GOOD MORNING BOYS!
What shall we do today?!?!
This morning these guys decided we needed to do a project. For
Christmas I got a new drill/ sander so it was time to put it to good
use.
Slowly we have been redoing the boys bedroom into a new sports theme. Today we decided to work on this very old dresser. It is UGLY!! It has so many water marks, wax, stains. It has been thru it! I got this when I was in college and have since passed it onto the boys to use as one of their dressers. It was in desperate need of a makeover.
So I started off by sanding the entire thing. That was a job in itself!! Since this dresser originally came from an antique shop it had years of wax, pledge, oil and whatever else on it. I had to blast through all of it to make the top and sides even and smooth.
Once I was finished sanding I painted the entire dresser black with a paint/primer in one. Once the paint dried I painted the top and the drawers with chalkboard paint. I let each coat dry, I did 3 coats of chalkboard paint. On the other parts I finished it with polyurethane. I love polyurethane for the final coat. I feel like it gathers a lot less dust then other finishes and gives the sheen I am looking for. Finally I also spray painted all of the hardware/knobs silver.
Here is the finished product!! I love it! The boys would barely let me get a picture of it before they went to town with the new chalkboard. I think it looks so much better and is a fun addition to their room!
Noah did the cursive "pants"! I am really glad that they still teach it in school. I think it looks so pretty.
