The Unfinished Chest
As you know, we sold the Cottage and moved. Did I mention that our buyer also bought most of our furniture? Yes, she did, and we were in dire need of someplace to put our clothes. After much discussion, the decision was made to buy an unfinished piece for me to finish. Since the new place is small, we started out with one unfinished chest of drawers. This is how it was delivered: Yes, I forgot to take that 'before' picture again, so I had to find an image online! The top was stained with dark walnut stain, followed up with 3 coats of satin polycrylic. I know you've heard me say I'm not a fan of polycrylic, but that's for tables that get heavy use. (If you want to read that sad story, click HERE ). Since this is a dresser, polycrylic is a great choice. Once the top was done, I primed and then painted the dresser in Silver Lining Chalk Paint. Before I started the drawers, I brushed some walnut stain on those edges so it would show through