A Chippy Daisy Mustard Dresser

This vintage dresser took a few days of work, finished in General Finishes Milk Paint in the color Somerset Gold — a gorgeous, deep mustard. It looks amazing against a dark wooden top and leans right into the farmhouse aesthetic. Mustard is a refreshing change from the endless French Linen, Old White, and Duck Egg Blue you see everywhere.

Why Somerset Gold

Somerset Gold is a deep, warm mustard that acts almost like a neutral. It is grounded by its earthy undertone, so it warms a room rather than overwhelming it, and it plays beautifully against a dark wood top, whites, and raw wood.

• Deep, warm mustard with a vintage feel
• Stunning against a dark stained top
• A welcome break from the usual chalk-paint blues and whites

Hand-painted daisies

This piece called for trying something new. The drawers were first outlined in chalk to sketch the daisy design, then filled in with acrylic paint — the same sketch-first approach behind hand-painting flowers on a vintage dresser. The acrylic turned out to be a joy to work with — it sands off cleanly without balling up the way latex can, and it gives real control over how much detail shows after distressing.

The hand-painted flowers are what make it unique — muted, distressed, and never too deliberate.

Making it chippy

General Finishes does not naturally chip, so the chippy look here was earned with sandpaper. The idea of rubbing back hours of careful work was daunting at first, but once it started it was a ball. Heavy distressing across the drawer fronts, edges, and corners gave the whole piece that perfect antiquey wear — the kind of technique we walk through in our paint tutorials.

The finished dresser

The acrylic daisies survived the sanding beautifully, distressed right along with the paint so nothing looks too deliberate. The finished dresser is warm, characterful, and full of story — and it is waiting patiently for the Luckett’s Spring Market.