Dry Sink Painted in Vintage Cottage Green

Today's project is a vintage dry sink that I purchased recently at a resale shop. Luckily it was in great condition so no major repairs were necessary, however, one of the drawers was missing a knob, so I replaced them with new knobs.

The manufacturer's label underneath the cabinet reads "Tell City Chair Company". The company was in business as early as 1865. The company's earliest production for many years was only chairs, but they expanded into other furniture in the 1950's.

I created a color that I call "Vintage Cottage Green". It's roughly equal parts of Antibes Green and Old Ochre. The color will darken a little after it dries and deepen a little after clear wax is applied.

AFTER:

Vintage green dry sink with basket of lavender.

The replacement door knobs have just a bit of sparkle in gold.

I kept the original drawer pulls but painted them to blend with the rest of the cabinet. Here is a close up that shows more of the painted details. I added some highlights in Old Ochre and created some shading with Chateau Grey.

Original drawer pulls painted to blend with the cabinet.

I added a small amount of dark wax to the corners and crevices.

Antibes green with touches of dark wax.

This photo gives a closer look at the shading created with Chateau Grey. The inside of the dry sink is painted in Old Ochre with a wash of Coco. I gave the cabinet a few quick spots of sanding here and there to slightly distress the paint.

I used Chateau Grey over the green to create shading.

Lightly sanded and subtle touches of color give this dry sink a worn vintage vibe.

Painted dry sink with a warm vintage vibe.

For such a bold color the green surprisingly works great with a wide variety of colors. I had a hard time choosing what color scheme to stage it with, but in the end the lavender looked the best to me.

Basket of lavender on green dry sink.

Purple lavendar in basket paired with green.

Painted green dry sink.

Thank you so much for stopping by The Black Sheep Shoppe today. I hope you enjoyed the project. I'll include a supply list below at the end of the post.

Supply List (includes affiliate links):

Chalk Paint products: Antibes Green, Old Ochre, Chateau Grey, clear wax & dark wax

I used the Annie Sloan brand for this project. Alternatively, I suggest the Jolie brand (which I also use).
China bristle sash brush (this is my go-to brush for vintage furniture)
Sanding block
Replacement door knobs (these were in my stash; I think I bought these at Hobby Lobby).