Pinterest is addicting... I swear I find at least 20 projects, daily, that I want to replicate! This is one of them...
My inspiration... Though, I wasn't going to go for such a severe finish.
My girlfriend picked this dresser up and decided it wasn't her style, so I happily headed over to her house to load it up!
(This gem, right here)
Here's what I needed to finish it!
Hardware can add up... Quickly. My first memorable project last spring was a $1 stool for the foot of the bed I found at a flea market... The hardware I bought to replace existing ended up costing $48. Kind of defeats the purpose, so I'm all about salvaging existing, if possible! I sprayed the pulls and knobs on this bureau with "hammered" look chestnut rustoleum... On such a small scale as this, the effect isn't crazy, and it works SO well to "antique" up otherwise boring metal.
I sanded down the drawers and bureau, and primed with Kilz... While primer was drying, I stained unfinished legs with walnut stain, and attached casters to the bottom of bureau.
(I apologize for the lack of progression pics... I was on a mission to start this, then hit the beach while the paint set!)
After primer dried, I sprayed all (except the top) with heirloom white, then robins egg blue.
Once I got home, I was ready to stain and distress! I simply used 100 grit sandpaper and the claw end of my hammer... 15 minutes later, I was happy! I went over claw marks with a q-tip dabbed in walnut stain, then quickly wiped off with a shop rag... Then smoothed all over with 150 sandpaper
I finished it off by staining raw wood on top with the same stain and clear glossy polyurethane!
Finished and happy in the guest room! Perfect place to store fresh towels and sheets!
xoxo
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