I found this little number at The Salvation Army for $4.50!! A small price to pay for some extra storage. Right?! Not sure where I wanted to put it, I grabbed it anyways to try out a distressing technique.
First I removed all the hardware and the outdated feet, then sanded it down with my palm sander. I added new feet with the leftover 2x1 trim from my framing project. After wiping away all the saw dust I sprayed the whole thing with Rustoleum Espresso Brown. When that dried I brushed on Lowes Deep Cowslip 6, a mute mustard fall color. All I needed was a sample size for under $3. For the second coat I added some clear glaze to the paint to give it a smoother finish. When that dried I sanded down the edges to have some of the Espresso Brown show through and give it that aged distressed look. Then I smeared on Mocha glaze, which you can find in the faux paint section at Lowes, and wiped it off almost immediately. Let some settle on the edges and crevices.
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Finally, I coated the whole piece with some wipe on poly and added new hardware. This was intended to be a nightstand, but I decide on putting it in my kitchen. I don’t know anyone that can’t use a few extra “junk drawers”! Let's see the before and after once more:
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Wow I love everything you did,fantastic job!
ReplyDeleteThanks Teresa!
ReplyDeleteThe result is amazing!
ReplyDeleteThis turned out beautiful! I really appreciate all the good instructions. I just bought a little thrift store end table because I wanted to experiment with distressing and glazing. You have inspired me to go to Lowes and get started this weekend!
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Jennifer
Aww thank you! I really appreciate the support! email me if you have any questions. thepennyparlor@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteLove the color you chose. You really made it look so pretty. I am really into mustard and gray right now so it caught my eye. Saw this at Somewhat simple link party.
ReplyDeleteI'm not "into" yellow, but this is the second REALLY yellow piece I've seen this week that I would absolutely have in my home. GREAT JOB!
ReplyDeleteThank you! it is a great color for fall!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful job! I love the new color. I've been considering adding 'mustard' somewhere in my home just haven't figured out where just yet. I want to try that glaze too! Thanks for sharing your creativity in the Fall Festival. Perfect fall color! ;)
ReplyDeleteRoeshel
Great job. Love everything you did. I don't seem to be too successful with glaze. Hope to get better at it. Your piece is beautiful Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWOW ... I love that colour! And just in time for fall.
ReplyDeleteA great second life for this great find !! I envy your skills
ReplyDeleteCaroline
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A great second life for this great find !! I envy your skills
ReplyDeleteCaroline
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Great job! Thanks for sharing how you did your finish.
ReplyDeleteLori
you did a GREAT job! love the color :) come on over and link up to MMM !
ReplyDeleteCool piece! I agree, you chose the tone really well. Nice outcome. :)
ReplyDeleteDonna
Love the mustard color along with the glaze. Such a big difference from the BEFORE!
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ReplyDeleteTerrific Transformation, Amanda! Proof positive that outdated can be updated with class. The Yankee and I have that same Cowslip color in our paint stash. ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to my party. I would love to have you join me for one, or all three, of my parties each week.
Be looking for your makeover tonight on my feature post. And I just joined you as a follower.
Liz @ the Brambleberry Cottage
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Love this!! Great job on the transformation, it came out great!!
ReplyDeleteThe transformation of this cute little dresser is wonderful.. love the color and the new hardware...
ReplyDeleteSandy
Wow! It turned out beautiful! Love that color!
ReplyDeleteThe transformation is AMAZING! Thank you for sharing your how-to. La
ReplyDeletelove this! ive been looking for this color..sort of a mustard but not so much. this is perfect!! THANKS!
ReplyDeleteThis turned out incredible, doesn't even look like the same piece of furniture, the mustard yellow makes it!
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