So, one of my love languages is furniture. My husband knows this and he keeps me well supplied in antique/old furniture. I can't resist a good deal or a fun project. I've done it all....stripped, refinished, painted, reupholstered, etc.
My latest adventure began when Joel brought this little gem home. He works a part time job at Lowe's and someone just left it. He rescued it and brought it home for me to love. I looks a little sad and was in too bad of shape to be refinished with stain so I decided to paint it. Admittedly, this pained me a little because it is a good piece of Thomasville furniture and it somehow seems wrong to paint "good" furniture. But, this couldn't be salvaged to stain.
Joel sanded most of the original finish off and glued/nailed the interior to get it structurally sound.
I started with the drawers. Painted them a pale blue. Gianna helped me steel wool them after the paint coat to make them nice and smooth. She is such a great helper.
Then the body got two coats of the blue paint. This picture was taken in between coats.
After two coats of paint I brushed on a layer of walnut colored stain, gently rubbing off the excess, but leaving stain in the nooks and crannies. Once the stain dried I added a layer of polyurethane as a sealer. Final touch was some new hardware and, presto, one gussied up piece of furniture!
Good find + $20 materials = Fun project.
Looks great!
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