Happy Monday! We worked hard this weekend, but we also made time for some End of Summer (for us, kid’s go back to school Tuesday!) fun. We had a Fiesta here at Casa de la Bergs, Gringo Style. All family fun with a few friends from church and our neighborhood.
We even had a contest going for the best appetizer and the Boss. “Jeffe”.
See here is Senor Marcos. Él es tan guapo!
Now the work part. I have Paris Flea next weekend! If it seems like it just happened, it did. The way the calendar dates fell this month the sales were only three weeks apart. I worked hard Friday night, and will have things to show all week!
I bought this dresser several months ago when Shelly from A Little Bit O Shizzle was visiting for our big CeCe Caldwell fundraiser.
I adore this French style of furniture that was so popular in the 1970’s. I have done many pieces just like this over the years. Doing my “Glazed Wood” treatment is my favorite on these pieces. Usually, the top is laminate, as it was here. You can upgrade the look from middle class to high class with this treatment.
I painted the entire piece in CeCe Caldwell’s Young Kansas Wheat and did my first layer of Glaze. Already you can see it looks beautiful.
The next step is adding le “spots”. Don’t worry, you pull through these to create that variegated wood look.
Getting there!
I finished the piece with a thin coat of an equal mix of CeCe Caldwell’s Cottonwood Sienna (the perfect Antique shade) and Vintage White. It made it just creamy enough to not look white, but not really a color either.
The hardware was very white before with gold details. I wanted to age the hardware, but not paint it. Brush a small amount of a strong pigment, I prefer Modern Masters and brush on. Let it set for a minute, then use a shop rag to wipe off the excess. Instant Patina!
Here is le finished product.
I sealed the entire piece with CeCe Caldwell’s hard-wearing Endurance. This piece can be used as buffet and wiped down again and again. 
If you want to learn more about this treatment, remember it is all laid out in step by step directions in How To Make Anything Look Like Real Wood.
Sharing my Frenchiness with these sophisticated joints:
What a great faux wood finish, the best I’ve ever seen! I love how the piece looks now awesome job!
Super job! It’s so fun to create on pieces with great bones. :o)
wow, karen! that is amazing! and i love the contrast on the drawers!
The drawer fronts look so cool! That is a really great technique.
Looks really great now!
I’m stripping away all traces of that french provincial style
on the one I’m working on! But mine wasn’t nearly so nice!
Catherine
Wow! That looks amazing! You are so talented, girl!
You are the glazer of all glazers!! Love how Mark gets into the themes ~ happy back to school. We’re barely halfway through here but wish I could stretch it out a few more months.
I am hanging on to this post and tutorial because I have similar pieces and I love the look of this dresser. Fabulous job.
Wow! Beautiful redo.
What kind of glaze do you use for this technique and where can it be purchased?
Wow! Amazing! When I saw the thumbnail on the link up I thought that was wood. Great tip. Love how it came out! Thanks for sharing at Silver Pennies Sundays. x
just gorgeous, Karen. you’re so stinkin’ talented AND smart!!
Gosh you are good!
WOW, I love the wood centers, BEAUTIFUL!!
Come link up at my Paint Party going on NOW
http://startathome.blogspot.com/2013/08/paint-party-9.html
Hope to see you soon
Brooke