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GF Rembrandt Red
Empire Chest in Rembrandt Red
A serious Empire chest, all curves and weight, reborn in General Finishes Rembrandt Red. Deep, saturated, and just glossy enough to feel like a statement rather than a craft project.
The whole wall
the before & after gallery…
One long scroll through the studio’s favourite saves — chests, cabinets, tables and a full bedroom set, each one dragged from a tired “before” into a finish it can be proud of. When you’re done here, dip into the focused collections below, sorted by paint line and project.
Drag your eye, before → after
every save, in one place…
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Persian Blue
French Persian Blue China Cabinet
Glass doors, fluted columns, and a tired orange finish. Persian Blue gave it depth; a little distress on the edges kept it from looking brand-new. Now it shows off the dishes instead of competing with them.
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Lamp Black + Brass
Black & Brass Long Dresser
A long, low nine-drawer dresser taken to inky Lamp Black, then dressed with warm brass hardware. The before was builder-grade brown; the after belongs in a magazine.
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Turquoise Chalk Paint
French Turquoise Lane Chest
A cedar Lane chest with great bones and dated stain. A French-leaning turquoise woke it right up; we kept the cedar interior raw so it still does its job at the foot of a bed.
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Layered Creamy White
Creamy White Chest on Chest
Two stacked cases, lots of trim, layered in a soft creamy white and gently distressed. Tall, calm, and the kind of piece a whole bedroom can organise itself around.
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Griege + Persimmon Interior
Griege & Persimmon Cabinet
Neutral on the outside, a jolt of warm persimmon within. We love this trick — the cabinet reads quiet against a wall, then surprises you every time the doors open.
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Annie Sloan Florence
Florence Dresser
Florence is a bold, peacock teal-green, and this dresser could take it. Distressed back at the high points and waxed dark in the recesses, it landed somewhere between vintage and downright glamorous.
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Two-Tone French Country
Grey & White French Country Sideboard
Soft grey body, white detailing, hardware refreshed. A sideboard that had gone dingy and brown now feels like it wandered in from a French country kitchen.
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Painted + Stencilled Top
Diamond Table
A plain occasional table given a hand-laid diamond pattern across the top. Subtle from across the room, a little gift up close — the sort of detail that turns furniture into a conversation.
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Soft Neutral + Gold
French Drexel Tables
A pair of Drexel side tables, matched and made over together. A soft neutral body with whispered gold on the carving — proof that small pieces deserve the same care as the showstoppers.
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GF Coastal Blue
Coastal Blue Bedroom Set
A whole set — dresser, nightstands, headboard — unified in General Finishes Coastal Blue. Pulling a mismatched bedroom together with one colour is one of the most satisfying jobs we do.
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Lamp Black + Gold Detail
Lamp Black & Gold Desk
A modest desk made dramatic: flat black body, gilded edges, fresh pulls. It started life forgettable and ended up the favourite thing in the room.
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before & after
The first run of transformations — dressers, chairs, a settee, and a dry sink, each carried from faded to finished.
See the first setbefore & after, part two
Round two — armoires, roll-top desks, a Heywood-Wakefield chair and a dining table or two.
See part twoin annie sloan chalk paint
Every piece we’ve finished in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, gathered into one portfolio.
Browse the chalk paint piecesin general finishes milk paint
The General Finishes Milk Paint portfolio — Lamp Black, Driftwood, Seagull Gray and more.
Browse the milk paint pieces From faded to not forgotten
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More to explore: our portfolio of finished pieces, plus single-project deep dives into a hallway built-ins makeover and a restyled mid-century chair.