Lizzy & Erin

laugh. create. inspire

  • Lizzy & Erin
  • Home
  • Blog
    • DIY
    • Lifestyle
  • About Me
    • Erin
      • Lizzy
    • Stay In Touch
  • Crafting Group
  • Store
    • Apparel
  • Events
  • Wood Shop Creations
  • Recipes

Fancy Up a Basic Dresser by Adding Texture

Hey Y’all,

Sometimes a piece of furniture walks through my door that screams…. “blah”. There isn’t anything special about it, and even with paint it seems almost impossible to make it interesting. Example, I recently was tasked with painting this guy. I used Dixie Bell’s Vintage Duck Egg and Savannah Mist and even though it’s beautiful it just needed something more.

I’m very familiar with Crack Shot Spackling Paste because I have two teenage boys who can do their fair share of damage to the walls. I’ve also used it on canvas before to add dimension. I knew it would be the perfect addition to this dresser. I also knew that I wanted to add a pop of color so here’s what I did.

I took a glob of the spackle and put it straight on my paint pallet. I then added acrylic paint, equal parts copper and old gold. I mixed it really well making sure to maintain the original consistency of the spackle. I love the dusty rose color I ended up with.

Here’s where the fun happens. I got out a regular floral stencil that you would primarily use with paint, and a putty knife. I taped the stencil to the dresser and started applying a generous coat of the spackle mix. Make sure to move your putty knife AWAY from the edges to keep from getting spackle under the stencil. I used the same technique in random areas on the dresser, carefully pealed the stencil off and let it dry overnight!

Once it was dry I lightly sanded, and I mean LIGHTLY, to remove any imperfections in my spackle design. Then I took my brush and with a very small amount of paint (the original dresser colors) I lightly blended to make the new dresser detail seem more natural.

That’s it y’all! I bet you didn’t realize that spackle could be used in such an artistic way!? Ha! Neither did I until I decided to get creative with it. Boy am I happy I did. I just love how this dresser turned out. A little creativity took it from just “blah” to “beautiful”! What do y’all think?

~ Erin

Make sure you are following us on facebook to catch live tutorials, and more fun tips and tricks!! 🙂

Tweet
Pin7
Share23
30 Shares
«
»

DIY, Furniture, Uncategorized 0

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

A Message From Your Authors

Hey Y'all!
We have been working together for several years, and we are so excited to have the opportunity to share our crazy lives with all of you! We love taking a good pile of junk and turning it into something we love. Sometimes that pile of junk just happens to be the chaos that is our lives. Hop on our crazy train and have a little fun with us, and no matter what always remember to stay creative!! Read More…

Follow Us!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Copyright © 2023 · Darling theme by Restored 316

Copyright © 2023 · Darling Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in