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Beachy White Dresser, and Showing the Teachers Some Love!

May 9, 2013 by Cassie 24 Comments

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Happy Thursday!  What have you got planned for today?  I have an action packed day…. running with my friends, heading to Moms and Muffins with my kiddos at school, demo-ing the kitchen/knocking down a wall, seeing my son sing in a school program, soccer practice, farmer’s market, oh, and let’s not forget American Idol and wine tonight!  Did you catch the DEMO-ing in there?!?  That’s right!  The kitchen project finally starts today and I can’t wait to share the process with you, and praying that I don’t lose my sanity through it all!

I have a dresser to share today, but as many of you know it’s national Teacher Appreciation Week.  Monday the teachers had a luncheon and I provided them with raspberry coconut bars for dessert.  My container came back empty, so I am hoping they liked them!  The kids and I also put together a little gift for them.  I racked my brain trying to think of something unique and creative we could do… A year and a half ago I painted wooden spoons for Emmy’s birthday,

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I thought that would be perfect and I could say something like “Thank you for stirring up my love of…”.  I headed to Target and found a couple nice wooden spoons, and as luck would have it they had a set of two tea towels with spoons on them in blue and green from the Threshold collection.  Perfect pairing!

I painted the spoons in coordinating stripes, and tied them with the towels.

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Sawyer said “Thank you for stirring up my love of math.”  Emmy thanked her teacher for stirring up her love of reading.  As for me, I just hope the teachers found these gifts to be useful, pretty, and thoughtful!

Now, how about a dresser makeover?  Last week when I was out at yard sales I ran into a mom I know from soccer.  A good friend had told her what I do as she had a bunch of furniture to get rid of.  I headed to her house Monday and bought 4 pieces, one of them being this beautiful serpentine dresser.

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I wanted to keep this one sort of simple, and I thought chippy white milk paint would be the way to go. Unfortunately with milk paint, you just never know if it will chip or where it will chip.  I used Snow White safe paint from the Old Fashioned Milk Paint Company.  I did not sand the piece at all as I was hoping for chippy…. I applied two coats and could tell after sanding that I wasn’t going to get chippy.  But I did get a nice beachy weathered look.  And when I run into an issue where a piece isn’t turing out how I want, rather than get upset, I always change my plan. (One reason I don’t like custom orders as there is no room for that!).  So I changed my plan.  I distressed it heavily.  Oh, and I should mention I am usually anti-painting hardware, but I really wanted a soft look over all with this one, so I went for it.  After heavily distressing all over with a combination of my electric sander and hand sanding, I waxed it and was happy with the outcome.  Here it is now!

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 This picture more accurately shows the color/look.

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Love these feet!

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And I just love how the paint settles into the scratches…

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This is one of those pieces that I know isn’t everyone’s cup o’ tea, but I like it. We are not going to have space for it at this month’s barn sale, but keep your eyes peeled for it to make it there in June!
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  1. Courtney says

    May 9, 2013 at 10:19 am

    Oh I love it!! Sometimes going with the flow with projects means it turns out better than the initial plan ๐Ÿ™‚
    Beautiful and I’m glad you left the handles, works perfectly!
    And very creative gifts for those wonderful teachers, I bet they appreciated them!

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  2. Sarah AKA The Thriftress says

    May 9, 2013 at 10:43 am

    I am right there with you – have to roll with the piece and change direction when it’s not going how you thought! Why is it we want chippy and now milk paint is being stubborn?

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  3. cindy the cottage chick says

    May 9, 2013 at 11:30 am

    loverly. I can’t believe how quickly you knock out pieces!

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  4. Julia Konya says

    May 9, 2013 at 11:32 am

    Fabulous dresser! Love it! And that spoon idea is so cute. What a great idea and I’m sure the teachers loved it.

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  5. Kris @ Driven by Dรฉcor says

    May 9, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    Love this idea Cassie – it’s always a challenge to come up with great teacher gifts but this is something anyone would love!

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  6. [email protected] says

    May 9, 2013 at 12:26 pm

    Oh, Cassie, Cassie, Cassie…you make me feel like an under-acheiver! LOL I love the teacher gift and again you are amazing! xo Kristin

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  7. Mary says

    May 9, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    If I were a teacher, I would LOVE the spoons and towels. So thoughtful and the kids thanking their teacher for “stirring up” their love for learning is adorable. Love the dresser.

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  8. Carmel - Our Fifth House says

    May 9, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    fun gift idea – i love that – stirring up – so clever!

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  9. Elizabeth @ The Little Black Door says

    May 9, 2013 at 1:17 pm

    That is the cutest teacher gift idea ever! I might have to copy that one. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  10. pam {simple details} says

    May 9, 2013 at 1:49 pm

    I’m sure any teacher would LOVE that fun gift, it would make a pretty hostess gift, too!

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  11. 17 Perth says

    May 9, 2013 at 2:00 pm

    I am pretty sure I have said this before..and yes. I am going to say it again. Um..I never got gifts like that when I taught. LOL. No doubt they are going to LOVE it.

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  12. Patty Day @Pattys Epiphanies says

    May 9, 2013 at 2:46 pm

    The Dresser is unbelievable! I truly have no idea how you do all you do?
    The teacher gifts…..so,so appropriate!
    Again JOBS done over the TOP!

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  13. Twice Nice says

    May 9, 2013 at 2:55 pm

    That dresser is certainly my cup of tea! Beautiful, and you are right about just moving on to plan B. It makes life a whole lot more fun!

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  14. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says

    May 9, 2013 at 3:20 pm

    Wait, what? In the midst of a very busy day you’re knocking down a wall? Holy cow, that is awesome! … Love the sweet teacher gifts! And that dresser is a beauty. I’m with you, sometimes you just have to roll with whatever happens!

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  15. Heidi says

    May 9, 2013 at 4:02 pm

    I love it. It really is BEACHY. I know there’s a perfect home for it out there!! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  16. Lisa @ Turning Tables says

    May 9, 2013 at 4:27 pm

    Very beachy chic. & I love those feet/casters. Perfection. Yay for kitchen demo!! I cannot wait to see!!! & your teacher gifts were above and beyond! So sweet & thoughtful! xo

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  17. Ali Richardson says

    May 9, 2013 at 5:08 pm

    I love this! Those claw feet and casters have me drooling and the rustic beachy feel of it is awesome. Nicely done as usual friend. XOXO

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  18. Dear Emmeline says

    May 9, 2013 at 8:22 pm

    what a great piece. those feet are awesome!

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  19. Erin @ His and Hers says

    May 9, 2013 at 8:43 pm

    Thank you for appreciating teachers! Those spoons are adorable. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  20. Kelly says

    May 10, 2013 at 2:03 am

    Great gift idea for teachers! Andy is a teacher but high school teachers get NUTTIN. Lame! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  21. Vintage Prairie Style says

    May 10, 2013 at 2:21 am

    well cassie you make my thursay look like a lazy sunday… we are finally out of the snow here are taking full advantage. i am pumped for your kitchen demo – after the demo there is the rebuild (oh the excitement!). i love the dresser too – i am a pretty big fan of the old fashioned milk paint and snow white is a personal fave (of course – i paint almost everything white). i know you usually use general finishes – we don’t have a distributor around here – but how do they compare?
    keya
    ps – have 2 glasses of wine tonight – you’ve earned it!

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  22. Heidi @ Decor & More says

    May 10, 2013 at 12:31 pm

    You’re like the Energizer bunny! Love the painted hardware on this — it totally completes the look. ๐Ÿ™‚
    xo Heidi
    TGIF and hope you can relax a bit this week. No cooking for you on Mother’s Day weekend! ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  23. Alexandra says

    May 11, 2013 at 12:39 am

    Very nice! Stopping by from TT&J

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  24. Good Time Charlie says

    May 16, 2013 at 6:10 pm

    I think I started reading this post a dozen times, then would get interrupted!! Finally had time to read all the goodness. Those spoons are the cutest! What a really sweet teacher appreciation gift. I love the heavily distressed look on this dresser. I am with you on the “no change the plan on custom furniture”….that can be a big drag! Much easier to have the final say on how a piece should look!

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