Coming out of storage.................

The pieces just keep getting heavier and heavier - ( or I just keep getting older and older )
but this dresser is hard to even budge, let alone move..................even with the drawers out -
This is so solidly built it's unbelievable...................and see that ugly ugly mirror?  It's even uglier
in person - and cannot be sold with the dresser because of the big crack - so I will eventually
have that cut down to fit another project I am working on.  Even the mirror is thicker than any
mirror I've ever seen -
For some reason when I removed it from the back my legs went so weak I thought they
were going to give out on me - the same feeling I have when I am standing at a very great height,
it felt like vertigo - strange...................it was so heavy I was afraid of it falling and severing a leg
or 2..........................

But I just love the details on this one - and I think it has great potential................

Here's what I did with the mirror
First of all when I turned it around to remove the mirror there was this WOOD backing on it
PERFECT for turning into a chalk board - no buying a pc of plywood and trying to cut it to size

UGLY

whoever designed this mirror and thought those holes were cute must have been on drugs.................
they look like a mirror rash.....................so had to fill them up before doing anything else
and then gave it 2 coats of ASCP old white.

And it still never amazes me after all this time what paint can do.............

and here's where the fun part started
I had a little bit of chalkboard paint left over from painting the back piece - so I dry brushed
it onto the frame and ended up with this

one last time?

Avant

Apres

aged and dirtied and antiqued

vintage mirror transformed!!!

better, n'est pas?

Courtney from French Country Cottage inspired me to do this one - and she has a great
tutorial on them..............Merci Courtney!

I'm off now to paint the dresser -
Have a wonderful Friday night everyone - mine will include some of this

For medicinal purposes don't you know - I paint better with 70's music playing ( sometimes blasting )
and a glass of this beside me..................
Hoya De Cadenas ( a spanish wine if anyone is interested - the red is delish - but because it's so hot
and humid I'm going to try the rose...............)
And why is it that wine tastes soooo much better after 50???

And if you can, pls send as many cyber hugs to Pat ( from http://gypsyheartandsoul.blogspot.ca/ )
who very recently has lost 2 good friends -
1 is dibilitating.
2?
Impossible.


XXX
Suzan

Partying with:

I heart nap time
http://www.iheartnaptime.net
It's overflowing
http://www.itsoverflowing.com
I should be mopping the floor
http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/
Under the table and dreaming
http://www.bystephanielynn.com
Making the world cuter
http://makingtheworldcuter.com/
Debbie Doos
http://debbie-debbiedoos.com
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/
Knick of Time
http://knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.ca/
The Ironstone Nest
http://www.theironstonenest.com/
Primitive & Proper
http://primitiveandproper.blogspot.ca/
DIY Home Sweet Home
http://diyhshp.blogspot.ca/
The DIY Dreamer
http://thediydreamer.blogspot.ca/
DIY by Design
http://diybydesign.blogspot.ca/
Shades of Amber
http://shadesofamberinc.blogspot.ca/
In The Old Road ( all star blog party - a hop )
http://intheoldroad.blogspot.ca
Domestically Speaking
http://www.domestically-speaking.com/
No Minimalist Here
http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.ca/
52 Mantels
http://www.52mantels.com/
Thrifty Decorating
http://thriftydecorating-nikkiw.blogspot.ca
Primp
http://www.primpjunktion.com/
Embracing Change
http://staceyembracingchange.blogspot.ca/
The Shabby Creek Cottage
http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com
At the Picket Fence
http://www.atthepicketfence.com/
French Country Cottage
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.ca/
The Charm of Home
http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.ca/
Decorating Insanity
http://www.decoratinginsanity.com/
Shabby Art Boutique
http://shabbyartboutique.blogspot.ca/
Finding Fabulous
http://www.findingfabulousblog.com
Homespun Happenings
http://homespunhappenings-tammy.blogspot.ca/
The Shabby Nest
http://www.shabbynest.blogspot.ca/
Bella Nest
http://bellanest.blogspot.ca
Petites Passions
http://myricandreasen.blogspot.ca/
Addicted to decorating
http://www.addicted2decorating.com
2805
http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.ca/
My Romantic Home
http://romantichome.blogspot.ca/
CSI Project
http://thecsiproject.com/2012/09/19/time-to-link-up-for-the-chalkboard-paint-party/
Knick of Time
http://knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.ca/2012/10/thursdays-theme-chalkboards-chalkboard.html

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Has anybody ever seen handles installed this way? ( inside of the drawer ) that is not a screw in
the middle - it's looks like a rivet

this is on the inside - where you would normally see a screw or a bolt - I've never seen this in my life -
the drawers are also the thickest I have ever seen - at least 2 inches wide

that's not just a "lip" of the drawer front - it's the actual drawer front - THICK -

and the pulls are so pretty that I want to spray paint ( spraint, remember that, lol ) them

sorry for such crappy photos - but my batteries are running low so the camera keeps shutting
down - I'm snapping these as fast as I can, lol

Anyways - I tried using a wrench - I've even tried pliers - they don't budge - this particular
piece of furniture is Fine High End furniture - and it's like they were attached for life - has
anyone had experience with this?

I so don't want to try to paint around these.............................
But if I have to I'll do what Annie Sloan does and simply paint the drawers and handles all together:(((

Anyone? Sending this message out to the universe in hopes someone out there can help me out!!!

XXX

oh - and I'm going to share another one of my OCD patterns - has anyone ever noticed that I always
put 3 x's for my kisses?  Or that I always use 3 exclamation points? or 3 frowns or 3 smiles?
that's because I have 3 kids - can you believe that??? ( ha ha ha )
I try to put 1 or 2 sometimes and simply can't do it...................

And why would I share that with anyone?
Some things you can be buried with and no one would ever be the wiser
Here's to making all of you just a little bit wiser,

;)))