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Metallic Gold Stripe Tutorial

Painting the metallic gold stripe was simple and I’m going to show you how to do it. The little metallic gold stripe took this paint project from just another black chest of drawers to a dramatic statement piece.

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I wanted to do something different for this project and I’m very happy with the results.

mahogany chest of drawers before paint

You guys will remember this piece I bought at a local used furniture store. It was $85, a bit over what I normally pay. I couldn’t pass on that curvy front or the legs.

Metallic Gold Stripe for Instant Glamour by Petticoat Junktion

This is how it looked after a little love.

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Today is the Furniture Fixer Uppers tour and my friends have some beautiful projects to share. All the links are at the bottom of the post. Now for the details on my project…..

tape drawer sides for neat line

One thing I like to do before painting the drawers is to tape off the sides so I have a nice neat paint line. Looks much more professional. I also cover the hardware screw holes on the inside of the drawer with painters tape. That keeps paint from leaking into the drawer.

Products used in this project:
Beyond Paint – Licorice
RustOleum Metallic Rose Gold Spray Paint
FrogTape
Bar Keepers Friend
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Beyond Paint Licorice color

I chose Beyond Paint for this project. I love the sheen…not flat….and not shiny. The color is Licorice, a rich black.

painting a nice straight line on furniture

I applied two coats of paint. The first coat covered really well but I always miss spots here and there and the second coat catches those missed areas.

vintage hardware

My first plan was to leave the original hardware with the aged patina. But then I remembered everyone talking about a product that takes all that tarnish off.

Barkeepers Friend for cleaning vintage furniture hardware

It’s called Bar Keepers Friend and you can see how well it works. Now it did take a bit of rubbing with a rag and a toothbrush.

furniture hardware cleaned with Bar Keepers Friend

The chest has 15 drawer pulls! I didn’t get all of the tarnish off  but I did pretty good. It took a good two hours to clean those things.

Frogtape for painting a stripe on furniture

I let the paint dry overnight then applied FrogTape to the number two drawer from the top.

Rustoleum Metallic Rose gold paint for the furniture stripe

Next I sprayed the taped off area with RustOleum Metallic Spray Paint in Rose Gold.

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How easy was that. The most time consuming part of this project was the hardware. Removing the 15 drawer pulls, cleaning them, and putting them all back on took some time. But I’m glad I shined them up.  Do you like the shiny pulls or do you prefer the aged patina? How about the metallic gold stripe?

update June 9, 2017. I decided to keep the glamorous gold stripe chest and we moved it into our bedroom.

gold-stripe-chest-of-drawers

It makes me smile.

Before and After furniture makeover with Beyond Paint and Rustoleum Metallic Rose Gold Spray Paint

Before and After| Metallic Gold Stripe Furniture Makeover

Time to visit my friends. Just click the pink text links below the photo collage.

March Furniture Fixer Uppers projects before photos

1. Prodigal Pieces
2. Girl In The Garage
3. Confessions Of A Serial Diy’er
4. The Interior Frugalista
5. Just The Woods

Leave a comment before you go. See you next week!

Kathy Owen
Creative (or crazy, take your pick) mind behind the blog Petticoat Junktion. Always looking for something old, rusty, blingy, or crusty. Everyday is a new adventure. Come along for the ride!
https://petticoatjunktion.com

Comments

  1. Love it!! So unique. And I definitely prefer the shined pulls, matches the gold stripe. 🙂

  3. WOW!!! Completely SASSY and CLASSY! I adore this makeover and thank you for all the details!!

  5. I have never commented on your blog before but you did a great job on this project. I love it. The gold stripe is so unique and definitely the shiny drawer pulls are a perfect combination.

  9. It looks lovely Kathy! Always impressed with your furniture makeovers – they are inspiring.

  12. Love the rose gold and shiny drawer pulls. You made some great decisions on this one.

  15. i love the entire piece! i always feel so daunted when there are so many drawer pulls! it seems like new ones add too much to the selling cost of a piece. i think the shiny brass looks great and the accent gold stripe really pulls it together!

  16. Kathy, I love this makeover. She is a very different and elegant dresser! The rose gold stripe and the original hardware all cleaned up works perfectly!

  21. Oh my Kathy, do I LOVE what you did with this dresser! The black color gave it such classy look but the gold stripe and pulls took it to another level. I’ve said it before, I always admire how you step outside of the box. Pinning

  22. Wow, looks amazing. U love the gold stripe and polishing up the pulls paid off. Great job.

  26. When I read the first lines of your post about a “metallic gold stripe” I thought whatever she’s applied that to, I’m not going to like! Then…. I saw the completed project and I was astounded at how stunning that stripe is with the black. I think it is just what that big old dresser needed–a focal point! And I do think cleaning the hardware was the right thing to do because it compliments the gold stripe better than the tarnished patina would have. All in all, you created a very rich-looking piece of furniture.

  27. Wonderful! It may be popular to paint old furniture bright bold (loud) colors, but not every piece deserves that treatment. You took a beautiful piece of furniture and made it beautiful in a whole new way! Thanks for sharing.

  29. I’m still amazed at the power of paint, even though I paint furniture myself and also do artwork and decorating. The reveal is my favorite part-even when you know it will be pretty, one comes along that is just – WOW – and you definitely have one of those here!!!! Very creative makeover, thank you for sharing.

  32. Wow! Just wow! With all the the destressed pieces flooding the DIY market, this piece is a welcome relief! I’m curious…in the before before photo there appears to be a long gouge/scratch on the side. Did you fill it in?

  33. With this project, you couldn’t help but go shiny! This is an excellent piece…and so elegant!

  35. Beautiful makeover, Kathy! Love it.

  36. The dresser came out beautiful. I love the way that you took the time to shine all of the hardware. The handles sparkle.

  38. Wow, turned out gorgeous! This is the very same furniture we had in military housing in Alaska! We had the matching bedside table as well as the same chest of drawers, including those pulls! Would love to have that and redo it like you did! That is very solid furniture, no crappy MDF anywhere in it.

  42. I love this. Thanks the black and gold are so elegant. I prefer the hardware shined up. Beautiful piece.

  45. Oh, that looks so awesome! I love the elegant shape of the dresser and the glamorous style you gave it.
    Kelsey
    acupofteawithkelsey.blogspot.com

  46. Thanks so much for sharing this amazing makeover at Fridays Furniture FIx Kathy, wonderful design it really grabs your attention with that sexy sleek velvety black complimented by the bright pop of gold bling applied in all the right places. Marvelous work and it’s this week’s featured project!

  47. Kathy, this is GORGEOUS! I can’t believe how much impact one stripe makes. Feeling inspired to be more creative with my furniture fixes. Love it:) #fridaysfurniturefix