Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Turquoise Heavily Distressed Antique Dresser

I certainly understand that this look is not for all, but when I saw this piece, I knew immediately what I wanted to do with it. This antique chest is at least 100 years old and solid wood. My inspiration was to duplicate a piece of stone...real turquoise, not man-made. Turquoise is my personal favorite and it's perfectly flawed...like most of us. I hope you love my interpretation.



The glass knobs were a contribution from my mom...she's good, right?
 I am loving all the texture going on in the shot!
 Picture taken from upstairs.
This jewel is for sale here on my Etsy shop, 
The Turquoise Iris. 
Here is the before shot...the one on the right.

 ***Partying this week with Miss Mustard Seed***

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20 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 16, 2013 at 9:57 AM

    BEAUTIFUL! love the heavy distressing!

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  2. *Shabby LOCO!*April 18, 2013 at 11:59 PM

    OK The knobs kind of throw me off truth be told ..=/ BUT the paint job and distressing are the BUSINESS gurrl!
    You killed it!
    Great JOB!! <3

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  3. Coreen @ 58 Vintage FaireApril 19, 2013 at 3:42 AM

    I luv it and it does look like tourquise!

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  4. Liz @ Quirky VistasApril 19, 2013 at 4:13 AM

    What a great color and look! You did such a beautiful job on this piece! Congrats on your hard work. It looks like it really paid off.
    Liz

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  5. AnonymousApril 19, 2013 at 5:15 AM

    very nice!

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  6. KimberlyApril 19, 2013 at 9:37 AM

    beautiful! great job.

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  7. Midwest Cottage and FindsApril 19, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    very nice!! what color did you use? i love it!

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  8. CynthiaApril 19, 2013 at 1:59 PM

    Love the look you gave this piece and such a pretty colour, too! I recently painted a dresser with milk paint, and it ended up being pretty chippy... when my mom saw it, she asked me what I was going to do with that piece.

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  9. Beth@Makemeprettyagain.comApril 19, 2013 at 7:40 PM

    another home run girl. Love the color.

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  10. IrisApril 25, 2013 at 11:09 PM

    Love how that turned out! I really love that style. ☺ I am here from Miss Mustard Seed....I came because it said my name...literally...my name is Iris too! :D

    Iris♥ @ The BlueBirdhouse
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  11. Alison @ Rubylicious BespokeApril 26, 2013 at 12:50 AM

    Love, love love it. The blue knobs are the perfect touch.
    Alison

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  12. UnknownApril 26, 2013 at 12:04 PM

    This is really beautiful. I am in love with everything I see on here. :)

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  13. Between Blue and YellowApril 26, 2013 at 12:04 PM

    Very cool! Love that color and I love the layering of colors you did. Love to see something unique.

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  14. Kristen RosecransApril 26, 2013 at 5:09 PM

    this is just gorgeous! i love the blue knobs on top--gives it a major pop. and the heavy distressing is awesome. i'm going to give it a try.

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  15. Deirdra DoanApril 26, 2013 at 7:25 PM

    Very Beautiful. I was at Z Gallerie in the mall and they had a wonderful dark turquoise like yours chest with wonderful shinny things on it and around it. Then I got to see yours!! Love it.
    http://www.zgallerie.com/p-12747-accent-3-drawer-chest-crackle-aquamarine.aspx

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  16. balzac44April 26, 2013 at 11:54 PM

    Since I love this color, I dropped dead when I saw this chest of drawers!! waooh1 If I hadn´t seen the Before-Picture, I would never have guessed it was that "ugly"(excuse me, but that´s how i see it!) Before!

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  17. balzac44April 26, 2013 at 11:56 PM

    Since I just love this color I "dropped deaud" when I saw this gorgeous piece of furniture!! I could never have imagined that awful chest of drawers from the Before-Picture being such a jewel after your great transformation...Waooh!

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  18. Nita StacyApril 27, 2013 at 1:22 AM

    I love the color and technique. What kind of paint did you use?

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  19. Nita StacyApril 27, 2013 at 1:23 AM

    Oh...and I'd love to see this linked up at my weekly party on Monday - Mod Mix Monday at ModVintageLife.com.

    I adore the technique you used.

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  20. mercedesMay 19, 2016 at 3:05 PM

    I have those same bureaus in my son's room!

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