History – I live
in small town and have always supported a local Christian organization, Greer
Community Ministries. Each year on the
first Thursday of November, they have a HUGE event, Big Thursday, where they
raise the majority of their funds for the year.
I had the honor of volunteering this year and was completely taken back
when I noticed how many people come out to support such a great cause. I am truly blessed to live and work in a town
where everyone cares about each other.
While I was
working the craft area, I spotted this dresser and knew it would be perfect
with the design scheme I had in mind for
my new room.
It only needed
a paint job, new handles, a small piece taken off and a bidder during the live
auction. I had waited for what felt like
eternity and finally…the dresser I had been eyeing for 10 hours was on the
stage. To my advantage, not a single
bidder bid against me and I scored this dresser for $50. Not to mention is was hand built from a local
peach farmer and was dovetailed. Talk
about quality and the money going to support such a wonderful cause!
I already knew
which color I was going to paint my dresser so the work started pretty
quickly. I chose Annie Sloan’s Old
White to match my headboard. The paint
can claims you don’t have to sand or prime the surface but I wanted to so I
wouldn’t waste good paint. I used
Zinsser Cover Stain Primer and it works like a charm. It has a built in stain blocker as well. (I forgot to take a picture once I had primed
the entire dresser and drawers! I’m
sorry! : ) ) The
primer covered extremely well and it only took one coat of Old White. Here it is drying….
Once my paint
had dried, roughly 30 minutes, I had 5 handles already picked out but couldn’t
decide in the store. Here is my process
of elimination….
Drumroll…..
Here is the completed
dresser in my room. I absolutely love it
and can’t wait to add in all my accessories and make my room everything I had
envisioned.
In case you
forgot what the dresser looked like earlier, here is a before and after.
Stay tuned for
my room reveal on the next post!
I hope you all
enjoy to big game tonight and stay safe.
Candice
