DIY Furniture painting

Well it's official, I've done it! I finally got up the nerve to paint my first piece of 

"real wood" furniture, you know the dove tailed kind. About a month ago my

daughter's dresser finally bit the dust and one of the drawers caved in. It was
time to find her new dresser and not spend a ton of money.

We ended up finding her a matching dresser and side table at a consignment

shop. The store was going out of business, even better! Both pieces were   

 solid and in excellent condition. We ended up spending $100 on both.

Why would anyone want to paint this? Because it's too dark and a little paint never 

hurt anything.

Shiny top, must be sanded.

Done! All sanded, primed, painted, and poly'd, it's that simple. 

No, the process was time consuming, but well worth it in the long run.

My daughter chose the paint color; Martha Stewart Picket Fence.
A perfect shade of white/cream. Good choice Allison!

Martha Stewart: Picket Fence

I had this handle left over from another project and thought  it looked good. Oil rubbed bronze on a
freshly painted white surface. Beautiful!  

What a difference a little paint and patience can do. Now it's time to start on her dresser. 

I purposely started on the night stand to see if I could do it.  

I hope you'll come back soon to see how the dresser turns out.

 THANK YOU for stopping by and following along. Your 

comments and support mean the world to me.