White & Chrome Midcentury Dresser Makeover

 A customer brought me this piece to paint last week.  She and her husband are planning to use it as a TV console in their new home.  After meeting her ( she wears vintage turquoise cat glasses ) and visiting with her about her style and design sense, I'd LOVE to see her home!!

Bright White + Chrome Legs and Design + Tribal Drawer Liners

Here's some more work with the help from Frog Tape!  BAM!!!

I hope you all enjoy "before & after" shots as much as I do!!

Enjoy your Wednesday!

Dionne

Herringbone Crush

 Friends, if you haven't seen the Serena and Lily catalog, you must order one! They have beautiful home accessories and inspiring photography on their pages.  I chose this herringbone pattern after thumbing through the pages. I love textures and the patterns especially on bath towels and rugs. So, I had to give this a shot, my way off creating a fun modern look for this vintage Bassett Mid Century dresser. 

This piece is for sale on my Etsy shop, The Turquoise Iris.

Staging a Dresser, 3 Different Ways

Okay, I have had several requests for me to give some insight to my staging.  I took photos with this dresser styled 3 different ways just to show how a few accessories can make a big difference.  

The first one is on my teal wall in my entry.  The colors are complimentary so I knew this would be the primary spot for a photo.  Don't know about you...but I love it just like this.  I would keep it this way if I were to keep the dresser...which hopefully it will sell and I won't have to;)  

 The Anthropologie lampshade picks up both the tangerine and teal as well as the artwork hanging on the wall.  This is the way to pull them together and show how the colors blend so lovely.

 Here, I moved the dresser to a light wall and added the turquoise pottery and coral as the accent. Again, I love this, too! The art is a Picasso copy and pulls all the colors together perfectly. The simple modern silver frame works with the clean lines of this mid century dresser. I added the silver chair to mimic the frame as well and the furry throw to soften the two pieces.

 Lastly, I styled it in a more organic way...following a similar look of how this dresser may have been styled in 1965.  The abstract art is from the 60's.  The accessories are from nature. For example; white coral, ivy plant, pine tree clipping in the vase, wooden bowl and curly willow. Combined, they give the dresser a more simple casual feeling.  Personally, this is not my favorite but I definitely think it works.

I will try to do this more often with my posts this year.  I do love staging just as much as I love painting!  

Thanks and enjoy!

This dresser is for sale here on The Turquoise Iris on Etsy.com

ONE DRESSER, STYLED 3 WAYS

I just finished this dresser last night and began styling 

it this morning.  I can't decide which way I like best, 

so I'm sharing three different ways.  

See what you think! 

I would LOVE to hear the style you prefer:)

First, here is the before...

And after...

"Preppy Chic"

Or...

"Modern Eclectic"

Lastly...

"Youthful Mod"

It's always so fun for me to play around with different accessories and see how many vignettes I can come up with, especially for dressers!

What's your favorite?

As usual, this piece is now for sale
on my Etsy shop, The Turquoise Iris!