My adorable little sewing chest. Turned out so cute.

I bought this adorable sewing chest about five years ago.

It was orange. I wish I had a before picture.

Originally, there were half-circle shapes on each side with lids that raised up to store sewing supplies. One of them fell off and my husband could not re-attach it so I took the other side off. I tried to find a picture somewhere out there in internet land but I couldn’t so I hope you can imagine it.

Anyway……our bedroom was blue and orange but I tired of that after a few years and the bedspread, etc was so reasonable I could easily justify changing it out. I’m going to all neutrals with blue print accents. So obviously this piece wasn’t going to work anymore.

First, I thought I wanted beige but I hated it. You can see that above. I really hadn’t wanted to go black so I decided I would just keep spray painting with various shades till I got it the way I wanted it. These are the paint colors I used.

I painted the knobs metallic gold. Then I had to distress it, of course. I really like how it turned out.

However, after I took the pictures and threw away the emply paint cans, I realized that I had added another color. It was a brown. I had forgotten to paint the area between the drawers so I grabbed the brown. Actually, I thought that little touch really added something. It toned down the black. You can see the brown best in this picture.

What do you think? I think it looks all grown-up now.

I don’t have anything on top of it yet. Just can’t decide.

I like “winging it” when I redo a piece of furniture. It’s fun and as long as it isn’t valuable or an important piece, I’m not afraid to take a chance.

God bless and I hope you have a good day.

Rebecca

Hi. I'm so glad you're here. My blog focuses on faith and mental health issues such as mood disorders like depression, anxiety, and dysthymia (chronic low moods that don't qualify as depression.) I post DIY and decorating projects when I can. My book, "Depression Has A Big Voice. Make Yours Bigger! (Expanded Edition), is on sale at all online retailers. I have a Psychology degree and post-graduate courses in Clinical Pastoral Education. I am a former hospital chaplain, Bible teacher, and retreat/conference inspirational speaker. Thank you for visiting and may you feel God's presence today.

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