Boys' Dresser

A few of you asked questions regarding the pink dresser (which by the way is still for sale for you locals!)....

"How did you get that crackle"....ummm...my professional answer is... I'm not a professional. But here's what I've found. Now, honestly, I only pretend to be totally professional, sometimes things just happen. Like crackle.

So, you can achieve crackle a couple of different ways. One, use some magic potion that crackles it for you, use thinned elmer's glue after your first layer of paint. I'm not so sure about this one, but, that's what I've heard.

Third, spray paint your very old, patina'd dresser without primer or cleaning it off.

When spray paint doesn't adhere properly it gets that crackle look. It happens to me sometimes when I don't clean something properly or if I don't clean it at all. Sometimes it happens on primed pieces, sometimes on new pieces. It's really quite frustrating sometimes, but most of the time I just work with it and I love the end result.

I know that doesn't really help, and probably takes away all of my credibility, but that's what happens. Happenstance.

And so, now I have a dresser to show you. If you can stand to see another transformation from a fraud. That's me, the fraud. :)

This was the dresser I picked up for the kids' room. Nothing major, just boring. I wanted something low so that the boys could get their own clothes out of the dresser instead of climbing up the dresser to get their stuff.

Of course I used the belt sander to get that top off. Hello! Look at the top. It's prime top for stain!

Painted the base and drawers white. Stained the top ebony.

Ummm...right, ignore that white stuff on the driveway....we're resurfacing it soon....I promise. I did get a little teeny tiny scolding. But, to defend myself, it was kind of windy and the plastic I had down wasn't staying down....are you buying that?

Then. THEN. Then then then. I ordered some fantastically amazing pulls from ebay. They got here so quick, they are gorgeous and they were less than two bucks each. I had to make new holes on the top two drawers, but otherwise they were going to work. I thought. The screws were too long, the pulls were a little too wide. I got replacement screws but guess what?! The heads of the screws are too small and go right through the holes! Ugghh!

After three weeks, yes, three weeks, I finally got some washers for the screws and put those on and it is good to go.

I'm lovin' it. Look at those pulls! So cool. And more importantly, my boys aren't climbing up the sides and front of a dresser to get to their underoos. 

And, I'm linking up to my friend Cassie over at Primitive & Proper for her first ever link up party for just furniture! Check it out. She rocks. Those furniture redos are awe inspiring. Piece of Work Wednesday.