Blessing's dresser

Just a quick post today to show off the handiwork I've been doing over the last week! My parents found a dresser for Blessing a couple of months ago, and it was over at their place until we got moved. I meant to get it all prettied up before the move, but of course, that got pushed aside while I was packing.

I finally got around to sanding it last week, and painted 2 coats of leftover paint from the boys' closet (which we took the doors off and made into a reading nook) on it. The handles were tarnished and brassy, which I didn't care for, so I was just going to replace them, but the holes were too far apart for modern hardware. So instead of spending $40+ to replace them and cover the holes (I wanted it done asap, instead of having to fill the holes and repaint), we spray painted them using Rust-oleum metallic paint. They turned out beautifully! I forgot to pick up some steel wool, so we just painted right over them without doing anything, and they still turned out well. I'm trying to think of anything else we can use the rest of the paint for, because they look so good :-)

Here's the before photo (almost--I forgot to take a photo before I sanded the top):

And there's the after:

Somewhere along the way, we lost 2 of the screws for the handles, so I'll have to replace those and put the last 2 little knobs on. I'm glad to finally have the handles on, though, because the doors are very sticky when they're closed all the way.

There's another project crossed off my to-do list this week! Now to bake some of those goodies for the freezer...

Today's encouraging verse: "If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord." Romans 14:8