The tale of three dressers.
For the last four months I have kept a strict rein on my buying vintage junk.
We are still settling back in after the kitchen renovation.
I decided I would only buy dressers and they had to be CHEAP!
So what happened?
On my way to pick up toothpaste from DG, a volunteer at the thrift shop next door yelled down the sidewalk, "Hey, Donna, all the furniture is 75% off today!"
I guess it should be disturbing the guy knows my name, knows I buy furniture, and knows I am CHEAP!
I fast-walked down expecting very expensive pieces even at the sale price.
I told myself I only wanted dressers.
And they had to be vintage.
And CHEAP!
There were about five.
YIKES!
I chose the five drawer chest - looks 60's to me.
And the 40's dresser (or chest of drawers) - it weighs at least a ton.
They are currently sitting in the living room awaiting a transformation.
Yes, they were CHEAP!
Two days later Chucks honked the horn as he drove into the driveway shouting he had a present for me.
He had spied this beauty being dragged to the curb by a couple moving.
I asked how much he paid for it.
Nada, nothing, zip, zero.
Well, that certainly qualifies as CHEAP!
We decided to keep it.
In great shape.
Matches the oak floors and the oak furniture in the dining room.
Fits where a smaller cabinet once sat.
Holds most of the table linens.
And a couple of drawers of craft supplies.
Once a piece is decorated with Frozen Charlotte's and tiny books, it knows it has a home.
Not going out hunting this weekend.
After loving the way things look in the kitchen area, I am paring down brutally around the rest of the house.
I'll be busy painting and waxing and dragging things 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 have no clue why I thought of Brooks Bros. when I finished this three drawer dresser.
He seemed so blue and buttoned up.
Started as a knotty pine boy with rust around his handles.
Washed and handles removed.
Already sturdy so no major repairs needed.
I have used this blue on several pieces and love it.
Called Rain Storm.
The handles were quite rusty and I was prepared to replace them.
However I always sand a little to see if handles are worth saving.
Guess what?
They were worth saving!
He sat patiently in the front yard waiting for me to finish sanding the handles.
I almost changed my mind and added knobs.
But, no, I liked the original handles better.
A Brooks Bros. boy - all blue and buttoned up.
Already available in Booth W-10, Riverfront Antique Mall.
We have Kitchen Demo Day scheduled for May 1!
Progress pics next week.
I promise we are working hard.
See y'all!
On Saturday morning after the Vintage Market Days, Phyllis and I woke up early, had a quick breakfast at the hotel, and took off for the Ladson Flea Market.
Spied this tattered and torn jewelry case.
Opened it to find cute pins - especially the horse ones.
The dealer priced everything separately but accepted my offer of a one bundled price for all.
I know I should have washed this old vanity mirror first but I didn't.
Heavy round glass with a pie crust edge.
A brass base.
Made to be placed flat on a vanity.
A wire basket, a quilt for Chucks, and an old ice tray.
Always on my list - little chest of drawers and small ladders.
These two have had makeovers and are in the booth.
A very large serving tray, a black oar, and a wooden paddle.
Too sweet to pass by - two kindergarten chairs painted white with green polka dots.
Bought a white Samsonite suitcase - convinced it matched the train case from a previous week.
Alas, they are two different styles - one in oyster and one in white.
Set of three blue and white USA cups.
It pays to dig in those gross boxes under the flea market tables.
Found the Log Cabin Syrup bank in one.
So what did I buy at the Vintage Market Days fair?
Well, the prices were a bit high for cheap me.
But I did find these new sugar molds to use for a future project.
For the new kitchen (still waiting on cabinets) an old grain sack and a Mexican bread tray for the table to be reveal later.
To be honest, the table top is riding around in the back of Chucks' truck and the base has not been started.
A galvanized top to a feeder.
Not sure if it is a keeper or not.
Great architectural piece.
One side chippy white.
And the other side chippy green.
A definite keeper.
Finally a cute shirt just for me.
So it was a weekend filled with junkin', flea marketing, and eating.
And Friday Finds!
See y'all!
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