So I have seen this furniture everywhere - normally really cheap. In fact, I have seen stuff like this on the side of the road with a FREE sign on it. I think my brother has some furniture like this in the spare room that I frequent on trips to Denver.
I actually paid a few dollars for this one, but only a few. The only real damage on this piece is the bottom drawer has a small broken drawer face on the bottom right-hand side (you can see a little notch out of the corner). I also had to glue the back of that same drawer box - but really nothing significant. The hardware is real brass - quite heavy.
So this one got a coat of one of my "oops" colors ($5 gallon of flat interior latex) applied - only one coat covered it - and I used a very light gray. Then after a little love (sanding and waxing) and a coat of gloss black spray for the hardware - here is the finished product.
In case you can't tell, the top drawer is a single drawer - even though the face looks like three. Tricky craftsmanship. I didn't even fix the chip on the bottom. This is a great solid piece of furniture as were many of those great big bulky pieces from the 70s. This will go very nicely in a kids room, or even in a reading area or living room. So the next time you see that free furniture on the side of the road - let me know so I can pick it up and give it some love and attention. It should NOT go to the dump!
Check out this similar piece I found at Hartwood Roses .
This is linked to the rockin parties at Decorating Insanity , Miss Mustard Seed
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