When I left you last time, we had just stripped, sanded, and primed a dresser and gone off to procrastinate with beer and video games.
Painted white, the dresser was actually quite pretty and there was some discussion of really making it white. White, however, would not go very well with the rest of my decor and in a house with two dogs, would probably only be white for about a week.
We spent awhile going through the colors in my apartment, because I am horribly indecisive about color. That might explain why my walls are still white even though I've lived in this apartment for two years....
As you can see, most of them were pretty dark and solid. This piece is going in a corner all by itself and I want it to stand out as a strong piece.
That seemed totally fine until I got home and discovered that he had given me concrete floor paint instead, which is not the same consistency. It's more like stain. But, of course, we didn't quite realize that until we had already started and the hardware store was closed. Sooo...we did what Q and I usually do and went for it anyway.
I wish I had taken pictures of the colors as it evolved, but sadly I did not. Coat one - coral pink. That's right, really, really pink. For those of you who know me, you will understand why this required a drink. I do not do pink! The second coat was a kindof magenta-like pale red color that I couldn't describe accurately.
The third coat, however, started to look red. Like fire engine red. Or maybe cherry red. At this point, it was 2am and we decided it was time to go to bed and see what it looked like in the morning. Sadly, Q's flight was in the morning, so she didn't get to really see the finished product.
Once it dried, it looked awesome!
I really thought that would look strange, but in the end, I absolutely love the double row.
And this is where just going for it benefits Q and me - I ended up loving the bright red too. I realized once I put it in place that it is exactly the same color as the roof I can see out my window and it is beautiful in that space. :)
Only problem - now it makes the rest of my furniture look shabby! Clearly, I need to step up my game in the rest of my house.
Once I really set it up and get glass shelves to go above it, I will post again about the first finished corner of my house. For the moment, I just keep stepping back to admire it. :D
So once again, before and after:
Till next time,
A
I am so glad this turned out well. I will admit, I was a bit terrified that you wouldn't be skippy-happy-pleased after my long rant forcing you to just let me redecorate ;) I can't wait to come visit again and pick apart/recombine new pieces in your home.
ReplyDeleteI also really do love it! And I love it more every time I walk into my house. :)
ReplyDeleteI have ideas and am scheming the next furniture replacement still. Thank you again for ideas and help and lessons!