Dresser Redo

I have new hobby: furniture refinishing. I got this old, solid-wood dresser off Craigslist for cheap. I had intended to redo it for Ella's room but later decided it was too awesome to hide in a bedroom (Ella's dresser will be my next project:). I sanded it down to bare wood, stained the top, painted the body white, distressed the edges, wiped the whole thing down with a glaze/stain combo, sealed it, and painted the handles a nice oil-rubbed bronze color. I hadn't intended on making it look quite so antiqued, but for a first time project I'm pretty proud of it. I loved the process and since our bare house is in need of some tables and dressers here and there, I'm planning on doing this many more times!

Before:

During (top's been stained and the body is just white):

After: