Aegean Blue Dresser

Wow, it's been a while since I've been here!  We had a great weekend- the weather here in Atlanta was gorgeous.  Unbeatable.  Lovely, perfect, I could go on & on.  We were all on a fresh-air-high!

I finished this over the weekend...

I love it!  The color is Aegean Blue by Martha Stewart.  As an aside, I painted the entire piece (two coats) with one tester bottle :)  I think it was $2.50 or something like that.  She started like this...

The curves on the front & on the drawers were just too fun to leave alone, so I distressed them pretty heavily and added some antiquing glaze by Valspar.  Then I covered the whole piece in polyacrylic.

I loved the original hardware, so I gave it a very light coat of ORB and then blotted it off.  So they are darker than before, but not in a huge way.

I also finished another project this weekend, a horse head towel rack for my boy's bathroom.  It started with one of these.

Then my dad cut pieces of beadboard to put behind the openings.

We put them in & then glued them with Gorilla Glue.  I accidentally left the clamps on for a few days, so I am sure it is good & glued :)

Painted in Heirloom White.

Added horsehead hooks that I found at My Favorite Place, and distressed the frame.

I haven't put it up yet, as I am waiting for some help--- it is a bit heavy, and with towels hanging on it, it's only going to get heavier!  So we need some studs (literal & figurative) to help with that.

Last but not least, I wanted to share with you what my 6 year old brought home from the school library last week.  He's been reading it for a few days now...

Hmmmmm....

Last time I checked, we have a fat calico cat.  Adding a gerbil to the mix, I am afraid, would only make her much, much fatter.

Thanks for visiting!

Oh, and one other thing ~ I've had several people ask me (from all over, via blogland) how I sell my pieces that are for sale.  I've had a lot of luck with Craigslist & also with my blog.  If you sell pieces, will you share with us how you sell them?  People are looking for help!  Thanks!

Kathie

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