Today I’m sharing the new look of our vintage French Provincial dresser with the help of Annie Sloan Graphite chalk paint. I have previously made my own chalk paint but decided to give this beautiful paint a go this time around.
Do you even remember what the French Provincial dresser looked like before? Well, when I bought it on Craiglist it was a dirty nicotine-stained cream and after that, I painted it silver. That shiny finish had been really bugging me for a long time (click HERE to read why).
French Provincial Annie Sloan Graphite Dresser
Are you wondering why it has been bugging me? Well first of all because the paint was scratched and chipping on the top and there was a mishap with the paint, to begin with. You can read all about it in the post.
And second of all, it’s not really me anymore. The shiny silver was way too much for my ever-evolving taste and I was looking for something completely different. This was a classic work with what you have case and the dresser fits the wall perfectly for now.
I have a thing for matte black or dark gray, in fact, I’m trying to convince the husband he needs to paint his motorcycle matte black. So when I went through my paint cans I noticed that I still had a can of Annie Sloan Graphite so why not use it!?!?
All I did is lightly sand the dresser and applied two coats of the beautiful dark gray chalk paint. I lightly sanded again, wiped and applied two coats of Annie Sloan clear wax.
Oh and I stripped the hardware again to its former brass glory.
The oil painting is now actually hanging in my dining room (click HERE) and I love it in its new home.
Sorry, the photos for this post aren’t the best. The lighting is really odd in our hallway and my lenses aren’t the best for this space either.
I made the DIY studded acrylic tray
Below you can find some more of my furniture makeovers:
The dresser has a lovely velvety texture and I couldn’t be happier with it.
Tschüß
(Youleeya)
it’s stunning, julia! i love the graphite with the gold! so lovely, my friend! and the flowers are the perfect touch- some of my favorites!
I’m sooo with you I’m obsessed with flat black & gray paint! This turned out great and the styling is perfection!!!!
I know you really want a more modern piece but the graphite paired with the gold lamps is gorgeous!!
Well if you can have your MCM piece right now, this is the next best thing! It looks so great and yes, your styling is da bomb!
I’d think you were crazy for wanting to replace it but Mad Men is making me dig MCM more and more. The update looks fantastic!
Love the new color! It’s the perfect update for that space.
It’s gorgeous! I love the matte black with the brass hardware.
Super, super pretty! And styled beautifully!
Angela @ Number Fifty-Three
This is a classic beautiful piece. The graphite paint did the trick. I am actually going to Tn. tomorrow to purchase the exact same paint color of Anne Sloan paint. I have painted an old hutch (a yard sale find) in the color taupe/gray. I decided to paint the top and accents in graphite. This will be perfect! I love, love your piece and hope that one day you will realize you love it too!! Thank you Rebecca
Thank you Rebeca! I love that paint color too.
The new color looks great! I love AS paints! My old office used to be down the street from a lady who sold them and I would go probably once a week! That painting is gorgeous! I love the whole look, it’s so pretty 🙂
Julia this deserves a “10” and 4+Stars !!
It is gorgeous!!!
I am in awe of what you did!
What a stunner!! It’s absolutely beautiful, Julia!!
I love the refresh! The matte finish is perfect and so easy on the eyes. How in the world did you strip your brass hardware? I gave up on mine day #2. 🙂
What a pretty update!! 🙂 I love its new richer color and the hardware looks good too!
Beeeeaaaautiful! I have a little chest I want to makeover in dark grey too. If you could just send me your leftover paint, that would be super 🙂
You knocked it out of the park with the graphite! The new lamps too look great.
Oh I love the darker gray mixed with the gold accessories! Beautiful!
I love the way this turned out! And low how the graphite paint seems to have a little variation in it – such a gorgeous color! The gold hardware is PERFECT with the gray!
I really love that gray. And how you tied all the brass together! Beautiful.
Wow, big improvement. Wish I lived near you, cuz I would buy it in a heartbeat! (And I could practice my mediocre German.) Enjoy the new look.
Thanks and we can practice it on here too 😉
Oooh, I love that color with the brass hardware! So pretty, I love my AS matte finish on my hutch, too!
Love the darker color!!
It looks so good- makes that gold pop even more!
Love the darker colour. It gives the piece more visual weight. I’m loving matte finishes lately too. I’ve been thinking of going with a honed quartz for our kitchen to try and get a more matte look.
It’s lovely! Great job!
Thank you Emily
If only our budgets could keep up with our quickly changing tastes! I like the new look though, it’s classy.
love the new color! looks great with the gold too!
Those simple lamps are perfect with the ornate dresser. And nothing says, “I’m committed to matte paint” like telling your husband that his bike should be matte black. Tee hee. Love it.
🙂 Thanks 🙂
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this! The color is gorgeous and looks SO chic mixed with the gold! I am so excited to share this with this week’s favorite finds tomorrow morning!!! Wishing you a lovely weekend!
This is beautiful Julia! I’ve never worked with Annie Sloan paint yet but I’m dying to try!
It turned out gorgeous. Looks great with your golds! Have a great weekend!
love that color! and the brass looks great against it! and it makes me happy whenever I spot your brass whale 🙂
Wow!
Julia, love it!
Looks great. Das Grau und die goldenen Griffe. So dürfte das gute Stück sofort bei mir einziehen!
Darf ich fragen wo du den Wal her hast?
Sieht auch super aus. In allem eine tolle Kombi auch mit dem Bild;)
Love & hugs
Such a gorgeous color and I love the lamps!
Such a stunning color Julia- and I love it with the gold hardware and all the gold accents!!
Julia, you never cease to inspire me! I was just searching around looking for ideas for my latest furniture project and I was already leaning towards a chalky dark paint…you seriously just convinced me!! Love the way this turned out! Fabulous as always! xo ~V
This is just so so beautiful. You really nailed it with this color and I love the hardware. It’s perfect. I think I am also partial to the whale. It’s adorable. I love this new nook 🙂
So pretty! Love the deep color and the hardware> so very chic.
I love that you let the matte grey stand alone. And used just the hardware be the jewelry. Each one stands out. The lamps give your piece perfect balance. I dont know what you want but this piece is a real tribute to your talents.
Barbara Ann
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Thank you so much Barbara
Oh my gosh that color is AMAZING with the gold! I love it! You did a really beautiful job!
I love the new color with the gold hardware and lamps. Your styling is perfection.
Julia!! I absolutely love this!! Great job!
Julia!! I absolutely love this!! Great job!
Love it, great job! What grit sandpaper did u use after the two coats were painted? I am currently painting a similar piece and I am scared to lighly sand after I paint, but feel it needs it!
Thanks Jennifer, I used the finest sandpaper to sand in-between coats. And I wipe it really good before applying another coat.
Can you tell me where you got the brass pulls? I’m having a hard time finding the right ones.
They actually came with the dresser, sorry!
Hi there,
I wanted to use this same paint, and I looked at it on the Annie Sloan website, but it looks black. Did you add anything to it to get it to this slate color?
Thank you!
Hi Kara, no I didn’t do anything to it. This is the way it looked when I painted it and waxed it. It’s a truly beautiful color.