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Tailored Tallboy

A client brought me this behemoth chest of drawers that was absolutely booming with style at the get-go. I just love the rustic farmhouse aesthetic... barn-red with rope drawer pulls!

We took this wonderful tallboy and gave her the tailored makeover needed to fit into (and shine in) her owner's newly-built transitionally-styled home.

             
         
         


I especially loved this project as my client is also a creative-type and I feed off that wonderful artistic energy! Here you can see our brainstorming on the paint choice for the borders around the drawers and the side inlays:

We worked together to decide on a 50:50 mix of Annie Sloan Old White:Pure White for the drawer borders.  Top border is Pure White, middle Old White, and bottom the 50:50, which we ultimate chose for the painted details.  

The body of the tallboy was painted with two coats of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in French Linen, slightly sanded to reveal a bit of the underlying red, and then sealed for protection with Annie Sloan's Clear Wax.  The quatrefoil drawer pulls were the icing on the cake!



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