Hello, Dixie Belle Paint fans! Today, we have a guest blog post by Linda from Q is for Quandie. Linda has an incredible eye for detail and a knack for transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. In this post, she shares her latest project: updating a mid-century bed frame with our luxurious Smoky Mountains Silk All-In-One Mineral Paint. Get ready to be inspired by Linda’s creativity and discover how you can achieve a stunning, sophisticated look with just a few simple steps. Let’s dive in!

(The following is an excerpt from Q is for Quandie. Read the full article here.)    

An open jar of Smoky Mountains Silk All-In-One Mineral Paint sitting on a brown rock with greenery in the background. A paint brush with paint on the bristles sits across the top of the jar. The words "an updated mid-century bed" are printed above the paint jar.

I had fairly good luck this year at this year’s White Bear Lake Trash to Treasure Day, and I even brought home a mid-century bed frame. 

A brown bed frame sits on a dirt ground with leaves, in the background is a brown house with tan wooden trim and greenery. A piece of paper with the word before is paperclipped to the upper left corner of the page.

Step 1: Clean and repair

It was a bit dirty, and a bit dinged up.  And the spindles on the footboard were coming loose. 

It was easy enough to add some glue to those spindles and clamp them in place while it dried.  Then after a good clean, I scuff sanded the entire piece including the two side rails which aren’t pictured above. 

Step 2: Paint

Next up I pulled out the Dixie Belle Smoky Mountains paint.  This is the same paint that I used on the bookcase that I refurbished a month or so ago. 

I also love the fact that this color is from Dixie Belle’s Silk line, which means it has a built-in primer and top coat.  So after two coats of paint, it’s done. 

A gray painted bed frame sits on a dirt ground with leaves. In the background is a brown house with tan trim and greenery.

I think the clean lines of the spindles on the footboard are really appealing. 

A gray painted bed frame sits on a dirt ground with leaves. In the background is a brown house with tan trim and greenery.

It’s not at all frilly, while still having some style. 

A gray painted bed frame sits on a dirt ground with leaves. In the background is greenery.

Normally I would be tempted to do something inside the frame on that headboard, but I don’t think that would be appropriate for this mid-century modern sort of look, do you? 

A gray painted bed frame sits on a dirt ground with leaves. In the background is greenery.   A gray painted bed frame sits on a dirt ground with leaves. In the background is greenery.

And with that, this makeover was complete. 

Thank you, Linda, for sharing your beautiful mid-century bed frame update with us! Your expertise and eye for detail truly shine through in this project. We hope our readers feel inspired to try their hand at transforming their own furniture with Dixie Belle’s Smoky Mountains Silk All-In-One Mineral Paint. To read about Linda’s bookcase refresh using Smoky Mountains Silk All-In-One Mineral Paint,  read our blog A Refreshed Bookcase.

An open jar of Smoky Mountains Silk All-In-One Mineral Paint sitting on a brown rock with greenery in the background. A paint brush with paint on the bristles sits across the top of the jar. The words "an updated mid-century bed frame" are printed below the paint jar. The entire background of the picture is a photo of the Great Smoky Mountains.

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Q is for Quandie

Linda is the creator of Q is for Quandie. She loves finding a beat up old piece of furniture and transforming it into something fabulous. There is just something supremely satisfying about taking a banged up, vintage item and turning it into something that someone out there is going to totally love.

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