Originally, Campaign Furniture was made in the 1700 and 1800s. It was created to be able to break down easily and to endure extensive travel, and was associated with British Army officers. As time moved forward the heavy hardware and metal corner pieces were used more as decorative pieces, showing the Campaign style. This piece that I refinished is only a vintage piece, and was in some desperate need of love!

This piece had already been painted long before it found me, so the first step was to remove the hardware, then it was cleaned, sanded and primed… then comes the magic!

Unfortunately, the hardware on this piece didn’t clean up as well as I had hoped. Once I had polished it all up, within a couple of days it would discolor again. In the end, I had to use metallic paint to paint all of the hardware to make it shine again.

Blues and golds, the prefect combination for this piece! This Campaign Dresser has been given a whole new look, and is now a beautiful piece that can be loved for many more years to come.