Posh Red Dressers

I have been wanting to paint something in Valspar Posh Red ever since seeing Picked & Painted redos in this color.  I picked up a sample pot and mixed it into homemade chalk paint to paint this dresser.  I painted the dresser with two coats of the red and started to distress it, but you really couldn't see it, so I skipped the step.

I chose to paint the top black because I didn't want it to be completely red. I had tried to sand the top down to stain, but I couldn't get it to come clean enough.

The trick with this color is to use some kind of glaze, stain or dark wax over it to make the color pop.  I used Martha Stewart's Metallic Glaze in Black Coffee.  I find this glaze to be very thick, but I applied it with cheese cloth and it was easier to work with.

I painted this next dresser the same color.

This piece was in deceptively poor condition.  Whoever stripped it must have used a belt sander with a very low grit.  All the raw wood was very rough and the top had tons of swirl marks.  I don't know if they gave up stripping when it came to the drawers and side panels, but that black paint was just flaking off.  I sanded the black paint as best I could and painted the entire piece with two coats of the Posh Red.  Instead of using the Martha Stewart glaze, this time I covered the paint with Minwax Dark Walnut stain.  I stained the top with it as well.  I like this technique, but it takes a long time to dry.

The top had some visible nail holes along the sides, so I used wood filler on them.  I couldn't cover it up with stain, so I painted two red stripes to hide them.  

I didn't mind the swirl marks on the stained wood as there already was a lot of detail in the wood grain.  I used AS dark wax only on the top and Minwax Finishing Paste on the rest of the body.

This red is a good color for my area (Eastern PA) since these pieces sold pretty quickly.  I think it looks like the Amish made furniture, but I charge a lot less than they do!

Linking to:
I Should Be Mopping The Floor
Coastal Charm
Better With Age
Craft-O-Maniac
Cozy Little House
Lolly Jane 
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia 
The Rustic Pig
Today's Creative Blog 
Kammy's Korner
PJH Designs
Kathe With An E
Elizabeth & Co.
The Hickory Trail
Not Just A Housewife
twelveOeight
Silver Pennies
Homemaker On A Dime
If Its Not Baroque
The DIY Dreamer
Savvy Southern Style
Fluster Muster  
Not Done Growing
Green Willow Pond
The Real Housewives of Riverton
A Stroll Through Life
Southern Lovely
With A Blast
Beyond The Picket Fence 
The Shabby Creek Cottage
Mom On Timeout  
All Things With Purpose
I Gotta Create 
Domestic Superhero
House of Hepworths
Embracing Change
Crafty Scrappy Happy
A Peek Into My Paradise
The Shabby Nest
The Best Blog Recipes
Redoux
Miss Mustard Seed
Finding Fabulous 
Saving4Six 
Funky Junk 
Thrifty Decor Chick 

Featured by:
Cozy Little House
Elizabeth & Co.
Finding Fabulous
Green Willow Pond
The North End Loft