Cait from Little City Farmhouse gave this sweet little French Provincial nightstand an adorable new look with our muted purple paint color, Piece of Cake!
French Provincial furniture is fun to refinish because of the interesting lines and curvy shape, and they carry colour SO well. Some styles of furniture don’t necessarily look great in any colour, but I’ve painted French Provincial pieces in every colour from neutrals to bold vibrant hues and I’ve loved every one!
I particularly love using bolder colours that I wouldn’t normally use on side tables and nightstands. When Country Chic Paint released their new Lustrum Collection I knew I wanted to use some of the more feminine tones on specific pieces, like this nightstand. I couldn’t decide between Piece of Cake (a grey purple tone) and Darling (a lighter lilac) – so I opened it up to a poll on my Instagram stories! The overwhelming majority voted for Piece of Cake, and I had a long time customer ask if she could purchase it in Piece of Cake right away!
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Cait {Little City Farmhouse}
Hello! I’m Cait! I am a wife and a mom of two little ones, and a proud auntie of a growing little flock! I first started by refinishing several pieces in my own home, and fell in love with it. Slowly it turned into a business and something I could do from home. I love the thrill of finding old furniture, and I adore the process of refinishing it into something new and fresh. Refinishing furniture is the heart of my business. I believe your home should reflect who you are, and I love helping people get the look they want in their homes by refinishing their furniture for them.
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Hello! Great job on this project. Thanks for sharing it 🙂 I am very new to this fun world of fixing up old furniture pieces and my first big project is a dresser that almost exactly matches the items you have pictures here.
A big question I have, is, how should I go about restoring the handles?
Thanks
Hi Hailey,
Great question. We have 5 colors of metallic cream that can be used to spruce up old hardware!
I love what you did with the nightstand. I have a white French provincial bedroom set. I would like to make it look antique. How can I do that?
Hi Connie! Distressing is a great way to make your furniture look more aged. You could also add something like Antiquing Wax or a tinted glaze over the paint to make it look more aged and worn.
Love what you did with this French Provincial night stand. I had this exact set growing up and my Mom still has it in her house. We bought it for my 15th birthday in 1975 from Sears! I might have to give refinishing a try!
That’s amazing Jeannine! I love furniture that has a story behind it.