The bench was supposed to be the perfect bench for the new laundry room.
However once the washer and dryer were installed, it was three inches too long.
Really!?!
Had the bench fit perfectly like I had carefully planned, it would have been left in this distressed state and waxed.
Look at all the storage underneath.
Made a color wash of my favorite color of FolkArt craft paint.
Half paint.
Half water.
Brushed it on quite generously.
Turned out w-a-a-a-a-y too bright for me.
Used Howard's Dark Oak wax to tone it down.
I quite like this bench.
Too bad it does not fit anywhere I would want it.
Off to the booth.
See y'all!
Okay, okay, I keep referring to this dresser as having THREE drawers.
I finally noticed after reading comments and emails, there are FOUR drawers.
These dressers are great for beside the bed, by your sofa, blah, blah, blah - you've heard me extol the virtues of these cuties many times before.
Like the brown dresser yesterday, once I sanded it, I decided not to paint it.
Cute Samuel De Champlain grain sacks bags by Tina of What We Keep.
Even though all the back of the house furniture and household possessions are in the den and living room, I still found a space to Mod Podge.
The old kitchen table.
Image downloaded from the Graphic Marketplace on Etsy (Found here).
A grain sack label.
Offset to allow for the handle.
Remember to get those lines straight.
Larger image on the top.
Followed by two coats of satin craft varnish.
Hope to find yet another small dresser.
The top drawer has a neat organizer built in.
It can be found at Riverfront Antique Mall in Booth W-10.
It needs a home.
One last look at the label.
We are surviving the renovations - more posts coming this weekend.
See y'all!
Want to keep up with our kitchen renovation? Read the series!
Kitchen Reno - The Day Before
Kitchen Reno - Day One - Demolition
Kitchen Reno - Day Two
Kitchen Reno - Day Three
Due to construction, I will be unable to set up at the annual Magnolia Ridge Antiques and Art Gathering. However, I will definitely be a shopper! Hope to see you there.
Time out from the renovations to show off two paint projects involving small dressers.
The first is this brown one with three drawers.
And a French label.
One of you recommended this Etsy shop to find lovely clean and crisp images.
Go over to Graphic Marketplace (HERE) to find images that are quickly downloaded after payment is received.
I sanded the dresser to paint, but then decided I liked it brown.
Found the perfect image to download and print.
Used Mod Podge to adhere it to the drawers.
The trick to the paper sticking in the milled groove design is to put the Mod Podge on the surface of the wood and not the paper.
I place the paper in the grooves first checking constantly to keep the image level.
Also I let it sit for at least 24 hours before adding a top layer of Mod Podge.
I used a larger image on the top.
Followed with two coats of satin craft varnish.
I offset the images on the drawers so the handle would not completely cover the image.
It quickly sold.
Which made me happy!
Another small dresser tomorrow.
See y'all!
Want to keep up with our kitchen renovation? Read the series!
Kitchen Reno - The Day Before
Kitchen Reno - Day One - Demolition
Kitchen Reno - Day Two
Kitchen Reno - Day Three
Due to construction, I will be unable to set up at the annual Magnolia Ridge Antiques and Art Gathering. However, I will definitely be a shopper! Hope to see you there.
I love these oak side tables - so practical in many spaces. 
