HOW TO MAKE A DRESSER 2ft TALLER cottage country cabinet

I once saw something similar to this next furniture project and knew I wanted to recreate it.

 

 

It was midnight and I had started to tear several pieces of furniture apart.
 

5 days later here is what came of all the work.

 

I have had this piece hiding in the back for almost a year,

flip flopping over whether to sell or keep it.

I love it so much I have been trying to make it work in my space but dam it all,

 the trailer wont get any bigger no matter how hard I try to envision it to.

It has a wonderful blend of cottage styling with country charm,
and no one else on the block will have one just like it!

It is finished in ASCP Pure White with lots of lightly distressed detailing over a dark brown stained pine.

It started as a simple pine seven dresser.

I used a set of turned legs from a country kitchen table to lift it up.

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Yes, you read that right I picked up a dresser and put it on a kitchen table ... so to speak.

Reclaiming at its best ....

I used 20 drawer sides to build the interior shelves

and 8 drawer fronts for the top of the cabinet.

 

Save your drawers ladies, its free lumber!

 

I trimmed each opening (where the drawers use to be)

 

The original top from the dresser is now the bottom shelf.

It is nice thick pine making the base super strong and sturdy.

 

 

I finished it off with a nice waxing with ASCP clear wax and buffed a nice shine to

the flat smooth surfaces.

 

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HOW TO PAINT BAR STOOLS numbered country white stools

 

 

A good bar stool is hard to find!

These were labeled made in California, anything that was made domestically has my vote.

The steps I took while painting these stools should help convince you to get yours redone.

 

 

Always turn your painting projects upside down before you start, especially chairs.

I use the chain link fence to rest my chairs legs against and a make shift bench below.

If you are using a spray can it takes at least 1 whole can to do one whole chair.

Once all the undersides are coated turn the chair over and finish spraying.

DO NOT HOLD THE NOZZLE DOWN WHEN USING SPRAY CANS,

short bursts offer better control, less waste, and you do not get runs as easily.

 

 

I planned on painting these white and distressing back to the black

but you can stop at this point and have a nice new set of black bar stools.

Let an oil based spray dry for 24 hours before using or painting over.

 

 

I do the same steps with the next coat, turn the chairs upside down, coating all the bottom surfaces.

Then flip them over and finish with your white. I sprayed these chairs with a 50 - 50 mix of ASCP

OLD WHITE and PURE WHITE.

 

 

The seats were upholstered with this waverly numbered print.

 

 

Some upholstery tips can be found here:

http://blogspot.ca/p/how-to_9274.html

 

 

I distressed and waxed the white to show the black and a bit of the wood.

This can be done with fine sand paper (220) or wet distressing.

 

 

This whole process is an excellent method to deal with dining chairs that dont hold ASCP very well,

but for those who want to use it to achieve that silky velvety finish we all love so much.

 

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