When is a Dresser so much more?

I am on the lookout for a sideboard for my dining room...in the meantime, I found a dresser that I will be using. I forgot to take a before picture of the entire dresser, but I do have the ghastly drawers....the piece was not in the best of condition and I had to make a few structural repairs before painting. I picked this up at GW for $14. The front was covered with Spiderman stickers, so I had to pull out the Goo Gone and go to work.





I love the hardware that was on the dresser, so decided to reuse. I first spray painted in silver.





I needed to tone down the silver and pick up the wonderful shape of the handles. I used black acrylic craft paint...covered the handle and wiped off the excess.

Here is a picture of the differance in the pure silver vs. antiqued finish.

After the paint dried, I put on a finish of clear spray acrylic.

She's certainly not perfect and has seen some abuse in her lifetime...but I think she cleaned up real well and her battlescars just add to her beauty.

Still on the lookout for that perfect piece that I see in my mind. Maybe tomorrow or next week I'll find it but for now, little blackie works just fine.

All the best,