Repaint and Distress your old furniture

Every summer, I have projects. Its the time of year I have the most time to try new projects and crafts. This summer, after getting some inspiration from a company called Altar'd, I decided to try repainting and distressing my own furniture. I bought an old, kinda beat up dresser on Craigs List for $35. Now, I'm no professional, but this is how I did it.

Materials:
course sand paper
brown (or whatever color) primer paint
small sample jar of paint from Home Depot
paint brush

1. Sand down dresser to take off old stain. I have read that it makes the paint stick better.

2. Spray with primer paint. Choose a color that you want to see when you distress it. I chose brown. Let dry before applying top color.

(This is after I had taken the drawers out and taken off the hardware...ready to be primed)

3. Paint 1 or 2 coats of the color paint you want. Let dry.

4. Sand down corners and edges to see primer color underneath. Sand patches of the surface to give it a worn, old look.

5. Hardware - you could keep the old hardware if you like the look. The ones on my dresser were old and black so I took them off and put on Crystal knobs that I bought on Amazon. It's up to you.


And you're done! Next, I want to try a glaze...but I'll have to do some research on that first. And be bold! Try a color that you like or try white which is very shabby chic style.

After pictures