A Little White Goes A Long Way

Back in February, I posted this dresser. It was to be the inspiration for decorating our guest room/my hideout (hey, as the only woman in the house, I need a hide out!). I loved this dresser, but once we got it into the guest room, I realized it was too big. The great news is, I sold it on Craig to a woman who's having her first baby and was absolutely in love with the dresser. That made me happy.

So when I saw this on K-Bid, I was smitten. It was a tall dresser/armoire and wouldn't take up as much room. But I had to win it first...sight unseen. I decided my highest bid would be $30. And I won it for $29!



After getting it home, I inspected it. I loved it and especially loved the detail on the doors and the amount of storage. But...one side had many fragments that had fallen off over time. My father-in-law is a genius when it comes to fixing wood and he suggested taking the back lip off, chipping pieces off of it, and gluing them on the door. Brilliant!! I didn't need that backsplash anyway..

Getting it off was easy!

And used a screwdriver to chip off pieces that would fit....

Essentially putting a puzzle together with glue.

As for color, I'd envisioned white...but I really wanted the details to pop. I wasn't going to distress and instead, I used some silver metalic paint and tried to glaze the details. FAIL. Not cute.

So I painted over the glaze, distressed the details, cleaned up the hardware, and here is the end result. I love it...though I'm not sold on keeping the hardware.


Can you even tell that this is the side I pieced together?


I heart these details





I love it! But I need insight on the hardware...keep the original or look for something more fun?Thoughts?

~Allison

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Country Cabinet

I found this cabinet at a thrift shop that's super close to my house...but I rarely go in there. Furniture hasn't been their thing in the past, but I think things are-a-changin'! I left without this piece, but as soon as I got to the car, I remembered the hubs was looking for a new TV stand for the porch. I thought this was perfect, so high-tailed it back in (4 min before closing), and plopped down my $12.

Here she is...all decked out in her 80's country-ish garb! Could I have taken this from a worse angle? Could there be worse lighting? I think not.


I started with plain white, but soon realized it would be too...girly. It just didn't fit with the porch colors, etc. So I spruced it up a bit and this is what I came up with:











I love her and can't wait to watch TV on the porch. After all, it IS May 1...but here in MN, it's 45*.

~Allison

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