It is a winter wonderland over here in the Midwest! Yesterday was Valentine's Day and we stupidly braved the cold to take a trip to the "local" home improvement store. I stocked up on stain, paint trays, and more (windshield wipers). I guess it was worth driving through white-out conditions to have fresh supplies!
I also finished a TV stand that I had been working on for a friend! I love being able to check projects off the list and see the final product. Amanda found this pic on Pinterest (from Danielle over at Antique Recreation) for inspiration.
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| {image courtesy of Pinterest, all rights belong to Antique Recreation} |
I knew I had the PERFECT dresser to use for this project. After much digging and rearranging of the overflowing storage unit, we unearthed the beast and got started on removing the multiple layers of paint (people must be so indecisive because this thing was at least 4 different colors!!!!).
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| {Please pardon the MESS but we are redoing JUNK here!!!} |
The dresser is painted with white (homemade) chalk paint and finished in AS clear, soft wax. The drawers are painted in "Cerulean Skies" (homemade) chalk paint, distressed, and sealed with AS dark, soft wax, along with the distressed edges of the dresser. We added some pine boards on the inside where the middle and bottom drawers used to be to give it some sturdy shelving for holding DVD players, books or what have you. The original knobs were SO cute that I decided to leave them on for a more vintage look! I think it turned out great and I'm excited to see how it looks in it's new forever home!
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Happy junkin' and STAY WARM!
