The Eric and Adam Dresser

I found this dresser at the same church sale as the blue desk.  I love the before pic - cracks me up!

Someone (possibly Adam or Eric?) had used a permenant marker to fairly separate the drawers.  I loved the little waves at the bottom, and hoped I could change it into something cute!

I found some mistinted Zissner primer for $5 that almost perfectly matched my Woodlawn Charm color.

After I sanded, I painted on a coat of the primer.  It's oil-based and pretty smelly!  I sanded again before painting on the Woodlawn Charm.  I only needed one coat because the primer and paint matched soooo well!

I had seen dressers with a stencil painted across the front and thought I would do my own version.  I didn't have a stencil, but my "design"  ha ha was quite simple, so I just freehanded it.  Here is how it turned out:

I used a piece of chalk to draw the flower.  This works great because if you don't like what you have drawn, just wipe it off with a damp cloth and start over!  I added a bit of white to some of the Woodlawn Charm to lighten it up, then used a small paint brush and brushed it right over the top of the chalk.  After the design dried, I just wiped off the remaining chalk with a damp cloth.  Easy Peasy!

Next I distressed the edges with an 80 grit sandpaper.  Then I took a piece of 220 grit and went over the distressed edges again with it.  It takes a little extra time, but the distressed edge just looks a little more natural and rubbed in. 

 After that, it was 2 coats of Minwax Wipe-On Poly~ 

It's so easy - just pour some on your cloth and rub it onto your piece.  No brush strokes!

I lined the drawers with some super cute coordinating paper I found at Hob Lob.

I also had a desk that I found previously at a yard sale.

 I gave it the same treatments as the dresser~

I used my chalk and lightened paint to make the flowers~

I also lined the desk drawers just like the dresser~

I finished this nightstand I found at my favorite thrift store like the other 2 pieces to complete this set.  Here is the before~

...and after!

I added some little flowers and swirlies~

and, of course, lined the drawer.

Here are all 3 pieces together.  I sold them as a set.

This is my little Maya!