Hello friends!! I know, I know…it’s been a long time! We took our family vacation and then spent last week trying to get back in to the swing of things at home. I had planned to get a post up before our vacation, but I ended up coming down with what I think was a vestibular migraine that week. It caused my whole world to spin and I was miserably nauseous. It put me down for a few days, but fortunately it passed just in time for our trip and we had an amazing time.
We started in Legoland where we spent three nights and two full days at the park from open to close! We stayed at the Castle Hotel which I highly recommend doing!
Then we headed over to Carlsbad State Beach where we stayed in a cute little rental one block from the beach. We spent most of our time playing at the beach, but we did travel to San Diego twice to spend a day at the San Diego zoo and a day at Seaworld.
As tough as it was to come back to reality, I did start to miss working on projects and was excited to get back into the groove once we got home.
Without further ado, let’s continue catching up the flips that I have yet share! Today I am sharing a small chest of drawers makeover.
Supplies Used:(Affiliate links may be provided for convenience. For more info, see my full disclosure here.)
- Sander
- Bondo
- Shellac Primer
- Bamboo Mat
- Wood Glue
- Enamel Paint
- Paint Sprayer
- Stain
- 2×2
- Kreg Jig
- Ultra Flat Polyacrylic
- Knobs
- Contact Paper
One day we were taking my Mom home and we saw that her neighbor had set this little cutie out on the curb. Without question Anthony got out and loaded it in the back of the truck!
I could tell that it was very old, but solid! I started by cleaning it well and then cut down a piece of Bamboo Mat to give the top drawer character. I used wood glue, a board and some clamps to secure it.
While that was drying, I strip sanded the remaining drawers down to the raw wood and re-stained them with my favorite stain.
By the time I finished we were ready to start priming with Shellac. This is my new favorite way to prime because it seals the wood up and prevents any nasty tannin bleed through.
Occasionally I’ll find a spot that I went too light on and will notice it after the paint goes on—which did happen on this piece. When that happens I reapply shellac to the spot and repaint that area.
I decided to go light and mixed up a color using what I had on hand and created a light creamy taupe.
In between coats I recruited my little helper to help me build a base using 2x2s and the Kreg Jig.
I sealed it all up a with Ultra Flat Polyacrylic and this is how it turned out!
I chose these pretty white and gold knobs and I love how they pop against the wood stain.
I used a white and gold contact paper to coordinate with the knobs.
Unfortunately I made a small mis-measurement on the base and didn’t realize that it was slightly unlevel and the buyer let me know once they got it home. It was embarrassing but after all, I am human and not a robot! She brought it back and I repaired it by splicing in a piece of wood on the short leg. After wood filler and stain it was perfect and I was able to re-list it.
I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!
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