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Chest of Drawers Before and After

chest of drawers before and after, painted furniture

After my woodworker completed this phase I had no idea how I was going to finish the piece. My first thought was to sell it as a quilt display piece which had been my idea all along but in the midst of things I was really in need of a cute piece to add to a guest suite that we are in the process of opening and this guy was the perfect size.

chest of drawers before and after, painted furniture

Don’t you just love when you are scrolling through IG and inspiration literally just jumps out and grabs you?! Well, that was the case when I saw this gorgeous cabinet made over by @junkstyledesign. I knew instantly that I needed to recreate this piece for our “Master Suite”.

chest of drawers before and after, painted furniture

After several coats of Kilz and chalk, I painted with Linen White chalk paint by Rustoleam’s Chalked line, distressed and sealed. I then stained the inside and doors with Minwax Provincial. After the stain was dry, I poly’ed the stained areas and added spray painted chicken wire to the inside of the doors and topped it with twine pulls from Hobby Lobby. The outcome?

chest of drawers before and after, painted furniture

One of my favorite pieces to date! The perfect amount of farmhouse charm.

chest of drawers before and after, painted furniture

chest of drawers before and after, painted furniture

chest of drawers before and after, painted furniture

chest of drawers before and after, painted furniture