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How to Paint Layers the Easy Way on a Tall Lingerie Chest

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A tall lingerie chest gets a painted furniture makeover with gorgeous painted layers, whitewash and gilding wax. See how this lingerie chest of drawers is transformed with soft layers of coral and apricot by Dixie Belle Paint. Details are accented with bronze gilding wax to compliment the new bronze hardware pulls.

It seems everyone loves a tall lingerie chest. They are often the perfect choice for a painted furniture makeover. Whether you choose to paint a lingerie chest in all one color, ombre or layers they just about always look great. A tall lingerie chest is also an ideal piece of furniture due to its tall narrow design and many drawers. When I discovered this vintage lingerie chest online I knew I had to scoop it up.

Make sure to stick around all the way to the end, its Furniture Fixer Upper time where my fellow furniture painting friends join in and share their projects as well. A tall lingerie chest gets a painted furniture makeover with gorgeous painted layers, whitewash and gilding wax. See how this lingerie chest of drawers is transformed with soft layers of coral and apricot by Dixie Belle Paint. Details are accented with bronze gilding wax to compliment the new bronze hardware pulls. #paintedfurniture #lingeriechest #lingeriedresser #paintedlayers #gildingwax #furnituremakeover #dixiebellepaint #dlawlesshardwareDisclosure: This tall lingerie chest post contains affiliate links for your convenience. I may be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. Click here for my full disclosure policy. 

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Tools & Supplies to Paint Layers on your Tall Lingerie Chest

Materials Needed / Source List

  • Dixie Belle Paint Company
    • Tea Rose
    • Apricot
    • Flamingo
    • Drop Cloth
    • White Wash
    • Clear Satin Sealer
    • Bronze Gilding Wax
    • Copper Gilding Wax
  • Chalk
  • Bondo
  • Furniture Tri-Dollies
  • Yellow Detailer Sponge
  • Hardware Pulls
  • Cling On Paint Brushes
  • Painters Tape
  •  Shop-Vac (clean up your mess)
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Unfinished Vintage Lingerie Chest

This vintage lingerie chest has a few scratches and is in need of a few repairs, but it isn’t anything that I cant handle. The bottom right area appears to have been chewed on at some point. vintage lingerie chest, tall lingerie chest, painting a lingerie chest

Aside from the minor damage, I can tell you two things from the start:

  1. that hardware needs to go!
  2. I think I have worked on almost the same exact lingerie chest once before. What are the odds?  The other lingerie chest makeover had different results. You can check that one out here: Vintage Lingerie Chest


Repairing a Tall Lingerie Chest

Before we can move on with painting layers on the lingerie chest we need to address the damage. First, remove the hardware and the drawers and set them aside. You can label each drawer with a piece of chalk so you know which drawers goes where when your makeover is complete. This is one of many tips that I share in my Best Tips & Secrets for Painting Furniture post. label drawers, painting a tall lingerie chest, painting layers.

Moving on to the damage. Here is a close up of the lower damaged area. repair damaged wood, vintage wood furniture

Because this is on an edge and I want to make sure that this is repaired in a mega way I am using Bondo. I try to limit how often I use Bondo since the fumes can be a little strong if you aren’t in a well-ventilated area. I shouldn’t admit this, but personally, the smell doesn’t bother me but I know that it’s not exactly non-toxic (not at all) so you should use safety precautions. Once the Bondo is completely dry you can sand it smooth. It’s like it never happened ๐Ÿ˜‰ You can get Bondo HERE. (I do tend to use the hardcore stuff made for cars)bondo repair for wood, repair damaged wood with bondo

The same is done for one of the drawers that required repair. This part I hadn’t even noticed right away. It wasn’t until I started to work on the tall lingerie chest that I discovered a piece of the drawer completely missing. repair broken furniture, rebuild missing wood

For more projects and ways to use Bondo to repair furniture, make sure to check out How to Repair Furniture with Bondo Wood Filler.

Preparing a Vintage Lingerie Chest for Paint

Now that the repairs are complete we can move on to cleaning and prepping the tall lingerie chest for paint. This is my standard process for How to Prep Painted Furniture. After ping-ponging around a few ideas, I am going in the direction of feminine soft layers for this lingerie chest. I even put together a small inspiration board to see how the paint colors and new hardware will look together. mood board, dixie belle paint, feminine paint colors, vintage lingerie chest

These colors are perfect for this lingerie chest. You can get these gorgeous colors HERE. dixie belle paint, chalk paint, zero voc paint, non toxic paint, chalk mineral paint

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Painting a Base Coat on the Tall Lingerie Chest

Since I am going for soft and feminine I am applying a base coat of Tea Rose, which is the prettiest soft pink I have ever seen. I confess that I almost kept the lingerie chest in just tea rose because it is just that pretty. pink chalk paint, tea rose, dixie belle, dixie belle chalk paint, tea rose paint, painted lingerie chest

If you are new to furniture painting and want to learn how to update old furniture with paint you can always start at the beginning with How to Paint Furniture – a Beginners Guide.

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 Painting Layers on a Vintage Lingerie Chest

But I move on. After the initial base coat of tea rose I am adding soft layers. This method of painting layers has to be one of the easiest furniture painting techniques there is. You can use this painted furniture technique with the same colors yet still get a different outcome each and every time. Gather your paint colors and literally spoon a little of each color on to a paper plate. Even though are paint colors will blend together, make sure to use a clean spoon for each color, you don’t want to mix paint colors in their original container. layering paint on furniture, paint on plate, furniture painting technique, painting furniture

Here is a video showing how to paint layers on this tall lingerie chest.

 

Once you finish painting layers your paper plate will look something like this. how to paint layers, chalk paint, tall lingerie chest paint, painting a lingerie chest, painted lingerie chest

The painted layers on the lingerie chest will be subtle. dixie belle paint, paint layers, painted lingerie chest, tall lingerie chest, vintage lingerie chest

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Distressing the Painted Lingerie Chest

Next, you can go ahead and lightly distress the edges of the painted lingerie chest. distress painted lingerie chest, distress chalk paint, chalk painted furniture, chalk painted lingerie chest

While distressing I also like to adjust my pressure and lightly sand the entire piece. This gives your surface a soft, smooth finish.  sand chalk paint, tall lingerie chest makeover, update a tall lingerie dresser

Adding White Wash to Painted Layers

To lighten or soften the painted tall lingerie chest I am adding a whitewash to the entire piece. dixie belle white wash, chalk painted lingerie chest, painted lingerie dresser, tall lingerie chest of drawers

As shown in the video above you can see that you wipe the whitewash onto the furniture and then wipe it off. This allows the white to sit in the grooves and slightly soften the surface color of the lingerie chest. Here is the same drawer- before and after whitewash. white wash painted furniture, how to apply white wash, what does white wash look like

You can find a more detailed tutorial on whitewashing here: How to Whitewash Wood Furniture

Sealing Your Painted Lingerie Chest

Once you are satisfied with your layered paint finish its time to seal and protect your painted tall lingerie chest. I grab my favorite yellow sponge, the same sponge that I use for applying the whitewash is also used for applying the clear sealer. yellow sponge, sealing painted furniture, painted lingerie dresser

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Here is a full tutorial with VIDEO showing how I seal my painted furniture projects: Sealing Painted Furniture  sealing painted furniture, how to seal painted furniture, video tutorial

Replacing the Vintage Hardware

Remember that old brassy hardware that we removed? We need to replace those. These new pulls from D. Lawless Hardware are perfect for this painted lingerie chest. You can find these pulls HERE. bronze hardware, d lawless hardware, new hardware

The dark rustic copper pairs so nicely with the painted layers of the chest. d lawless hardware, bronze hardware pulls, new hardware old furniture, lingerie chest hardware

Adding a Touch of Gilding Wax

Now to enhance the dark copper of the hardware we will add just a bit of gilding wax. Since I can’t decide between hammered copper or bronze I am using both. gilding wax, bronze gilding wax, copper gilding wax, how to apply gilding wax

If you are unsure about how to apply gilding wax, simple rub some onto your fingers, then rub it onto the area where you would like an added metallic.how to apply gilding wax, applying gilding wax, apply gilding wax with finger

With my finger, I rub a bit of the gilding wax on the edges of the lingerie chest. applying gilding wax with finger, how to apply gilding wax

I also apply gilding wax along the drawers. gilding wax on painted furniture

I love the balance between the soft pink paint layers, the whitewash in the creases and the gilding wax on the edges.   painted tall lingerie chest, gilding wax, painted layers, whitewash

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Painted Tall Lingerie Chest in Soft Blended Layers

This tall lingerie chest has been donated to a local nonprofit organization for their annual fundraising event. Click here to see all of my projects that have been donated to support local fundraisers, schools, and charities: Donation Projects.

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Wait! Don’t Go!  It’s that time of the month again for:

Furniture Fixer-Uppers

A few of my creative and talented blogger friends and I have joined together in our monthly Furniture Fixer Uppers share. Let’s see what my friends are up to! Make sure to click the links below the image to check out all the amazing projects that my bloggy girls are working on this month. 

 

  1. Confessions of a Serial DIYer
  2. Girl in the Garage
  3. Petticoat Junktion
  4. Interior Frugalista
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  6. Just the Woods (you are here)

If you like this post make sure to check out all of the tips & secrets that I wish someone told me when I started painting furniture here: Painting Furniture Secrets  painting furniture, tips, hacks, painted furniture, how to paint furniture, secrets furniture painting

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A tall lingerie chest gets a painted furniture makeover with gorgeous painted layers, whitewash and gilding wax. See how this lingerie chest of drawers is transformed with soft layers of coral and apricot by Dixie Belle Paint. Details are accented with bronze gilding wax to compliment the new bronze hardware pulls. #paintedfurniture #lingeriechest #lingeriedresser #paintedlayers #gildingwax #furnituremakeover #dixiebellepaint #dlawlesshardware

A tall lingerie chest gets a painted furniture makeover with gorgeous painted layers, whitewash and gilding wax. See how this lingerie chest of drawers is transformed with soft layers of coral and apricot by Dixie Belle Paint. Details are accented with bronze gilding wax to compliment the new bronze hardware pulls. #paintedfurniture #lingeriechest #lingeriedresser #paintedlayers #gildingwax #furnituremakeover #dixiebellepaint #dlawlesshardware

A tall lingerie chest gets a painted furniture makeover with gorgeous painted layers, whitewash and gilding wax. See how this lingerie chest of drawers is transformed with soft layers of coral and apricot by Dixie Belle Paint. Details are accented with bronze gilding wax to compliment the new bronze hardware pulls. #paintedfurniture #lingeriechest #lingeriedresser #paintedlayers #gildingwax #furnituremakeover #dixiebellepaint #dlawlesshardware

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Comments

  1. Larissa ~ Prodigal Pieces says

    April 26, 2018 at 6:28 am

    Oooh…how pretty and fun, Kandice! I love the blend you used and gilded accents. And you know I love me some DIxie Belle! ๐Ÿ˜€

    Reply
  2. Kelly Howard says

    April 26, 2018 at 7:08 am

    The layers of gorgeous color combined with white wash and gilding make this piece FABULOUS!

    Reply
  3. Christy says

    April 26, 2018 at 9:02 am

    This turned out so beautiful, Kandice! Love that you donated it for a good cause too! XO

    Reply
  4. Robyn Wright says

    April 26, 2018 at 11:10 am

    Love your new profile picture! Looking good!

    Reply
    • kandice kullmann says

      April 26, 2018 at 1:35 pm

      thank you ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  5. Marie says

    April 26, 2018 at 11:11 am

    Such pretty paint color combinations, Kandice! Love the gilding highlights too. I’ve never come across these lingerie chests in my travels but I keep looking after seeing the first one you did. Pinned

    Reply
    • kandice kullmann says

      April 26, 2018 at 1:35 pm

      thanks marie ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  6. Teri Ronk says

    April 26, 2018 at 12:39 pm

    Super talented and love seeing all you do with Dixie Belle Paint!!! Always, brings a smile to my face! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  7. Marcie Lovett says

    April 26, 2018 at 1:39 pm

    What a beautiful transformation, Kandice. I’m sure it will bring top dollar! Thanks for all the details on how you got this effect, seeing the finished piece, it looks like it would be much more complicated.

    Reply
  8. Suzanne Fulford says

    April 26, 2018 at 2:22 pm

    Too cute! It’s amazing what a little paint, glaze and gilding wax can do!! Along with new hardware ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • kandice kullmann says

      April 27, 2018 at 11:45 am

      thank you Suzanne! Loving Dixie Belle <3

      Reply
  9. Mary Ann Monteforte says

    April 26, 2018 at 2:33 pm

    WOW!! I can not believe that is the same piece!! Loving the Dixie Belle Paint colors you chose!!

    Reply
    • kandice kullmann says

      April 27, 2018 at 11:45 am

      thanks so much, I love the colors too ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Reply
  10. Debra Holiday says

    April 26, 2018 at 2:47 pm

    Wow, really beautiful!

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  11. Debra Holiday says

    April 26, 2018 at 2:47 pm

    Wow! Really beautiful!

    Reply
    • kandice kullmann says

      April 27, 2018 at 11:44 am

      thank you Debra ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  12. Jen @ Girl in the Garage says

    April 27, 2018 at 8:46 pm

    Such a soft, romantic pink finish! I love that several of us had feminine makeovers this month. Beautiful job Kandice!

    Reply
  13. Maria says

    May 2, 2018 at 2:01 pm

    The color is perfect for a lingerie chest.
    Maria

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  14. Pat says

    May 3, 2018 at 8:52 pm

    Have tried numerous times/days to view how to paint furniture beginner but keep getting directed somewhere else, any suggestions?

    Reply
    • kandice kullmann says

      May 4, 2018 at 7:37 am

      You are probably getting directed to give your email and then the beginners guide will be emailed to you so you can save it. Is that where you are being sent?

      Reply
  15. Kathy Owen says

    May 9, 2018 at 10:14 am

    Fun mix of colors Kandice! I love the hardware too. Great makeover.

    Reply
  16. Pam says

    June 17, 2018 at 5:23 am

    Wow!!!!!! This is beautiful.

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  17. Kathy A says

    June 20, 2018 at 12:59 pm

    What a lovely project. I really like the old Chippendale pulls but the new ones you chose are so perfect for the chest. I hope whoever gets it appreciates all the effort you put into it!

    Reply

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