curbside freebie part deux

 Some before/during the re-make pics-




 So after all lots of blood, sweat and tears here is the curbside freebie I posted about.


Hubby added beadboard inside the new bookcase area for me tonight. This weekend we will make and install the shelves.Currently it is still in primer white but I did put on a "aged wood" Deco-arts medium over the primer so that once it is finished all the areas of wallpaper I could not remove HOPEFULLY will not show up.

BUT...

The children are still fighting over the paint color. We have bought a beautiful sea glass color paint to go on it and of course someone wants blue, someone wants white and someone wants red with black stripes and flames like a race car! OH BOY!

So white she stays till my oldest comes home from Mission Trip this weekend and they can fight it out.

I am tired. Too many irons came to the fire this week. I have taught VBS 5 hrs a day, doctors and dentist appointments, tried to catch up on laundry and house work, at least half dozen craft project litter my living room in various states of completion, had company for a week, had impromptu scrapbook day with 2 friends and 8 total children in my house, 20 lbs of plums sit in the fridge waiting to be canned, the dresser hell re-make, a Hubby come home with near sun stroke, a child on Mission Trip and a sick child who needs teeth pulled and must finish school in the next 2 weeks!

Houston, we have a problem

The dresser rehab is out of control! Flames may as well be shooting off it because we have total system FAILURE!

On Sunday afternoon Hubby ripped off the top weird piece, sawed/busted out the shelves and center and removed some of the hardware. Then we went back to work, VBS and packed my oldest off on Mission Trip. In the meantime I researched what type of stripper to use, picked out a paint color and bought supplies.

Then I found out the hard way... stripper does NOT work outside at all when you live just a few exits north of hell. The 100+ temp (before noon) dries it out too fast to work. I bought the good stuff that strips anything in 15 min or less. Still can't compete with the Texas heat. UGH. I also learned that stripper hurts worse than fire ants' stings when the wind blows off it the chip brush onto bare legs. OUCH! And that odorless mineral spirits makes the pain go away but one is still left with red burn marks. Interesting tid-bit... flies, wasps, caterpillars and ants love them some Strip-X and flock to it like Mecca... just thought I would share in case anyone is allergic or phobic like I am, ahem.

I have managed to get the sandpaper texture off and the layers of paint and WALLPAPER off 50% of the cabinet.*happy dance*

This afternoon we are getting a power sander when we go to town to teach VBS.
Right now I am going to mineral spirit the dresser so it can be brought back inside and clean up my HAZMAT mess off my concrete before the Code Enforcer drives by.

What Would You Do With It Wednesday?

 



My curbside freebie is being featured over on Country Chic Cottage!

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Here is my first curbside freebie... and here it is in all faux stone glory!





Pics don't do justice to the sandpaper texture of the paint.

This looks like a wall shelf someone glued onto the top.

 

I am thinking about cutting out the upper drawers and making that whole area into book shelves. The dresser is about 5 ft tall and having kids climb to look into drawers doesn't feel too safe. Maybe bead board the back? Still undecided on the color. It will be going into the playroom with buttery yellow walls so I can have some fun with color. Any suggestions? What would you do with it?

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