We decided a few months ago that Braden finally needed a real dresser - so we picked up this cheapy at the DI for $10. Grandpa Johnson helped Bob rebuild part of the inside and a piece of one of the drawers. Then it sat in our garage for over a month while we decided what to do with it.
We finally went to the store one day and picked up some supplies to get started. Bob and Braden removed the old wooden knobs, filled the holes and sanded it down with some fine sandpaper.
(1st mistake - should have used a coarser sandpaper first, this thing was pretty beat up.) Then Bob used spray primer for the first coat.
(2nd mistake - after distressing the dresser - the white shows now)
After letting that dry he used a couple of cans of black spray paint and coated the outside of the dresser and the fronts of the drawers.
(Wish we would have bought a couple more cans to do the insides as well.) Then Bob measured and measured to get the perfect spot for adding our new handles and then drilled the holes. After drilling the holes he distressed the dresser with sandpaper on the edges and then used a keychain of allen wrenches to beat up the middle areas
(which also helped to blend in the old knob holes which weren't quite hidden enough.)
He then sprayed the whole thing with a can of matte laquer and put in the pretty new handles.
This was a fun learning project for us as we are hoping to paint the "new to us" china hutch we got a few weeks ago from my parents. Now we know a few things not to do and a few things that we should have done for our next project.
We wanted a guard railing for the bottom bunk of the bunkbed we just bought for the kids, so Bob decided to build one himself. He consulted with my dad and grandpa, made some plans and went to work in the shop. He even found stain that exactly matches the finish on the bunkbed. What a talented guy!!!
My nephew's 1st birthday is coming up and Bob designed this cutesy invite for the big day! Both the birthday boy and the invite are totally adorable!!!
We decided a few months ago that Braden finally needed a real dresser - so we picked up this cheapy at the DI for $10. Grandpa Johnson helped Bob rebuild part of the inside and a piece of one of the drawers. Then it sat in our garage for over a month while we decided what to do with it.
We finally went to the store one day and picked up some supplies to get started. Bob and Braden removed the old wooden knobs, filled the holes and sanded it down with some fine sandpaper. (1st mistake - should have used a coarser sandpaper first, this thing was pretty beat up.) Then Bob used spray primer for the first coat. (2nd mistake - after distressing the dresser - the white shows now)
He then sprayed the whole thing with a can of matte laquer and put in the pretty new handles.
While at Trevor and Jennifer's house, Bob grabbed this drawing off the wall to take a pic of it for his records. Why? BECAUSE HE DREW IT FOR THEM FOR A WEDDING GIFT! almost 10 years ago.