Turquoise Tall Boy and Nightstand

Craigslist finds have been a BIG bummer lately, so as I was haphazardly scanning through the pics, I couldn't believe this sweet dresser and nightstand set that had just been posted~

Oooo...I couldn't get my phone and call the number fast enough!   My husband's work was only a few miles away, so he picked them up on his way home from work. 

My mouse sander has been giving me all kinds of grief~ and has since been retired for good,  so I gave them a quick sanding with a medium grade sanding block~

I really like these little things!

I've been priming most of my pieces with this spray Kilz lately because my spray gun lays down a coat that is equal to about 2 regular coats.  It seemed like a waste of primer.  That, and it's easier, too! :)

After a light sanding, I sprayed on some "Embellished Blue," a Home Depot color that Sherwin-Williams color matched for me.

I heavily distressed these guys, so I had lots of bare wood exposed.  I picked up some stain that matched the original wood color.  It was called English Chestnut.

When I brushed the stain over the distressed edges, it looked so much better!  I decided to just wipe it all over the whole thing, rather than using glaze to antique. 

Using stain to age a piece is alot quicker and less messy than glaze.  The effect is just a little bit different.

I gave them a couple of coats of wipe on poly.  The tops also got a coat of wax, just to give them a nice even finish.

Here's a before of the dresser~

Here is the set all fixed up~

Thanks for stopping by!