It is FINALLY (pretty much) FINISHED!!! 😍

Ok!!! I've been hinting at the project that I've been working on for the last week (or so.) I am happy to report that it is (for the most part) FINISHED!! I have been SO EXCITED to share it, and now I will.

This is what I started with:

I needed a dresser for my bedroom. I'm a bit of a cheapskate, so I had been searching for something inexpensive and a bit rustic.  I found this at a local second hand store called Good Karma (this is their Facebook page.) I was driving past their shop on a drizzly Sunday morning and stopped to look at it, but they were closed. A day later, i drove by, and it was gone!! I was a bit disappointed. Later, when I got home, my roommate drove up with it in the back of his rig!! I was STOKED!! He said he dropped by the place, asked the guy there how much he wanted for it, and the guy told him $65.00. My friend pulled out $40.00 and told the guy that was all he had! SOLD!!! You can see from the photo that it was a bit beat up. Obviously old and WELL worn!!

Then the fun began!!


I took it apart and sanded it. Then took a damp cloth to it to clean up the dust and cobwebs (especially underneath.) 

I let it sit for a day and continued.


I decided to use chalk paint because I wanted to distress it a bit. I perused Pinterest for a few ideas and found a plethora of cool DIY's. I, then, chose to use two colors so that when the final sanding step came around I could get a bit of color to peek through the overall color I chose. This was the first step:

I chose a sage green for the accent color. I just painted the areas where I knew I wanted the color to peek through. Again, I waited another 24 hours to continue.


The next step was to paint on the overall color.  I couldn't find the PERFECT gray in pre-made chalk paint, so I bought an inexpensive flat paint and added baking soda to give it that chalky luster. It was WAY cheaper (did I mention I'm a cheapskate?) and it served my purposes just fine.

This step took a bit longer, as it requires two coats of paint. So I painted, waited 24 hours, and painted again. Another 24 hours later I could see the light at the end of the tunnel.


The next step was to sand the chest down (more so in the areas that would show more distress.) After that I used Finishing Paste and let it set again for another 24 hours.

This morning, I buffed the chest to a finish that was, very much, to my liking, and reinstalled the hardware.  I didn't bother buffing and polishing the hardware because I liked the small amount of patina that was already on it. This is my finished product!!

NOW! You'll notice in my header that I said the project was "pretty much" finished. I have not finished the little door that goes on the right side of the dresser. It will be finished soon, but I was too excited to share my GORGEOUS piece that I just couldn't wait! I will definitely post another photo as soon as I have it done and attached.

Well!! There it is!! That was my coveted little project. I'm TOTALLY happy with my results and I, now, have a place to put all my folded clothes. No more laundry basket full of folded clothes in my ever evolving haven that I call my bedroom!! 

Thanks for watching and have a pleasant tomorrow!! ❤️