There was nothing structurally wrong with this cute little nightstand from Harrison Furniture. It was just the dated finish that needed to be updated. I did that with a warm soft taupe chalk paint.
Chalk paint is not a bandwagon that I jumped on. I know….everyone loves it, and uses it for everything. But I just never quite saw the appeal. It requires a LOT of elbow grease to achieve a nice silky smooth surface. And I can get that same look so much easier with regular ol’ latex paint. And I can spray latex paint, which I can’t do with chalk paint. But then I came across a sprayable chalk paint and I figured I’d give it a shot. I have to say, I love the look. It has a nice silky, yet matte finish, which I echoed with a matte brass on the original hardware. Now it’ll fit into so many different decor styles – shabby chic, farmhouse, eclectic, vintage, coastal…the list goes on and on.
Update: My customer had matte black hardware in their son’s bedroom, so I updated the drawer pulls with matte black paint, which echoes wrought iron. I have to say, I like the piece even better this way!
| DIMENSIONS: | 30″ tall / 30″ wide / 18″ deep |
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| PAINT: | Krylon Chalky Finish, in Paver Gray |
| SEALER: | Krylon Chalky Finish Matte Sealer, in Clear |
| PRICE: | $125 |
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About Kristen Buckley
Hello Kristen.
I have a couple Harrison pieces that look just like your before pictures. One of my drawer pulls broke. It looks like you replaced the antique bronze pulls on this piece with gold. I NEED the 3 antique bronze ones to fix and have spares for my 2 dressers. PLEASE help!! Hopefully you still have the ones you took off this piece. Best regards, Wayne Vlasak.
Hi Wayne. Actually the original pulls are still on the dresser. I spray painted them gold. Sorry I can’t offer more help than that.
Not sure if it is just my computer but your comment is white text on a light gray background, very hard to read.