Little Black Dress(er)

Before

After

What a transformation!

It was a faded, scratched, part red, part something else dresser with stickers ALL OVER IT!

There is a bit of a story to this one. This dresser came from an auction I let my man go to...alone. He made lots of good purchases, including this one. However, I did find it funny...he bought the WHOLE ROOM! This was included with a desk, another dresser, a cedar chest, etc.

I let him go for one day... *sigh*

It really was a good deal though, even if all the pieces needed some major work. They all had GREAT personality. This little beauty included. I knew what it would look like as soon as I got to see it! (He "hid" everything over in his parent's shed...before telling me.)

Sunrise Shot at Antique Show

So, black is totally in. It was fun trying to decide which black paint to use. As my man said "Honey, its all black." And, he was right, even if they were different shades. I chose "Kettle Black" since it seemed antique-y.

Originally, the pulls were lion heads. However, there were only six. So, I opted to take those off and use them on another project and to replace the knobs with something else.

These knobs came from Hobby Lobby, on sale at 50% off. Gots to love that deal!

So there it is folks. The finished product. I did it that week leading up to the antique show. Wood filler for all the gouges left in it from the former owners, lots of sanding, two coats of paint, two of poly, and then the knobs.

Voila!

Sold it before 10am that morning. Got to love that!

Comments

Heidi said…

Wow - sold quickly! It's funny how if you just know what colors are "in" and are willing to put in a bit of work you can make your money back!

At least Big D likes auctions AND brings you back stuff...? ;-)

Can't wait to see the lion heads repurposed.

October 4, 2011 at 7:11 AM

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