There's a new dresser in town! And I painted it green; surprise, surprise. I'm on a green kick, no shame here, and this mid-century highboy had the perfect size and details to pull it off in high gloss!

In case you missed it, these knobs are from the Southwestern dresser I did a few weeks ago and they lost in votes to the cowhide pulls I did for the same piece! That dresser, and it's beautiful cowhide pulls, are now in a sweet expectant couple's western themed nursery and waiting on a new little one to arrive! I love that the cowhide pulls were perfect for that piece just as these hexagon knobs turned out to be perfect for this piece.

Let's talk about styling

For whatever reason, I find it easier to style a vignette on a longer, lower piece with more surface space than a taller piece like this. Because of it's height my first instinct is to keep the items on top on the shorter side, so the piece as a whole doesn't look taller. But who says tall ladies can't wear heels. I mean, right?!? Adding height to the top gives the piece balance!

So here's a really quick and easy to remember formula I, (poorly), sketched to show how I like to style a highboy piece such as this green beauty:

This is totally just one example of how to style pieces of comparable size, and once you get more comfortable you can play with the formula, move things around and swap things out! But a good place to start is Lamp, Large art, Tall sculptural piece, and a Stack of books topped with a unique object.

Since I don't have an art piece or mirror large enough to hang above this piece I decided to tear out a handful of select color plates from my botanical book, (that thing is completely destroyed; I've used it's pages everywhere, starting with this gallery wall, and then above this piece!)

Mr. Rex was in SUCH a fowl mood on shooting day! But, he made good on his promise not to utter a sound or move a muscle.

Glossy Green Dresser
47"H x 38"W x 19"D
$375 SOLD

Thank you so much for stopping by, friends!

Hi friends! Quick rhetorical question for ya: Would you bring this desk home with you from a thrift store?

It certainly wasn't much to look at when I saw it a month or so ago. In fact, I passed it by twice before removing all the junk stacked on top to take a closer look. And let me tell you, the closer look did NOT help! Peeling contact paper on the drawer fronts, unattached corners of veneer, and what appeared to be a coded treasure map etched into the top surface. So, I took all of this and weighed it against the one pro - the shape! I thought, if I can do something, anything to help this desk, it could be da bomb diggity!

So I painted it glossy white and sprayed the handles gold. Done and done.

It's not every day that a simple coat of white paint impresses me this much, but if there were ever a piece to paint white and be DONE with it, this was the piece! I used Glidden's Trim, Door, Furniture paint in Bright White. I've shared this paint before with this custom three-piece set, but let's just say it again: If you want a high gloss finish that's as easy to achieve as the no-prep chalk paint, THIS is your paint. It's thick as molasses, and adheres to anything. I didn't do any prep on this piece other than cleaning it up a bit, (and I did use strong wood glue to reattach the veneer and peeled off the loose contact paper). But with a paint this thick, it's going to hold everything together anyways.

When dry, the surface settles to a smooth, glassy finish that is reflective and durable as anything I've seen. I've banged pieces covered in this paint and not a single thing happens. The paint won't chip, peel, or get a single ding.