Projects Modern Masters: Dresser Dressed in Layers and Glaze

Dresser Dressed in Layers and Glaze

Do you see pieces of furniture with gorgeous layers of color? It’s glaze! Glazing is something that can take some practice, but so worth trying! There are endless ways to use glaze. Here I am showing a traditional way to use glaze, to make something look antiqued.

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I got this dresser for FREE from a sweet local reader. BTW, if you live near me, and are looking for a good place to unload your unwanted furniture, message me. I am always in the market

I used several layers of CeCe Caldwell’s paints. No priming, no sanding, just start painting! I started with a thin layer of Virginia Chestnut. This is a great trick to make the piece you are working on look like it was originally a dark stained, expensive piece. You can see how I have done that HERE. It is a great way to “fake a stain” like I maybe might be faking my hair…..

I did my next layer in one of my favorite go-to colors, Young Kansas Wheat. You can see how this paint looks on different pieces on this POST (where I got these nightstands forFREE too!). I knew I wanted a lot of depth and age to this piece, so I mixed up some CeCe Caldwell’s 100% natural glaze and tinted it with one of my favorite colorants, Modern Masters Coffee Bean. CeCe Caldwell’s paints are chalk and clay based, and therefore highly absorbent. I recommend putting down a coat of clear glaze before the tinted glaze. This provides a barrier between the paint and the color, and will give the glaze more “movement”.

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I sealed this piece with Super Hard Wearing Endurance finish. This is the world’s easiest finish to use, and it is durable. You can even improve the finish of it by using a brown paper bag, check out my VIDEO to see how silly I am and how easy this product can be.

Finally, the hardware needed an update. I sprayed them out in a Metallic Finish paint and darkened it again with Modern Masters Colorant. Hover over the picture, it will take you to the link where I show this trick too.