{Before and After} - Dresser

Hey friends! Do you remember the photo below I shared with you last week? This dresser belonged to my husband's grandmother. It is a great piece of furniture with 9 drawers (plenty of storage!) but, oh did it need some loving!  Not only was it beat up from just being plain old, but it also stuck out like a sore thumb in our bedroom, which is pretty much decorated with all white furniture!

I am so bad about taking before pictures - clearly I remembered to take one after we had already taken most of the drawers out!

Again, another "before" picture, right before I began sanding away!

Midway through the project - primed and stained!

For the hardware, I knew it needed to be spruced up a bit. In my last post I told you about my new fave obsession for projects now - Rub n' Buff! This was my first trial run, and it turned out great!

Hardware before ...

Close up of Rub n' Buff - I used Gold Leaf 

Easy peasy! All you have to do is rub it on with your finger, and it sticks! Very simple!

And finally ....

The after picture! 

I am so pleased with how it turned out! I think it looks great in our room and works with our color scheme.  And my husband is the sweetest - he said that his Grandmother would be so proud! 

{I heart} Rub n' Buff

Alright, how have I just discovered the amazing product called Rub n' Buff?! Am I behind the times, or have I made a discovery that you haven't heard of either? 

I was reading a blog one day and noticed that the blogger continued to use this product on all sorts of things - hardware, furniture, picture frames, light fixtures, etc. How neat is that? I knew I had to try it.

So far I have only purchased the colors"Antique Gold," "Gold Leaf" and "Silver", but I am so excited to know there are additional colors available! I found mine at Michael's for only $3.99!

My next post will be a furniture update showing how I used Rub n' Buff. Stay tuned! 

{I Heart Spray Paint} - Guest Bedroom Chairs

This pair of chairs came from Goodwill for about $10 a piece. Not bad, right? But also not very pretty! Not to worry, my spray paint bottle was ready to tackle these bad boys! 

First and foremost - cleaning the chairs. It is very important to give your piece a good wipe down before painting or staining. My go to product is Krud Kutter. This stuff works really well!

Proven by the disgusting paper towels after cleaning - who knows where the chairs had been!

Here are the chairs after two coats of spray paint. They look brand new!

I don't have any pictures from recovering the seat cushions, but I used a burlap type fabric in a natural color that would work well in our guest bedroom.

Here are the after pictures! Now we have two cute chairs for our guests, and they also work well for extra desk space! 

{Loving} - Pinterest DIY Ideas

Here are some DIY ideas that I have found on Pinterest that I am loving! 

(1) Block letters on blank canvas - such a great idea!

(2,3) Ribbon Holders - how easy would it be to do either of these?!

(4,5) I love the idea of taking old window frames and making them into picture frames 

(6,7) My necklaces could be neatly organized if I did one of these ideas! Either take a piece of wood and use knobs as the hangers, or a towel rod with shower curtain rings! Love it! 

 References - (1) Word Canvas; (2) Ribbon Holder; (3) Ribbon Hanger; (4) Picture Frame 1; (5) Picture Frame 2; (6) necklace hanger; (7) necklace hanger 2