Tymes Past : Nursery Armoire Makeover

I've been meaning to write a post on this furniture makeover I recently finished--it was for my new granddaughter's nursery. My first try at homemade chalk paint too.

I love the way it turned out...wasn't sure when I started just how it would end up. It is not an old piece--it's a Broyhill armoire. It was a little rough--it had seen many years of use throughout my d-i-l's family...however, I could tell there was potential there.

I sanded and puttied some of the worst problems areas but did not want to take all of the character away from the wood. I knew I would be doing a distressed finish so a few nicks and bumps would be ok.

I forgot to take a "before" pic--why do I always forget? Guess I'm usually anxious to get into things and don't think of it...so here is a pic after prepping...

I had to sand quite a bit to lessen some of the gouges and dents in the doors and drawers...I did not sand the entire thing as I wanted to test the "chalk paint" method of no sanding required. Which worked...however, I did need three coats to get the coverage I was looking for...not one, like some folks say they do...

So here is the finished project...