I found this little number at The Salvation Army for $4.50!! A small price to pay for some extra storage. Right?! Not sure where I wanted to put it, I grabbed it anyways to try out a distressing technique.
First I removed all the hardware and the outdated feet, then sanded it down with my palm sander. I added new feet with the leftover 2x1 trim from my framing project. After wiping away all the saw dust I sprayed the whole thing with Rustoleum Espresso Brown. When that dried I brushed on Lowes Deep Cowslip 6, a mute mustard fall color. All I needed was a sample size for under $3. For the second coat I added some clear glaze to the paint to give it a smoother finish. When that dried I sanded down the edges to have some of the Espresso Brown show through and give it that aged distressed look. Then I smeared on Mocha glaze, which you can find in the faux paint section at Lowes, and wiped it off almost immediately. Let some settle on the edges and crevices.
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Finally, I coated the whole piece with some wipe on poly and added new hardware. This was intended to be a nightstand, but I decide on putting it in my kitchen. I don’t know anyone that can’t use a few extra “junk drawers”! Let's see the before and after once more:
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11:33 PM �
Wow I love everything you did,fantastic job!
11:43 PM �
Thanks Teresa!
3:56 AM �
The result is amazing!
10:20 AM �
This turned out beautiful! I really appreciate all the good instructions. I just bought a little thrift store end table because I wanted to experiment with distressing and glazing. You have inspired me to go to Lowes and get started this weekend!
I am a new follower too! And thank you for following my little blog!
Jennifer
10:29 AM �
Aww thank you! I really appreciate the support! email me if you have any questions. thepennyparlor@gmail.com
11:29 AM �
Love the color you chose. You really made it look so pretty. I am really into mustard and gray right now so it caught my eye. Saw this at Somewhat simple link party.
12:16 PM �
I'm not "into" yellow, but this is the second REALLY yellow piece I've seen this week that I would absolutely have in my home. GREAT JOB!
12:59 PM �
Thank you! it is a great color for fall!
4:10 PM �
Beautiful job! I love the new color. I've been considering adding 'mustard' somewhere in my home just haven't figured out where just yet. I want to try that glaze too! Thanks for sharing your creativity in the Fall Festival. Perfect fall color! ;)
Roeshel
6:01 PM �
Great job. Love everything you did. I don't seem to be too successful with glaze. Hope to get better at it. Your piece is beautiful Thanks for sharing.
6:45 PM �
WOW ... I love that colour! And just in time for fall.
8:40 PM �
A great second life for this great find !! I envy your skills
Caroline
http://ateliercaroline.blogspot.com
8:40 PM �
A great second life for this great find !! I envy your skills
Caroline
http://ateliercaroline.blogspot.com
1:33 AM �
Great job! Thanks for sharing how you did your finish.
Lori
6:09 PM �
you did a GREAT job! love the color :) come on over and link up to MMM !
3:40 AM �
Cool piece! I agree, you chose the tone really well. Nice outcome. :)
Donna
1:17 PM �
Love the mustard color along with the glaze. Such a big difference from the BEFORE!
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9:48 AM �
Terrific Transformation, Amanda! Proof positive that outdated can be updated with class. The Yankee and I have that same Cowslip color in our paint stash. ;)
Thanks for linking to my party. I would love to have you join me for one, or all three, of my parties each week.
Be looking for your makeover tonight on my feature post. And I just joined you as a follower.
Liz @ the Brambleberry Cottage
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/
9:54 AM �
Love this!! Great job on the transformation, it came out great!!
6:00 PM �
The transformation of this cute little dresser is wonderful.. love the color and the new hardware...
Sandy
12:52 AM �
Wow! It turned out beautiful! Love that color!
3:55 PM �
The transformation is AMAZING! Thank you for sharing your how-to. La
12:01 AM �
love this! ive been looking for this color..sort of a mustard but not so much. this is perfect!! THANKS!
4:38 PM �
This turned out incredible, doesn't even look like the same piece of furniture, the mustard yellow makes it!
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