One Room Challenge: oak furniture facelift

Boy has this One Room Challenge gone by fast, it is already week #4!
Having a deadline (thank you Linda) makes a huge difference in getting a project finished.

If you are visiting for the first time, my Creative Sister in Law Therese and I are making over a master bedroom with a Moody Blue vibe and things are really coming together.
Go here is you want to start at the beginning and see our design concept.

Today we are talking furniture makeovers.
Because our budget did not include replacing these functional, solid, albeit OAK pieces,
my CSIL got out her can of
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White
in order to inject a little new life into them.
Her large dresser now looks like this...

Quite the improvement from this...

Gotta love ASCP, virtually no prep and a couple of coats later, buh bye oak.

Therese opted for the dark wax finish.

She was not thrilled with the result, so out came the mineral spirits and away went the "muddy" look.

Tip of the Day: 

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Dark Wax is best used on furniture that has lots of nooks and crannies or detailing as it works well to highlight those. 

We wanted to add a bit of interest with the pulls and when Therese stumbled upon these gems, we knew they were perfect. A Midcentury feel with a bit of wood and touch of brass, 

and yes, they were only $1.50 each!

Next up, a pair of nightstands.

 ASCP and wax on the drawer and door fronts and some new hardware and voila!

With lots under our belt, we still have plenty to do over the next couple of weeks
and sometimes the "devil is in the details" as they say, and that is where we are at.

To Do:
Lighting
Reading chiar
Artwork and accessories

This is the fun stuff though so it feels good to be in the home stretch!

Now grab your cup o' joe or glass o' wine and head on over to
see what the official ORC peeps are up to
here 
and what the rest of the ORC Linking Paricipants like me are up to
here

And don't forget to come back next week because we are going to be all about some very awesome details including some "signature" Therese Marie Designs goodies!

--------------Cathy--------------

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