So you find a dresser with some details and curves, and know it needs a little bit of shine.
Or you’ve been dying to try out a metallic finish but have no idea what product to use to even get started?
Look no further. I have the solution for you today!
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It’s all about that glam metallic look that is so popular today! Let’s call it “glitter for grown-ups”, also known as Pearl Effects.
Today I’m making over this dresser, it was questionable at best when I bought it, but the price was right and it’s a Drexel so I knew it was sturdy and worth the makeover.
Yuck. The top veneer was peeling off, so I used this tried and true method to get the veneer off, then I primed the top and painted the whole dresser (including the hardware which WOULD NOT come off) in two coats of General Finishes Seagull Gray Milk Paint. It was already looking 100x better but I wanted to take it up a notch further so on to the Pearl Effects.
Look at the finished result, isn’t that lovely? It’s clean, and classic and won’t go out of style.
Here’s what you need:
● 220 Grit Sandpaper
● Milk Paint (Tutorial Dresser painted in Seagull Gray Milk Paint )
● General Finishes Pearl Effects
● General Finishes High Performance Top Coat in Flat (or Satin) finish
● Stir stick
● Purdy XL Cub Paint Brush
● Rub n’ Buff (optional)
It’s really not too complicated either because we are using it as a topcoat. I used a little Pewter Rub N Buff on some of the details just to make them pop a little more.
Here’s the video tutorial…
Here’s another piece that started with a different base color, with the same Champagne Pearl Effects over the top.
If you need more metallics, here’s another completely different look in an all new tutorial.
Blessings!
Jenni
Hello, I have a beautiful table that I want to use General stains on. After seeing how beautiful your finished furniture looks after using the Pearl effects metallic, my question is, can I still stain the piece to keep the beautiful wood grains, and then put the Pearl effects on top of it? Would this work without losing the wood grain?
Thank you for your help.
DeLinda
I have wanted to do this on a piece so bad! I did a sample board once like this with stain and just once coat of pearl effect (the champagne finish) and it was gorgeous! I think you could do it!! I would love to see how it turns out if you give it a try!