Rescued From Fido

We love custom orders!  Our buddy, Jere, at the Sleepy Poet asked us if we could salvage the piece pictured below.  Apparently Fido got a hold of this and took no mercy on its original beauty.  We gladly accepted the challenge (mainly because Jere has been unbelievably wonderful with inside tips and stories when we visit our booth; not to mention he is the jolliest person on the planet - If you've been to the Sleepy Poet, you'll agree!).  The transformation ended up being pretty painless...

 

We used wood filler (that stuff is magical!) and a putty knife to keep the contour of the drawer true to its original form.  This took several applications and we gently sanded after each one.

We knew we were going to paint the piece a French Grey, so we used Kilz on the drawers to help hide any lingering imperfections. 

It took two coats of paint (and several trips of running inside the house to avoid raindrops) to fully cover the piece.

We experimented with a couple of glazes for the final touch.  The first one was craft paint mixed with tintable glaze which ended up looking more blue than black.  Then we used the same glaze with a latex black paint and it helped add a new dimension to the texture.  Jere was very happy with the end result (at least he pretended to be!) and now it is sitting beautifully in his booth!

 

The knobs were recycled from our "Thinking Outside the Paint" dresser!  I love when that happens!

Happy Junkin'!

Sarah