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Most people may not know this about me- I am obsessed with everything "shabby chic."  I love taking an old piece of furniture and giving it new life with a few coats of paint and wax.  I also enjoy repurposing things, such as my antique shutter headboard.  My fiance and I are buying an older Victorian home.  This blog will document our transformation of the house, and of course, my pursuit of all things shabby chic.  

Right now, I am in the middle of refinishing an old dresser I bought at a yard sale for $10.  It has been a lot of work because I have had to store it in my parents shed and I have only been able to work on it outside.  It has just been too hot.  So far, I have stripped and sanded the entire dresser.  All of the drawers have been primed.  I have painted the drawers this color: toque white from Sherwin Williams.  I have distressed two of the drawers and tried two different glazing techniques on them.  I am trying to decide if I like them that way, or if I just want to keep them plain white. I  used this glaze.  The color is called Medallion.  On one of the drawers, I wiped the glaze over the entire drawer and then rubbed it off.  It left a metallic finish on the entire drawer.  On the second drawer, I just wiped the glaze on the spots that I could see the wood that was exposed during sanding.  I think I like this way better.  Then again, I might just leave them plain white.  I am planning on staining the top a dark color wood because I know that white paint does not hold up well on top of dressers.  I plan to add pictures of this project soon. 

So, here we go!  Please join me on this journey of home restoration- and being the shabbiest girl I can be. 

-E