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Cottage Charmer

August 29, 2010 by Cassie 23 Comments

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Well, my husband has been away this weekend, so I have had a busy weekend with the kids. After they have gone to bed I have stayed up drinking wine, and watching sad movies… The Last Song on Friday night, and The Time Traveller’s Wife last night. PMS is here, too, so you can imagine that I sobbed my eyes out both nights, under the influence of wine. Sometimes it’s good to get a cry out though, ya know?
Today, my mom and I took the kids to the Lucketts Community Fair, and I visited with Marian, aka Miss Mustard Seed, and oohed and aahed over her fabulous booth. She is so talented and so nice as well! My little Emmy took a big liking to her! Unfortunately with the kids there it was difficult to shop much, but I did get some cute brown glittered acorn and squirrel shapes I plan to use for some Fall project!
Over the weekend, I also managed to squeeze in some time to work during out afternoon quiet time and just after the kids went to bed. I finished a custom order that I hope to get pictures of soon, as well as 3 dressers. Only one was light enough for me to carry by myself, so that’s the one you get to see since my husband won’t be back until tonight.
I found this cute little guy at my local Goodwill store for $15.
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It had a great scalloped skirt, but needed a little minor woodwork. I had to remove the skirt, and then remove some old nails, glue the skirt back on, and used trim screws to screw it into place. Trim screws are made to recess into the wood you are working with so that you can cover them with wood filler and never know they are there! They have a special square shaped head, so you need a special drill bit to use them, but they are fabulous to use on chairs andother pieces that need sturdying up. I also had to add a drawer support where one was missing. Luckily I had a piece of wood just the right size on hand. I save pieces of wood from all projects, because you just never know when you might need them! Once all that prep work was done, it was sanded, primed and ready to paint. I chose a couple oops colors from my local hardware store that carries Benjamin Moore paint. I chose a white for the top, and an aqua for the base. I painted the knobs out in the white, but once that was dry, I dipped my finger in the aqua and filled in the raied circle of the knob. Then the entore piece and knobs were distressed by hand, and golden oak tain was rubbed all over the piece with a rag to give it a warmer glow and a little vintage charm. Here it is now! It would be perfect for a nursery, wouldn’t it?
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  1. Mel says

    August 29, 2010 at 9:45 pm

    Ha ha… the PMS comment cracked me up.

    What a sweet little dresser and the colour is fab!

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  2. Tales From My Empty Nest says

    August 29, 2010 at 9:57 pm

    Glad you got to Luckett’s and got to meet Marian. I wanted to go so bad, but it is just over 5 hours for me and I had too much going on this weekend. One day I want to go. Sounds like she had a fabulous show. I love your dresser. That is my favorite color…turquoise. It turned out great. Glad you enjoyed your sad movies. We all need a good cry every now and then. Love & blessings from NC!

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  3. Allison says

    August 29, 2010 at 10:05 pm

    Yes, perfect for a nursery! I love the color and the way you painted the knobs. Cute piece! I wish I lived closer to go to the Lucketts Fair. I bet it was fun to meet Marian, as well. Have a good rest of the weekend.

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  4. Debbie says

    August 29, 2010 at 10:08 pm

    Love that color. It is perfect for a nursery. Coming by from girl creative.

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  5. Anita @ GoingALittleCoastal says

    August 29, 2010 at 10:35 pm

    A good cry every now and then is good. It’s better then having a screaming fit. I’ve been known to do both.

    Love the little dresser. Looks like it would make a great changing table with just a pad added on.

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  6. [email protected] Yard says

    August 29, 2010 at 11:20 pm

    Nice! Love the color!

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  7. Jeannine says

    August 29, 2010 at 11:45 pm

    Very good color. I had one very similar to it but sold it along with everything else when we moved overseas.

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  8. ALVN of WhisperWood Cottage and Junkologie says

    August 29, 2010 at 11:57 pm

    Great job on the dresser! Sounds like Luckett’s was fun! I hope to make it there some day!

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  9. [email protected] says

    August 30, 2010 at 12:02 am

    cute! I love the color! Glad you got some girl time alone with wine and movies! 🙂
    gail

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  10. Lenore @ Lather. Write. Repeat. says

    August 30, 2010 at 12:34 am

    Very sweet little dresser! I’m so jealous you got to go to Luckett’s, I keep reading about it on MMS’s blog. Girl movie nights are the best!

    XO
    Lenore

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  11. Kristine at The Painted Hive says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:19 am

    Sounds like a super busy and productive weekend. I seriously don’t know how you rock through furniture refurbs so fast! Love the sweet blue colour of this dresser.
    Kris
    xx

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  12. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:37 am

    I love this! The two colors look great together and I love big chunky knobs. Cottage style pieces really are so sweet and you really made this one shine! Can’t believe you got three dresssers done, plus movies, plus Lucketts. You must never sleep!!!

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  13. Julie says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:51 am

    Great job, as always!

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  14. Cathy @ The Far Fifty says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:51 am

    Beautiful dresser, great choice for the colour! That was a good find, even with the extra work you had to do.

    It sounds like you had a crazy busy weekend but a fun one!

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  15. The Frosted Gardner says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:28 am

    Another beauty! I love what you did with the knobs! So many dimensions of color and aging. It is wonderful.

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  16. Allison Shops says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:52 am

    The blue color is stunning – nice job!

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  17. ::cottage instincts:: says

    August 30, 2010 at 10:38 am

    Whoo girl, you are just full of aqua goodness 🙂 That is just a loverly piece of furniture. I”m wondering, do you wipe the stain on, then wipe it off again? I’ve not had a lot of luck using stains over paint. I use the gelstain, maybe that’s the problem?

    Thanks for linking to Mi4M!

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  18. Catch A Falling Star says

    August 30, 2010 at 3:16 pm

    It turned out so pretty. Nice color that you used. I think I could refinish furniture all the days of my life. It’s so gratifying.

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  19. Kaysi says

    August 30, 2010 at 6:56 pm

    Great transformation!! I love the colors that you use, so fun!

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  20. FrouFrouBritches says

    August 30, 2010 at 10:02 pm

    What a great find for $15. WOW! The transformation is amazing! Beautiful blue!

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  21. thepaperroSe says

    August 31, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    LOVE IT! Looks perfect for a little seaside cottage! ohhh if that were only me!!

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  22. niartist says

    September 1, 2010 at 4:37 pm

    I just love the way this turned out! It’s really beautiful, and something I think I can do too – which makes it even more inspiring! Thanks for sharing, and as always inspiring!
    Artie
    P.S., stop by and let me know what you think of my little video I did of my house. I hope you like it – would love to know what you think!

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  23. WELCOME TO FOUR ALL SEASONS! says

    September 2, 2010 at 3:40 am

    Great color and great look!!

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