New Life for Twin Dressers Part 2

and the project continues...

So the little dressers start out dull and boring....  as a reminder:

I decided on white.  Now, what white you ask.. and that would be a fair question, except, I don't know. Just like many furniture painters, I swoop up paint samples when they go on sale for a dollar! Wheeeeee  new paint!  This was one such find. Then I make them into chalk paint using a mixture which I will share on another post. Suffice it to say that it's as close to 'plain white' as you can get.
 
I began by sanding the finish off the top of the dresser using my brand new, handy dandy drill master palm sander!  That.. my hubby bought me : )  Now that's love 💙 I started with 80 grit, and finished with hand sanding using 320 grit. I simply 'scuffed' the rest of the dresser , as chalk paint does not need the finish removed. Then I began painting, staining, distressing and waxing. I also added, using some stencil's I had on hand, the 'his' and 'hers' motif on the bottom of each dresser in black. ** Note: If you are using White over a darker color/stain , you will most likely need more than 2 coats of paint.  I did three coats, then sanded lightly with 320 grit sandpaper (this gives a smoother less brushy finish) and then added one more coat of white. 


I used clear wax first, and knowing I wanted a darker wax, I also mixed dark grey chalk paint with clear wax to make a grey wax, which is shown in these pictures. However..............I soon discovered BLACK wax!
I met a friend of mine up town in Chelsea (MI) and went into a store called La Maison... where they had Annie Sloan chalk paint and *sigh* black wax.  Of course I had to buy it and try it. (I also got the white wax... not used yet...). For those of you nearby wanting your very own:
you can get it here: La Maison or online direct from Annie Sloan :Annie Sloan Wax 
Can I just say.. LOVE it. 
I stained the top with a combo of Minwax Ebony and Rustoleum Espresso (I mixed the two colors for a deeper brown).















Once I stained the top I cleared it with polycrylic, waited for it to dry. Sanded with a 3m scuff pad, another coat of polycrylic and let it dry then sanded again. My poly was not satin and I wanted a duller and smoother sheen , so I then coated it with Wipe on Poly by Minwax. Added the new pulls..

And...............the final results!!

I'm so in LOVE 💕💕💕

Much brighter and more interesting and the bed is now a focal point in our room :)


Before and After:

Things I used for this project:
Hand sander
80 to 320 grit sandpaper
Minwax Ebony and Rustoleum Espresso stain
White homemade chalk paint
Clear Wax
Black wax
Black Fusion chalk paint and Martha Stewart stencils
3M scuff pads
Polycrylic
Wipe on Poly
Black drawer pulls and cup pulls (D. LAWLESS HARDWARE)

Hope you enjoyed my makeover!  Feel free to comment below and follow me!