Plain to Classy Antique Chest of Drawers Redo

It's that time again! This month, The Fab Furniture Flippin’ ContestTM is sponsored by D. Lawless Hardware and the theme is "Class It Up!" 

I had this very old and plain chest of drawers stored with intentions of doing just that! It was in dire need of something and the contest was a great opportunity to finally get it done. The old knobs had to go and... it needed more something... more. 

I opted to re-finish with stain, add decorative wood appliques and metal drawer pulls to achieve a classy antique look. 

Disclosure: D. Lawless Hardware generously supplied products to each participant for this contest. I received  8 beautiful Pewter Paisley Cup Pulls and 8 Birch Wood corner appliques. Although this post is considered sponsored, all opinions are 100% my own.

To start, I had to prep the piece by repairing the top, glue and clamp the drawers and then sand off all of the old finish. Then, I added the wood appliques. 

Using wood glue, I attached the corner appliques to the sides of the dresser inside the framework. I previously ordered other appliques from D. Lawless Hardware and decided to use them as well. I attached the large decorative piece on the top drawer and two smaller ones at the base board.

Once the wood glue was dry, I hand sanded the smooth finish on all of the appliques to soak up stain. After staining, I used an antique dark wax to seal the wood and accentuate the lines of the carvings. When it was set, I rubbed in clear bee's wax.

Finally, drilled holes for the cup pulls and attached them.

The plain chest of drawers took on a whole new classy look. 

I love how the corner appliques give an antique look to the sides. They are my favorite and are gradually becoming my trademark.

The cup pulls highlight the piece. While creating an old look, the front is all "jazzed up".

All sides now have character.

A reminder of how it was before:

So, back to the details of The Fab Furniture Flippin' Contest!

The theme is "Class It Up!"

Our Sponsor is D. Lawless Hardware

D. Lawless Hardware is an importer and distributor of cabinet and furniture hardware. It's products include knobs, pulls, hinges, slides, hooks, screws, fasteners, and wood trim used by furniture manufacturers. A large part of this business is mail order, although many of the local furniture builders also use D. Lawless Hardware.

Our contest hosts are Evey at Evey's Creations and Stacy at Anastasia Vintage

                                                          Featured at D. Lawless Hardware

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Farmhouse Vegetable Stand

It's that time again! This month,  The Fab Furniture Flippin’ ContestTM is sponsored by  The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co.TM.

Old Fashioned Milk Paint™ is environmentally friendly, non-toxic and produces an authentic colonial or shaker finish.  This paint is 100% green and all natural. It's a true casein-based milk paint with a lime binder. OFMP was the first paint in the U.S. to earn a USDA Bio-based certification meaning even the way it's manufactured is renewable and self-sustainable.

This month's theme is, "Farmhouse Fun" and it's the perfect match for something I needed to create! 

I found this blanket rack at a local flea market and was determined to flip it into a farmhouse vegetable stand for our kitchen. Especially now during the peak of garden season. Imagine a veggie stand... farm style in the kitchen. Crazy fun, isn't it? 

I started with removing the top rod and replacing it onto the bottom of the rack. Then, cleaning the blanket rack and giving it a coat of Milk Paint Extra-Bond for painting. Because I didn't sand to keep the stain and finish for distressing purposes, the milk paint adheres with the bonding agent.

Disclosure: The OFMP Company generously supplied products to each participant for this contest. I received two powdered pints of the ‪‎Old Fashioned Milk Paint, one container of Daddy Van's Wax, and bottle of  Extra-Bond.  Although this post is considered sponsored, all opinions are 100% my own.

After the Extra-Bond dried, I painted the rack with one coat of Snow White OFMP, followed by a coat of Oyster White OFMP. (tinted slightly with a bit of gray) 

When thoroughly dried, I distressed the rack and drew on farm images on each side panel. 

Finally, applied Daddy Van's Antique Brown Wax over the distressed areas and giving the stand an old "used around the farm" look. 

Then the fun part! Finished off the veggie and fruit stand with wire baskets! Added the yummy goods and done! 

Have an apple or grab those veggies to make dinner all Farmhouse style! It's a super space for storage. 

It's a fun and farmhouse style to keep produce without cluttering up the counters. Having this kind of storage is just kitchen satisfaction! Easy access for cooking and eating. I have another blanket rack. But that will be turned into a saddle rack. Repurposing and paint certainly makes needed things new and functional without breaking the budget. It's furniture flippin fun! 

So, back to the details of The Fab Furniture Flippin' Contest!

Our July 2016 Sponsor is 

with the theme "Farmhouse Fun".

The contest hosts are Evey at Evey's Creations and Stacy at Anastasia Vintage

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A Table Makeover: Ms. Black Velvet

It's another Fab Furniture Flippin' Contest!  This month it's all 'bout that "Bling-Bling"! Which is super exciting because the sponsor is none other but the amazing Country Chic Paint! Not quite what you would expect, right? Did we announce that right? Bling and Country Chic Paint? Well the participants are making that theme work with "metallic creams"! Oh, yes we are! The fine company supplied each of us with one pint of gorgeous metallic cream AND one pint of All-in One Paint to create from! And they were so kind as to include stirrers AND a brush! (Get outta here!!! Talk about "top-notch!) Wow-zers!!! We are so luuuuucky!!!!

So, I chose "Liquorice" (sleek velvety black) as my "All-In-One" paint coverage; and to go with it, "Pocket Watch" (gold)! It's for that black velvet look with a touch of bold-gold-bling. The combo is simply "classic".
Like "Bond" classic.
(Bond; James Bond.)

Let's check out what I had to work with.
Yee-up. A broken table.

Oh, it's one of those repair jobs again. ( meh!) It wouldn't be my life if it wasn't.
The free insects were temporarily exciting.
But those curves, and legs...
cat legs..."Mee-ow!"
Which Bond movie was that one from?

I had to glue and clamp before filling in the missing chipped off wood on both sides of the framework where the loose leg was. So it took endless wood filler applications followed by buzzings of sanding after each one. Ten in all.
I think.
I may have lost track after eight.
Separated pieces on the top were filled from underneath and on top to fill gaps. Extra sanding was needed to smooth out the cigarette and... "chemical" burns? Maybe that's what the yucky stuff was. It was gross.

That was fun. Or not.
I even used a blow dryer at one point to hurry the wood filling process. (No, it does not work. It cracks and you just need to fill again. Don't bother trying it. Really.
Really, really!)

But I couldn't wait to get started with that gold. Of course while "Goldfinger" lyrics went through my mind... "Mr. Goooold-Fing-gaaah"... all I wanted to do was get to painting!

Gah!!!! I blew away the dust and started wiping up so fast that I was shaking!
Finally! Paint and sparkles!!!

Now, I kind of wish I did the whole thing gold. With velvet touches.
Eh, next time.

I painted with the Liquorice first. Then, the top router off trim and all of the carvings were carefully painted with Pocket Watch. Finally, the entire table got one coat of Country Chic Paint's "Tough Coat".

Whiiiiiit-wheeeew! Pretty legs!

Dainty feet, with raised heels, dressed in gold.

Now I'm going to be brutally honest.
I added big diamond shaped rhinestones into those three upper carvings on the legs. I thought "earrings"= "more bling"... and I always stay true to the contest theme! This one is "Bling".
Guess what.
It looked cheesy.
Fake. Way too... not good. Well, I certainly don't have any real diamonds laying around!
So I removed those stones and fixed up the little spots with the gold again.
Much better.

I also ordered diamond cut "crystal knobs" for the front to make a fake drawer front.
Again.
Not good.
Less is more.

Soooo.... while I named this table as she is...  "Ms. Black Velvet"...

let's just get back to the Fab Furniture Flippin' Contest deets!

Our May Sponsor is 

Country Chic Paint is a beautiful furniture and home decor paint specifically designed for DIYers with a love for refinishing. This fabulous paint is eco-friendly and contains no harmful solvents. You can use it with your bare hands and no mask needed.

This month, the theme is "Bling Bling".

The contest hosts are 

Evey at Evey's Creations and Stacy at Anastasia Vintage 

Disclosure:
Sponsored by Country Chic Paint with painting supplies to create this project, all opinions and statements are entirely my own.

Wish me luck!