Dresser Makeover

Welcome to my dresser makeover...

I purchased this deco dresser from an antique store's backroom garage. It had great size, lines and curves, but was missing pulls, had only been primed, and the drawers were hanging out everywhere. But, they were willing to sell it to me for only $120, which was what they had spent on it. I said YES, and brought it home. The time came, this last weekend, to give it the makeover it had been needing, and I decided to pull a bit of my kitchen into my sunroom by giving it the same distressed paint treatment I had given my kitchen cabinets. Although, I had many inspirations, I ultimately took my inspirations from these cabinets in my kitchen:

I had the dresser staged a bit to get an idea of its purpose in the room, here it is:

sitting in my sunroom waiting for its crowning moment:

Thankfully, my piece was already sanded and primed, so the next step for me was to paint:
color used: Ancient Scroll by American Tradition

The next step was to sand the dresser and give it as much distress as my muscles could handle:

The third step was to stain the dresser. I used Minwax Walnut

Wood Finish, painted it on, then rubbed it off straight away.

and...um...next time I will use gloves.

Next, because I have not yet found the perfect pulls, I sprayed some burlap

twine, and tied them on so that I can functionally open it until I do.

And, for an added bonus, and because I was loving it so much, I painted

an inexpensive bench that I love to use as a coffee table.

Here's how it works in my space:

And, here's the dresser.