Typography dresser

This dresser was supposed to be black and a departure from all the feminine, romantic pieces I've been doing lately. 

A boy dresser.

But when I work on pieces, sometimes it starts to talk to me, and this one wasn't feeling the black.

I wanted to do a retro race theme....

...well, maybe for another project.

What I did end up with, was something that was inspired by Mary's beautiful piece that she did a few weeks ago.

Here was the before:

I meant to stage this at home so I could have natural light to photograph this in, but I had to redo my booth  after the weekend (Farmhouse Show) and didn't even realize I hadn't done that until I was setting it up here!  Oh well.

I haven't done a really heavy distressed piece in a long time.  

I've seen a few other projects out in blogland that just looked incredible, and I wanted to try it out on this one.

ASCP Paris Grey and Pure White.

I added the numbers to the fronts and painted the hardware in a soft dove gray.

Love the bun feet and the carved details.

I am realizing that pieces like this are really what I love doing.  I've always loved painting and home decor, so this is a perfect marriage of the two.  But I also really love graphic images, and I think I'd like to do more like this.  I guess we'll see how long this one lasts in my room, and if it goes quickly, then more to come.
;)

The Farmhouse Show was a lot of fun, and it was so much fun to be a part of it.  It's always hard to predict what people will be buying, but regardless, I sold a few pieces- and now I am fully stocked in my room!
Yahoo!

Thanks for letting me share my recent project with you.
The rest of the week I hope to run a mini series called "Little Updates".  I've been adding things to the house here and there, so I think I'll just do a room by room show and tell of some new items.

Have a great Tuesday!
I'm now off to treat myself (and my car) to a full wash and detail after all the junk hauling!
Can't wait.

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