Old is New again

Ponca has brought out the crafty in me.  I find myself wanting to take on more and more projects lately.  My latest feat was this lovely little dresser.  (Sorry, I forgot to take a true "before" picture...in my excitement, I didn't remember to grab the camera until after it was sanded, and all hardware removed.)  

I have always loved furniture that has a rustic feel to it.  There is just something about it that makes it feel like home.  And thanks to several blogs that I check, (Thanks Abbey), I now think I have the skills to distress furniture myself ;)

So, back to our lovely little dresser.  Cathy & Wiley were wanting to get rid of it, and I decided it would be a great first distressing project for me. I mean, if I totally screwed it up, it wouldn't be the end of the world.  So, Aaron and I grabbed some sanders and got to work.  

And look what a little bit of sanding, black paint, distressing, stain, poly & new hardware can do to a dated piece of furniture!!  I couldn't be more excited about how it turned out.  

It now has a new home in our dining room, where it has quickly become our new favorite piece of furniture.   Not only because it turned out super cute, but also because we worked on it together, (Ayson even "helped" by running over an entire can of poly with his 4-wheeler) which makes it that much more special!  Ahhhh, memories :)

I'm addicted now...anyone have any old furniture they want to get rid of? ;)