Dress(er) for Success - Roadside Rescue Dresser Redo

Earlier this summer, my youngest and I were on the way home from a trip to actually drop off a couple of boxes at Goodwill (I know...strange, isn't it?! The thought of actually donating instead of purchasing?!) I had just been lamenting the fact that I really needed more storage space in my studio when,  on the way home, we passed a dresser. A long, low dresser,  under a tree, near the street, leaning half way into the ditch beside the road. SCORE!  Much to the chagrin of my 17 year old, we turned around and hoisted this beauty (yes, I realize that "beauty" is probably a stretch) into the back of the truck. 

Over and Out! PopOVER Pan finally OUT of the Cabinet

Have you ever had a kitchen tool that you just know is mocking you?  It's usually the one that you purchase on a whim or that is given to you as a gift. Something that you've wanted but once you actually have it, you don't actually use it?! I've got one. The guys and gals in the canning supply cabinet refer to him  as "Pops". You know the type. He's slick. Shiny. Hard as iron and cool as non-stick coated steel. He came from Williams-Sonoma and he's been living the good life.

Changing Hardware: The "Hole" Story

While refinishing my roadside rescue dresser for the studio, I decided to change from the traditional waterfall bale pulls that came on the cabinet to something a bit more my style. You guessed it,  farm girl french. I wanted the cabinet to have an older, more utilitarian, feel. I chose Restoration Hardware Dakota 3/4 inch button knobs in rustic pewter for the smaller, top drawers on the cabinet.

Source and Photo Credit: Restoration Hardware

Cabinet "De-Finishing"

Almost ten months ago, as I began my journey to blogger-hood and my first ever barn sale, it became pretty clear that I was going to need more storage for my growing stash of sewing and crafting supplies.  Fortunately, at that same time, a boutique in my very small town decided to renovate. They left not one but two painted pine cabinets in the alley behind the store one Sunday evening, destined for Monday morning trash pick up. Needless to say, that wasn't gonna happen. It took two trips but the twins came to live in my studio. (I don't have any before photos of the two of them together.  This photo was taken mid-makeover.)

Arts and Crap - Organizing the Studio

For those of you who weren't around seven months ago for the last time that the studio was cleaned, here's the link to the post.  It was bad. So bad that I couldn't walk into the room.