magnificent piece of furniture it was meant to be. Thanks Brooke! Is that fabric not the best thing that’s caressed your corneas today?
18 Comments
Bunny Jean
August 24, 2011 at 11:11 PMOooo, so pretty! I just don’t have the patience to use that much elbow grease… I’m lucky if I get the primer out before the spray paint 😉
xoxo Bunny Jean
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stefanie
August 24, 2011 at 9:57 PMoooohhhhhhhh!!! pretty!!!!
Melinda
August 24, 2011 at 10:08 PMOMG! Love at first sight. Fantastic job!!
Tami / Maddie Lumpkin
August 24, 2011 at 10:28 PMWow! That’s beautiful!
jennifer768
August 25, 2011 at 12:17 AMLove it! Hugs,Jen
Cindy
August 25, 2011 at 1:51 AMGasp, It’s wonderful!
Cindy
Angela
August 25, 2011 at 2:16 AMLove it!!!! So very pretty!!!
statia
August 25, 2011 at 2:40 AMI have to agree to disagree here. If done right, brown paint can look awesome (as you pointed out in your most recent post). Sometimes, it’s not about going for the look of stain or real wood. Sometimes, you just want that nice chocolatey brown finish. And I think we
all agree that chocolate is the bomb.
Mtank
August 25, 2011 at 2:55 AMI think my favorite part is the inside! LOVE <3
Heidi
August 25, 2011 at 5:13 AMcaressed my corneas – ha ha! (and ouch!) you crack me up. 🙂
theyardsalemama.blogspot.com
August 25, 2011 at 3:01 PMWhat a transformation!!! I usually stop at the exterior but way to inspire me to go beyond!! Just beautiful!!!
FixingItFancy
August 25, 2011 at 5:09 PMThe wallpaper on the inside is super cute! Well done!
cndesigns
August 25, 2011 at 9:55 PMBeeeoooooteeeeful! Makes me want to try to use some pretty paper in the backs of my white, open kitchen shelves!
Inspire Me Heather
August 26, 2011 at 12:53 PMWhy would you use brown paint in the first place, eh? Anyhoo, it looks just gorgeous now!! I linked this to my post project: armoires today – for inspiration!
MrsTerri
August 26, 2011 at 2:08 PMI loved how the detail came out! Plus the inside is awesome…gave me some ideas on what to do with my dresser of the same time period. I have to laugh though. I thought you typed “married armoire”. 😉
Terri
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Miss B.e.e.
August 27, 2011 at 1:28 AMThank you so much for featuring my labor of love (cause, BOY! Was it ever a labor!) I really appreciate it:)
MONICA LIVAS
June 6, 2012 at 10:08 PMSo pretty!
Robin fowler
May 16, 2018 at 7:13 PMI came across this site, trying to find out where my new antique armoire was made and it’s age. And low and behold, I see this one that you redid, and it’s beautiful. If you have any information about when and where it was made, will you send it to my email. Beautybyrobin@gmail.com. Thankyou , you did a wonderful job!