Remade dresser...

Hi Everyone!  Today I'm reaching into my stash of things I've made in the last year that I haven't shared with you yet.  My dear friend Lynett picked up some dressers for me last year and I headed over one Saturday (last year) to pick them up from her.

Isn't it great!  Only problem is, when I got home the top drawer was missing.  I made one stop between my friend's house and home...at Menards.  And when I came out of the store, the drawer was missing.  I was upset, but I knew how to fix the problem...I shortened the dresser.

 I took the top off of the dresser and cut it down just above the divider between the 1st and 2nd drawers.  And then reattached the top.

 I added these side pieces to fill the slightest gap at the top and because there was just a little veneer damage at the bottom.

Then I custom mixed a very pretty shade of blue/gray and painted it.  Then waxed it.  I cleaned up the original hardware and reattached them.  And I love how it turned out.  You wouldn't even know it had originally been a four drawer dresser.  I took it with me to the Clarinda Fair and it sold as I was setting up my booth.  Thanks for stopping by!

Dresser remade....

Hi Everyone!  This weekend I worked on getting things ready for the fair in a couple weeks and a couple of custom orders for art pieces.  One of the things I worked on was the dresser I picked up on Wednesday from my friend Lynett.

On Saturday I stripped the top and drawer fronts using Citristrip and then I sanded it all over.  I painted the body of the dresser in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Paris Grey.  My absolutely favorite color!  (Sorry, no in process pictures.)  Then I stained the top and the drawer fronts with my custom mix of stain.  I waxed and buffed the top.

On Sunday, I started working on the decorative painting....and this is how it turned out...

 I used cream paint for the vines and flowers and hand painted them on....(it looks so much better in person than it does in these pictures).

 I did a little distressing of the paint...

 ...and used a little of the stain on the carving...

 ...I painted the sides of the drawers in ASCP Aubusson Blue...

 ...and added knobs from Hobby Lobby that I asked my mom to pick up for me....(thanks Mom!)....

I took the knobs into consideration when I painted the vines and flowers so that the knobs became a part of the vines.

 I still need to wax the drawer fronts, but I'm waiting a few days to do that.  I really want the paint to set up before rubbing something across them.  I really like how this turned out.  I will be taking this to the Clarinda Craft Carnival on October 19th.  And if it doesn't sell, then it will be available at my Studio Open House on November 9th and 10th.  What did you work on this weekend?  Thanks for stopping by.

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