Beauty Before Age.....

The year was 1981. Not even kidding.

 My dad bought this dresser....and two others similar to it...

at an auction for $15.

That means each dresser cost him $5.

 I was pregnant at the time with my oldest son, Fielding.

My dad stripped the dresser down,

and redid her.

I was living in Houston at the time, and he sent the

redone dresser down to me

to use in my newborns nursery.

Those first few months

it was even a changing table.

For the next (almost) 30 years,

the dresser has served us in

many ways,

and many rooms.

In the same condition

as when my dad redid her....in 1981!

Until Friday.

This little dresser got some new duds.

I painted the drawers Louis Blue chalk paint.

Then if you look closely,

you can see

where I dry-brushed Duck Egg chalk paint

over the drawers in spots.

 This sweet little dresser has

dove-tailed drawers....

that all still work!

 While I did like the original hardware,

sometime in the last (almost!) 30 years,

we lost a knob

and broke another.

So I went to Hob Lob for knobs. (say that 3 times.)

 I painted the body and the top

of the dresser in

Old White chalk paint.

 I distressed and put on a very

minimal

dark wax

that I mixed with a spoonful (literally)

of Duck Egg.

 I love the mixed knobs.

It was a case of not being able to

decide which ones I liked best.

So why not mix them?

The green is a tad brighter than the

Duck Egg, but it blends, and I like it....!

The white knobs are

beautiful.

They reflect both the green and blue and white colors

of the dresser!!

 I by painting it, the little details

of the dresser

are brought out.

 The dresser is now a

nightstand

on my Hubby's side

of the bed.

He walked into the room

and said instantly

"That looks really good."

You know how husbands are...

If you don't have to arm-wrestle them

for a compliment

or squeeze it out of them...

then it must look good!

 Although when I showed

my mother...

she said...

"What was wrong with it looking like wood?"

To each their own.

I love it.

When I finally get my bedroom done

I will show you how pretty the

dresser/nightstand

now looks.

By the way,

I originally left the top natural,

it was my Hubby's idea

to go back and paint

the top white!

Not bad for a $5 dresser that was old (almost) 30 years ago!

Her facelift gives her another 30 years!

I am linking this to Thrifty Treasure's and Metamorphosis Monday's and Wow Us Wednesday's. and No Minimalist Here Open House Party.! and Furniture Friday and Show and Tell Friday.

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