obsession.

In January, Grant's uncle passed away. Recently, now that things have been settled, Grant brought me home a dresser. A big dresser. I sat and stared at it for days. I was sort of uninspired. I am not sure if it's because of whom it belonged to. Then, while at my local Benjamin Moore store to get some things, I was browsing the colors and came across "Covington Blue".  And I immediately bought it and went at that dresser. Here are some befores:

Dark. Outdated. Some surface issues. As always, start by cleaning. Remove all your hardware and drawers. Scrub, scrub, scrub. Did I mention I love TSP?

Next- prime with trusty Zinsser Cover Stain. Let dry for at least two hours! This is important!

Paint. I used BM "White Dove" and that lovely "Covington Blue". I decided I wanted the blue on just the drawer faces, to add a little... jazz. All my furniture paints are BM Metal and Wood Enamel in High Gloss. Painting the drawer faces took some patience, and some touching up. Started with the blue, and things got sort of messy. At one point I thought, oh my god- this looks awful. As always, once two coats were done, it got a bit better. Then when I went back in and touched up the white, it got even better.

Then- you know what's coming- I sanded. And then things looked AMAZING. Added new hardware (never underestimate the power of new hardware) and boom. I wake up every morning, gaze at this piece and tell it I love it. True story.



Obsession.