Antique Highboy with Butterfly

The man I bought this from said it belonged to his mother.  She loved collecting antiques and bought this little beauty at an estate sale.  She took very good care of it which I am very thankful for! :)

I knew I wanted to lighten it up and, of course, I knew I wanted to accent the cute oval on the middle drawer.  

This piece is all mahogany and the bleed through was bad again.  I just took a deep breath and gave it several coats of shellac throughout the whole process.  Does anyone else have issues with bleed through even when using shellac or a primer like Kilz?  Have I ever mentioned it is my biggest  pet peeve (I'm sure I haven't ;) )!

 Before

 After

I'm so into gray right now!  I love how clean and crisp it feels paired with the white.  It's such a great neutral, too!

 I wanted the oval to really stand out, so I heavily white washed it and then used the wax paper method to transfer this lovely little graphic I found.  I like how it's eye catching, but still subtle.

 I haven't used these in a while and forgot how much I adore them!  Love the warmth of the antiquing with the cool hues of the shiny silver. 

 The legs and skirt are the only places I really distressed this piece.  I saw all those ridges and couldn't help myself. 

 She's got a great finish!

Have a busy week so on to the next one! :)

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