The Cutest Vintage Chest of Drawers
I’m just amazed at the things people look at as “trash”!!!
Sooooo I’m on Craigslist one Sunday morning and under the “Free” section I see that there is an Estate Sale up the street where the new owner has decided to give away EVERYTHING left in the house for free! Â Yep…I said it…FREE!
Thinking “This must be a scam”, I reluctantly drag Chris out with the truck to see if there is anything worth grabbing. Â We pull up to a very old, run down, deserted looking house and actually contemplated turning around. Â Luckily Chris was there because he convinced me to wait in the truck while he took a quick look inside. Â He wasn’t inside more than a few minutes when he came back out, turned off the ignition and told me I wouldn’t believe what was left inside as “trash”. Â Needless to say, we ended up loading up the truck with some amazing treasures.
I decided to start on this vintage chest of drawers first. Â The detailing on this piece was gorgeous!
I could see Annie Sloan “Old White” Chalk Paint in it’s future. Â So I went to work!
The drawers definitely needed some love!
I decided to give them a fresh coat of Varathane Kona stain. Â Not only did this help to hide the years of wear and tear, but it also freshened up the smell in these antique drawers.
I wanted to top the whole piece off with a light brown glaze finish to add to that vintage look I pictured.  I waxed the entire piece first with Annie Sloan Clear Wax so that it would lay a good foundation for the dark glaze. If you don’t wax your piece first, the dark glaze can come out looking very “muddy”.
I then mixed up my glaze which was a combination of half mineral spirits and half dark wax.
I applied my glaze with a cheap paint brush from the dollar store and used a clean rag to then wipe the glaze back off. Â It left my piece with that extra vintage flare I was looking for.
What a perfect vintagie cute Chest of Drawers!
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