Antique Depression Era Chest of Drawers given a Makeover!

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Well, Welcome back my Beauties!
Sorry to be away for so long but as I am sure you all are experiencing, it has been dang hard to get back into the swing of things now that Christmas is over.

We were so busy with family time and my daughter preparing for her first musical production that time just seems to be slipping by.

I have been working on a few pieces down in my STUDIO during these freezing cold months, but I didn't have time to photograph all of them. 

But this baby I did!
I mean it was too gorgeous of a piece not to document!

I grabbed it for a steal at the thrift shop.

Mostly because one leg was really beat up and has some bad veneer damage on the fronts and sides. 

Lucky for me the really cool parts were in pretty decent shape and just needed some cleaning up and some love. 

I wanted to save as much of the original woodwork while updating at the same time. 

I removed all the really cool old hardware and gave it a good cleaning and a shot of some metallic spray paint. 

For the pieces I was going to save I just cleaned up the wood and wiped it with some General Finishes Brown Mahogany Gel Stain

It added the richness and protection back to the wood.

When that was done I decided I wanted to make the grain really POP so I used General Finishes Lamp Black Milk Paint. 

I gave it two coats and it totally changed the look of the piece.

I mean, would you look how that awesome grain just popped against the brass hardware and the black paint! 

I am a girl who loves color but every once in a while I really love to give a piece a feeling of drama.

I think this lamp black paint did the trick, don't you?

Now if I could only find about 20 more gorgeous pieces like this :)

I put it in my booth at Changing Thymes in Grandville Michigan

so here is hoping this once beaten up piece will get a new and fun life with another family. 

I hope you enjoyed this latest makeover.

I am going to wrap myself up in about 20 blankets and make a giant cup of tea.

We are in the middle of another ice storm here in Michigan.

Heres hoping we thaw out quickly so I can get back to thrifting for more vintage pieces.

Until next time have a WARM and BEAUTIFUL day!