Dresser Turned Media Console

My favorite piece that I have made over would have to be my current Media Console table.  It started out as a dresser.  I picked it up from a local ad and was able to load it in my car (barely).  It's 6 feet long and very heavy.  I painted the entire piece white.  Next step was sanding, but after I started, I discovered some awesome detail in the front doors, so I sanded and sanded and sanded some more.  Now I had a piece that was all white with 2 toned doors.  It was too much white.  I bought an orbital sander at Home Depot and went to town on the top.  It was so easy, that I couldn't believe I didn't buy this helpful tool sooner.  After the top was completed I grabbed whatever stain my husband had in the garage and voila!  But I wasn't finished.  The piece still looked like a dresser and a bit too "heavy" looking for my casual family room.  Baskets!  Anyone that knows me, knows that I have a little obsssion with baskets.  So off to Michaels I went with the dimensions of the side drawers.  I decided to go with 2 different basket colors.  I had to drill 2 holes throught the back for the cable box and stereo wires.  It's my favorite piece.  How do you like it??

Sailor Dresser

Here is a story about the little dresser that could.  I purchased this on Craigslist (as usual lately) and I first planned on painting it different pastel colors, but then decided to break out the painters tape again!  I would try to do nautical flags on this one, so my husband and I thought of what it should spell out.  What nautical word would fit (6 drawers, 6 letter word).  SAILOR it was.  I rushed to the computer to see if those letters were hard to do!  The rest is history.  I used Annie Sloan paint for this one, except for the yellow.  That's a Behr color match sample from Home Depot.  I brought them a nautical flag garland that I have hanging in my living room to match the yellow.  I don't even have a boat, lol!!!  And if you are wondering, no it does not spell sailor after all.  It's a word scramble now, because the drawers were painted out of order, and wouldn't fit the way I wanted!  The gold knobs were an afterthought, but don't they look great?!  It's going to be hard to part with this beauty.  Do you like it?

American Flag Dresser

I found this dresser on craigslist.  It was painted brown and very sad looking.  I had my eye on it for awhile, but waited a long time before finally purchasing it.  I was excited to get started and forgot to snap a before picture!  I painted the entire thing with CeCe Caldwell Vermont Slate.  Then I painted the Drawers Vintage white.  It needed something else.  Some leftover Annie Sloan Emperor's Silk and Napoleanic Blue and Painters tape and there was no stopping me.  As for those pesky stars.....A bought stickers, painted over them, and Voila!  With tweezers I took them off and little white stars appeared.  I am so proud to be an American.  I hope you like it.  I am new to the blog world, but am excited to be able to link up to my favorite blogs that I have been following.  My Facebook Page is up and running.  It's called Color Me Coastal Design.  Please check it out and give me a LIKE.   Here's the Reveal.