Dresser MAKEOVER!

My boss has lots of rent houses. This was left by his hold tenants and he thought it would fit the description of what I told him I was looking for. It was pretty stinking close!

Well here she is! I swear this is exactly how I got it.

As you can see it was falling apart.

The top was probably the worst part. The people who had it, had to have had it outside.

So the fun begins of sanding this baby down!

Filling in the holes and trying to patch the front of this thing. I tried I really did.

Now for the lining. Put a layer of Mod Podge down.

Place pre-cut "lining" on the layer of Mod Podge. Then Mod Podge over that to seal it all in!

A look from 3 drawers! I freakin' love it!

A side view! Can you tell I'm obsessed!

And the ALMOST finished product! I say almost because look at the finish of those drawers. I have some fixing to do on those. **Note to self when sanding make a decision to sand all or none down to the bare wood** That is what messed this finish job up. BUT for now it works until I can take a bit more of time with it. But in dim light you can barely tell.

What do you think?

Cost break down:
Sandpaper: 4.87
Spray Paint: 3.44 x 3
Knobs: 1.29 x 12
Wood Filler: 2.99
Carpenter's Glue: 2.50

Ok a little more than I wanted to spend but only cause I didn't have the supplies that I needed. But seriously I'm stocked up (other than paint) for the next project. So bring it~!

Vintage Subway Signs

I had to post this quickly before it was out of my brain and forgotten. I have to make this Subway Sign for my next project. I'm trying to think of a good saying for my dining room. I think it would be perfect fit in there with the Vintage Modern theme I'm going for. Any ideas for quotes, sayings?

The Heaviest Bench Ever!

I love to find new treasures in someone else's trash. This seems to be a Sunday routine of sorts lately. I found this in a lady at church's neighborhood. It was a pretty nice neighborhood too. I spotted it and new I would have to come back with Markus. He absolutely hates when I do this to him, but seriously how could I pass up this wooden bench?They even left Nike shocks in there too! LOL. I love how it opens up. It would be a great bench for a mud room if I had one or a toy/play room if I had one of those too...

Here's a shot of it on my front porch. It's the length of it just about which is about 5' or so. It's sooo heavy and barely fit in the back of the SUV. Can't wait to show the finished product. If I had the right saw I could cut the camel back right off of it cause it's not really my style... but we will see. Any suggestions of colors?

Pottery Barn Sofa Table Facelift

I tried to get decent pictures of this project, but it was beyond gross outside and I did this right before it was due to rain. Please excuse my messy deck, dead plants and all the clutter. It's winter here people and in Louisiana people don't go outside when its 30 degrees (insert comment here).
So here is the PB sofa table I bought for $150 (over 75%) off the regualar price of $699 I might add. I loved the mod style of it, but wasn't in love with the color. But I knew it was built solid and I could change that grey stain with a little paint in no time. Well I finally did after having it for a little over a year.

Here you get a close up of the grey stain and the grains of the wood

The whole big long thing... it goes forever. I guess it has to fit the 50" plasma right?

Side view (you can tell where the table and chairs were painted right before, huh?)

The after pics 2 cans of spray paint later...

Total cost $6 :)
Nothing beats the black satin spray paint. I just love the finish!