The Second Barn Dresser and ORC: Week 5

I few weeks back I found a pair of old dressers from a barn-I already showed  the make over of the first one. 

Before:

The all wood dresser went through a makeover this past week. 

I sanded the top and the drawer fronts and then sealed and stained them with AS dark wax/Linseed Oil.  

This dresser is very similar, but not the same as the other dresser, so I wanted them to compliment each other with the same kind of  wood drawers.  

Aftter sanding the top and I also sealed it with AS dark Wax/linseed Oil

I wanted the dressers be alike, but not too matchy so I mixed up my own vintage green color of paint and made it into chalk paint.  

 I wanted the dresser to be chippy and distressed.  To get this look I rubbed a candle on the edges and the areas where I wanted the distressed look.  

The wax creates a natural resist to the paint and I can get it to chip/rub off with my scraper.  

After a good scraping, I sealed the dresser with my AS dark wax/Linseed oil and then added the new hardware.  

I love my Pair of Green Dressers!

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