last one, from last year

I wanted to finally share with you the last dresser I did before winter really hit around here.  It's a shame really because after a couple weeks of cold, where I told the world, I was done painting for the season we had some unseasonably warm weather.

Here's the before, cue horrible iPhone photo. :)

I thought this piece would be a piece of cake.  I'd clean the piece really good, especially the top,  a little light sanding and get busy painting.  I thought I'd have this piece done in no time. I'm sure that's what my client/friend thought too.

But you see those spots on the top?  Those were a lot worse than they seemed.  After one coat of Coco Annie Sloan Chalk Paint I knew I had a problem on my hands.  The spots seeped through the paint and then seeped through Kilz.  I ended up stripping the top.

Figure in some freezing temperatures off and on and this piece took a record 3 weeks to finish. Not good.

But the results, oh, I think they were good.  Really good and most importantly my client loved it.

The original hardware was painted with brushed nickel and the sides were accented with 2 pearl finish craft paints. Of course, I finished the whole thing with several coats of Johnson's Wax.

She's a beauty don't you think? Sharing with.... thirty handmade days and