On Wednesdays I travel to the big city to the southwest. Today... I was late. Today... there was a carnival in town. Today... the carnival was set up on Main Street. Today... I had to take a detour. Today... I was mad. But wait... today... ON WEDNESDAY... there was a garage sale! A garage sale on Wednesday? Unheard of! The stars were aligned and I spotted this sweet little dresser.
Suddenly, I wasn't so late.
$15.00 later - she was mine!
The gentleman that sold her to me was so proud of the way he had refinished the old girl - stripped - sanded - sanded some more - painted - painted - and painted again. I didn't have the heart to tell him that she was going to my garage to be abused by an electric sander and stripped of that beeeaaauuutiful brass hardware.
I did just that. The handles were too gold and the paint was too perfect. In a matter of an hour, the finish was now less than perfect. Then I went over the bare wood spots with wood stain in one of my favorite Min-Wax colors - "Gunstock". {My other favorite is "Early American"}
When all was dry, I gave it a good polish with this amazing stuff -
We sprayed the drawers with Febreeze and then painted the drawer pulls with "Oil-Rubbed Bronze" spray paint.
Fabulous!
With any luck, she'll be resting comfortably in her new home by tomorrow afternoon.
Detours are awesome!
Blessings - B
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