American of Martinsville Campaign Dresser

Hi friends, I’m back again with another glossy piece of furniture!  Like most of my pieces, this vintage American of Martinsville campaign dresser was found via Craigslist in a nearby town.    

Seriously, someday I will remember to get a true before photo!  As you can see, I took off the hardware and began sanding then remembered a photo.  This dresser was in good shape.  I just needed to fill a few minor dings and scratches.  My favorite product for this is Bondo Glazing Putty.

Once everything was filled, I block sanded the dresser by hand.  To block sand, I wrap a piece of 3M 220 grit sandpaper around a sanding block like this.  This flexible paper is my favorite!

 

 

Lucky for me, those two gold lines on the drawers were only painted on and not engraved!  I wouldn’t have wanted a campaign dresser with lines carved into the drawers!  After I sanded the dresser, I primed it with my favorite oil base primer, ProBlock, from Sherwin Williams.  When the primer was dry, I sanded the whole dresser again with 320 grit sandpaper to ensure it was as smooth as possible.  Since this piece is so large and will be for sale, I decided to play it safe and go with a shade of white.  White sells furniture quickest!  I chose Sherwin Williams Shoji White in Industrial Enamel.  It’s such a pretty, creamy shade of off white!

Check out this post if you’re interested in how I get the most perfect, glossy oil paint finish.  And if you’re interested in a possible purchase, you can check it out here.  Thanks so much for reading! xo

Linking to Friday’s Furniture Fix via The Chelsea Project Blog