Redesign with Toile

Those of you who follow my personal blog know that I just revamped my bedroom dresser drawers in November, yet here I am doing another redesign in March.  (Sigh) My husband is very patient.  Luckily it just took about 12 hours of hard work and 12 dollars from our budget.  Ok, with the mod podge make that $20 but still, I think it was awfully worth it...every penny :)

This is by far my favorite project of all that I have done.  I LOVE the feel it adds to the room, an antique elegant charm.  Even though this is only the first step of my bedroom redesign project I'm already feeling a lot better about the space.

First, I used primer.  A modern day wonder. Without this miracle worker I don't think I would have even attempted this project in the first place!  It seriously allows you to paint ANYthing.

In the past I have always painted using a brush however,  I saw a tutorial once where they used a roller so I decided I'd give it a try this time.  LOVED IT! It made the job go a lot quicker. I just used the roller for the bulk of it and then used a small brush for the trim.

A word to the wise, when painting DO NOT go cheap on your brushes. You will regret it! I know from personal experience, your job is hard enough with out the thing falling apart on you. :) Funny now, but not in the moment.

After the primer dried I sanded it, and then put on the first layer of paint.  I already had paint from a previous project that was antique white, the PERFECT color for the look I was going for. Again, I used the roller for this and then after that dried I sanded it again and applied the last coat.  Always allow the full drying time between coats of paint,  I always give it a little more time than recommended just to be sure.

Once everything was painted I measured the fabric I would need for the drawer fronts.  I saw a picture with Toile that inspired me!  I adore the look of it.  I almost used wallpaper instead, but it would have been more expensive and complicated because of the size it comes in.  I was apprehensive about using fabric but I absolutely LOVE how it turned out and would do it again in a heart beat!  I used a simple sponge brush to paint on the mod podge.

 I used a GENEROUS amount placed the fabric where I wanted it and then smoothed it out with a credit card.  (I forgot to take pictures of this part!)  The process was smooth and I was surprised with how satisfied I was with the result.  Gotta love mod podge! To finish I added the hardware (thankfully what I already had was perfect)

Before

After

Before

 

After

I seriously catch myself just staring...:)

The colors of my redesign will be brown, antique white with this yummy color

Duck Egg Blue

Next post will be handmade silk curtains in this lovely shade of blue.

by Suzanne