Forgive me, because I do not have a before picture of this dresser. As I mentioned earlier this week, our house is a bit of a chaotic mess right now since it flooded, and stuff is all over the place. It. Is. Driving. Me. Crazy. Anyhow, I started this dresser the day after I got home from my trip to Louisiana and forgot to take a picture of it and another piece I just finished. It was a free craigslist find, so not the prettiest to begin with!So just imagine an ugly dark pine, chunky looking dresser with brass pulls, one of which was broken. The color and finish were similar to this dresser. It was pretty banged up as pine is a softer wood, and I decided to roll with that look.
I filled holes sanded it pretty hard with my orbital sander, then used Benjamin Moore’s Aura paint and primer in one. It went on beautifully in just two coats of Wedgewood Gray. Once that was dry, I distressed all the edges by hand, and went over it with Cabot Dune Gray stain which is really a sandy color. Then once that was dry, I went over that with Cabot Dark Gray stain. When that was all dry, I went over it all with paste wax. It ended up with a very weathered, driftwood look to it. I also added new hardware. The lower cup pulls are from Hobby Lobby, and the top knobs are courtesy of Anthropologie’s clearance section.
Before I show you the after pics, please note that the color and finish are more like the picture of the details and NOT of the picture of the entire dresser. It was gray and starting to rain outside, so hard to get a great picture!! Anyhow, I am happy with how it turned out, and love the look all the layers of paint and finish gave it!
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