No Paper Included

Hi Everyone, I wanted to pop in and show you a dresser that I refinished.  That's right...... a piece of furniture.  No paper included in this post.  (wink)

Anyone that knows me, knows that I love anything vintage.    I have this dresser that came from my great grandmother's house that I've been using in our guest room.  I recently re-decorated the guest room in warm floral tones with lots of color.  I felt that the black dresser, whose finish was not in great condition, needed a little "pick-me-up".

Here's the dresser in its original condition.  I had already pulled the knobs off when I took the picture and washed it down with plain water and then let it dry.  As you can see the finish is a little rough.  The top had gobs of something mysterious stuck all over it.  I sanded that down enough to make it smooth.   

The dresser got two coats of Cream color Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.

I then gave it a light sanding, distressing the edges and random places to make it look like the paint has rubbed off.  This could have been a good place to stop but I found these rub on transfers one day when I was scrolling at Scrapbook.com and just had to try them.

I started by adding the Flower Collector transfer by Re-Design.  It has a wonderful vintage advertising look.  It took lots of rubbing but it transferred beautifully.    I then added one of the flower transfers from The Flower Fields.  This came with two transfers, so I still have one left that I can use on a different project or I can cut it and use individual flowers on other projects as well.

I love how it turned out and it brightens the room up so much.  

I hope you'll check out Scrapbook.com.  They have so much more than just paper crafting supplies.  You never know what you'll find.

Thanks for stopping by!