Part 1-- the Craig's list dresser!

A family dinner kept me from finishing my project yesterday.

**Btw–as I told my sassy nephew about my [satanic] red squirrel issues—5 down, at this latest count!— he went for a drink and came back with THIS.  Told ya’ he was sassy! 

Anyway, as soon as it got a little warmer out this morning, I headed out to finish the bottom section of my craig’s list dresser project!

Just to recap~~

1. I cut the dresser into 2 sections and the bottom section is becoming this bench

2. I cleaned it, repaired it, then primed it–

I needed to neutralize that awful, glossy, chocolatey brown to figure out a direction for this piece.  Now, ordinarily, I would agree that—

—but not in a dresser, please!

I primed it white, thought about WHO this bench might be purchased or used for–and decided to go really girly-girl!

I dry-brushed an old muddy pink I concocted for a previous project, then dry-brushed white back over the top so you can see layers of color looking at it.  And I didn’t have to distress it to get the layering effect!  It reads really soft.  I did, at the end, give a light sanding to distress a few edges!

You can also see in the pictures that I built up the sides and back with some plywood since this “dresser” will have to bear weight now as a bench.

Here it is propped together after the muddy pink dry-brushing.  Yeah, needs to be more on the “white side.”  OH!  I forgot to show you that I padded and upholstered the top/seat from an old pillow sham!

And now after some more white dry-brushing.

I seal-coated all the parts, and added the authentic leaded glass handles—except, dang it!  I over-tightened one side and cracked the leaded glass.  Thank goodness I had found 3 handles!

Did I mention that I painted and wallpapered the drawer–?

And the final touches—some lace skirting!

I was still in the sewing spirit!

And, I said I decided to go Girly-Girl!

**But I have to ask—is my project “half” done, or,

because it’s the bottom third of the dresser, is my project only 1/3 done—??   ; D

Catherine

**Hey, don’t forget that I’ve done this before~~~The Former Dresser!

I’m sharing this re-invention with these FABulous linky parties!