The Far Fifty: 2013

This little guy followed me home from the thrift store a long time ago.

I finally got around to painting it and good news....

it's not aqua!

I'm sure you're all shocked.

I had a quart of Benjamin Moore, Montpelier still on my shelf that I used on this dresser. This is the Ben line of paint by Benjamin Moore. I love using this paint, it goes on great and leaves a smooth finish. It still went on great even though it's been sitting there for two years.

This chap got a British makeover since my husband is working on restoring a '77 Austin Mini and I can't resist picking up little British things when I come across them.

I wish that makeover was as quick and cheap as this one was!

Well then, cheerio!

Sharing at Miss Mustard Seed's Furniture Feature Friday

I have been looking for a little dresser to tuck away in J's closet. I needed some extra storage for all those little things that girls need. Like headbands, bows, tights, all that good stuff.

I spotted this little piece at the end of someone's driveway. I did a slow drive by and it looked pretty good. However, the house owner was sitting on the front porch. Hmmm, I didn't feel like curbside shopping with an audience but I then thought "what the heck?" so I turned around and stopped.

Up close I could see there was a "free" sign but I still asked the man if he was giving it away, just in case. It was more than a little awkward loading it up while this guy watched me mess around with taking out the carseats. It was a good thing I was without the kids so I could flip down my backseat to fit it in.

The top drawer was a little wonky
but a new guide was all it needed to
straighten it out. I picked up a new at

Home Depot for a couple bucks.

I switched out the middle handles for these fun butterfly knobs I found at Michaels and used up some more the Benjamin Moore, Waterfall that I used on J's other dresser. Although that paint is still not gone so look forward to ANOTHER aqua paint job sometime in the future.