Ta-Daa... I'm "Finished"!

Well, here it is folks... my finished $10 dresser. It was so much fun to get ouside of the house and work on something big! Here's what it looked like when I bought it and here's what it looked like originally (before someone painted it black). Funny how the original had gold highlights also... I didn't see a picture of the dresser online until I was already finished!

I'm so happy with how the piece turned out because it's exactly as I pictured it in my mind. Now I just have to find a place for it. I think it's going to go up in the 3rd floor studio. But first I have to get rid of the futon to make room! So, for now it sits in my dining area. I tell her how pretty she is every time I walk by!

Well... I Was GOING To Relax!

Because I live near the beach, my work schedule is sometimes determined by the weather. And because of that... I found myself having worked 12 days in a row when this weekend rolled up. So I was determined to do nothing but go to the beach and relax for two days straight!

Well, then I had gone to a moving sale and found this dresser. It was only ten dollars! I'll say it again... ten dollars! I had to get it... even if it was based solely on price.

But it was actually the hardware that sold me. Look at that beautiful detail and patina'd antique gold color. Things that dreams are made of!

This beast turned out to have been made with a not-so-appealing laminate facade. Whoever painted over it used a black oil-based paint. Yikes! I was able to actually peel the paint off of the top, but the rest of the unit proved to be a bit unruly.

So, I sanded... just a little (my perfectionist days are over, baby!). Then I primed it... twice!

Painted it with an obnoxiously bright version of a tealy-seafoamy color called shoreline green.

And then added some antique gold highlights to a few key areas. Glad I finally found something to do with those Golden Acrylic metallic paints that are so transparent that I never really knew what to do with them!

I still have to put a coat of varnish over the entire piece, and then it will become a place for me to store my found object goodies from the flea markets and such. I'll show you a picture when it's all done.

So... yeah... ummm.... what was my point? Oh yeah... this is me relaxing! Hope you all had a nice weekend!