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Yay! Marking a project off the list today! On Monday, I showed you a few sneak peak photos of a mini makeover I was knee deep in. Well, today I finally finished it up!

I’ve been in love with Restoration Hardware’s Deconstructed lines for a long time. I love seeing the inner workings/structure of a piece unveiled. There can be so much beauty in function.

So, when I was brainstorming ideas for ways to fix up this dresser that was in pretty sorry shape, the deconstructed idea came to mind.

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The side of this piece would have had to be rebuilt if I wanted to take it back to it’s original glory, so the deconstructed look/idea was kind of perfect in this case. I made the decision and went about removing the damaged wood on the side of the piece.

Another reason I thought this piece would be great for a deconstructed look is because of the dovetail joints on the drawers.  I love the look of dovetail joints and this idea would allow those joints to be shown off!  So, I sanded the old paint off the joints and stained the sides of the drawers.

I kind of hate sanding, so when it came to painting the rest of the piece, I decided to use a new paint out there called Cottage Paint. The good people at Spectrum Paint are now carrying this line in select stores and recommended that I try it out! The Cottage Paint does not require any sanding, which was/is music to my ears!

COTTAGE PAINT

I decided to paint the drawer fronts black and the outside of the piece white. I thought the color combo of black, white, and wood would be striking. I am very pleased with how the Cottage Paint worked. It was a thick paint, so it covered well and even filled small divots or chips existing in the original paint job. After two coats, I took a piece of 150 grit sandpaper and made one pass over the paint just to knock down any brush strokes that had built up. Almost no elbow grease at all!  The feel of the finished piece is so smooth! I love it.

After I painted this piece, I sealed it. The Cottage Paint line has a sealer with a flat finish, but I wanted a bit of a sheen. So, I used a water based poly in Satin to finish things up!

The handles got a little makeover of their own as I stripped the paint off them, cleaned up the brass pieces, and stained the wood dowels to bring that warm wood tone from the side of the piece to the front as well.

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Oh, and even though it will soon be covered by junk and no one will ever see it, I also added a pretty floral drawer liner. Some extra wall paper I had lying around provided that pop of color that I can’t seem to do without! 😉

A final B & A…

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PS- Spectrum Paint will also make custom colors in the Cottage Paint to match any Pittsburgh Paint color!