Some projects I have no reason to buy. I probably have too many pieces of furniture in my house anyways but when I find a piece that calls my name how can I say no?! In hindsight it would probably help if I stop going to flea markets when I don’t have room for things but I digress. I found this beauty at a flea market for the cheap so I couldn’t say no. But it was in pretty rough shape.
This piece has some type of weird finish on it that caused it to have lots of cracks on the stain. I thought that made the dresser look cool. The bones were good but would have been difficult to strip and re-stain so I decide to distress this piece with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.
I painted the entire thing with Old White then I went back and added the clear wax and dark wax. (For a tutorial on how to do this check out the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint website. It’s great and will show you exactly how to use it). I loved how the dark wax turned out on the side and formed into the creases.
I was able to salvage the hardware and used a metal polisher I had on hand.
The bottom on the lower two drawers were cracked so we cut out a new bottom. We then glued and slid them into place.
As a bonus a friend was looking to get rid of an old TV console. I never say no to free furniture.
We attached a new back to the console and replaced and secured a new shelf in the middle. I had some extra nobs laying around from another project so I replaced those and got new hinges. I used the same Old White Annie Sloan Chalk paint as the dresser to make a matching set.
Here you can see the difference between just using chalk pain on the bottom shelves and then adding the clear and dark wax on the top shelf.
I was pretty happy with how both pieces turned out!
I ended up also selling these pieces but I loved how they looked when they were in our guest room.
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Originally published August 29, 2016
Emily
Thursday 5th of October 2017
Oh wow, this looks amazing! I love when a piece of furniture can be transformed like this. It is a great way to decorate your home with quality pieces without spending a ton of money. Chalk paint is amazing to use on furniture!
lorrin sell | photographer of wild things
Tuesday 30th of August 2016
these look great!! you did an awesome job making these look completely different.
Cait
Monday 29th of August 2016
What pretty make overs! I love the rustic feel that you gave both of the pieces. Great work.
- Cait | http://www.prettyandfun.com
Catrina
Monday 29th of August 2016
What an awesome transformation. They turned out beautifully!