Monday, January 25, 2010

old to you, new to me

Our sweet friends Jordan & Britney gave us this old chest of drawers, and said "have your way with it". So, we said, "awesome"! We had been looking for a set of chest of drawers to redo, and knew that this would be perfect. My Grandmother gave us an awesome red trunk, and our hopes were to create something that would match. Just in case you ever want to get out the power tools and roll up your sleeves we thought we would give you some good tips how!


                                         (Before)                                                   (After)
1- We had to use some putty to fill the holes so we could get new hardware to fit.
2- Sand the whole thing down to the raw wood.
3- Chocolate brown coat of paint
4- Red coat of paint
4- Little hand sanding
5- A special stain/glaze we got mixed up (This is the part where you're glad that your husband had random jobs... like working at a paint store!)
6- Wiped off the glaze
7- Sand it some more to get worn edges
8- Aaron's nice touch- creating worm holes randomly, and sanding behind the hardware to make it appear worn.

Ta-Da...old to the Smiths new to the Lotts.... Thanks for the chest of drawers Smiths!

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