I picked this little beauty up at an estate sale…it was FILLED with mouse droppings, remainders of a mouse house, old screws, bolts and nuts….and a lot of other unidentifiable goodies..believe me these BEFORE pictures are AFTER several hours of cleaning….
While I LOVE the vintage color in these pics–in real life–it was not as pretty…..So I sanded, sanded and sanded a little more and decided to prime with a rust blocking primer….Then I added a little water to a small amount of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Paris Grey-and painted the container….Then went with Old White for the drawers……and added my favorite little stamped numbers!! Annie Sloan Chalk Paint really covered the metal well….It has the vintage look I was going for……..in a great new industrial grey color……
Sorry for the crappy pictures….getting ready for a BIG Ol’ Sale Saturday!! Moss Avenue Sale is to Peoria, Illinois what Round Top is to Warrenton, Texas! Will share pics!
I am sharing with:
& Gails place at
This turned out great! Hard to believe, from those before photos. I’m not sure I would have seen the potenial in it like you did.
Thank you Melisa–now the next time you are at an estate sale you have a new item to watch for!!
chris
Chris… you really had your rose colored glasses on when you tackled this project!
I can’t believe it’s the same piece!
gail
It looks great!