Monday, October 1, 2012

Wonderful Gift From A Wonderful Friend!

Hello! I am so excited to share a beautiful dresser that I just finished. It was a gift to me from my friend Donna. It's her birthday today so I thought it would be appropriate to post about it today as well :)  This is the dresser before it was brought back to life:

 Such a great shape to it! Lovely legs and sturdy solid oak frame.

 The veneer on the sides was bubbled and peeling off.

 The drawer fronts were scuffed and scratched.

This side was in worse shape than the other.

A couple of the drawers were missing the bottom.
Oh my goodness I was in love though! I couldn't wait to scrape, sand, glue, and paint this baby back to life!
The first order of business was to remove the peeling veneer from the sides. I thought about just putting new veneer on, but wanted to give it a little something special. Bead board!! I love bead board! It would be perfect!
See? Perfect! I trimmed it out with screen door molding just to give it a finished look.
Next step sand and paint out the sides in brown paint to match the wood tone of the dresser. This step is important so that it all looks the same under the finish color when I distress :)



Once it is painted you will never know that it wasn't always there.
I even used some of the bead board to repair the bottom of the drawers! Next step color. I wanted feminine. I wanted sophistication. I wanted Provence ASCP with glass knobs!





 
Sigh......she is lovely isn't she?! It is like a giant Tiffany jewelry box with diamonds on it! I love it!
So Donna, Happy Happy Birthday my dear friend! Thank you for the wonderful dresser that I had a ball refurbishing!! We will go have dinner to celebrate age, wisdom, friendship, Tiffany boxes with jewels, and a night away from husbands and kiddos :)  BTW this beauty is at Antiques on The Prairie for anyone who might be interested in making it your own!
See You Soon~ Christy

1 comment:

  1. Adorable!! Maybe I could take some lessons from you! Your space down in Ottawa is super cute, I love that place!

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