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Getting back to the basics right? Our bread and butter?

D was out on his evening run one night, and bursts in the door about 5 minutes after heading out. "I need help!" he shouted. Thankfully, we had someone else with us, and I was able to stay home anticipating what could be happening. (Considering by the time I got my shoes on and was out the door our truck was halfway down our road...oh darn.)

He comes back with a GIANT chest of drawers (its 5 ft long!) that someone had put in their trash. It was a very distressed cherry finish with missing knobs and a few giant scratches.

So what do we do to it? Transform it to a sleek black number with flashy white pulls.

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Heidi said…
haha - the shoes vs truck comment is hilarious! Love what you did - is it sold?
August 23, 2012 at 7:16 AM
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