Introducing Abigail

Remember this little dresser that I showed you a while back?

Well she's done, and she is totally my favorite piece that I have done, by far!!  I purchased Abigail off of Craigslist from a young military couple (can't thank them enough for all they do).  It was her grandmother's dresser, and she hated to part with it, but didn't like lugging it around with them each time they moved.  Abigail had some pretty bad scratches and gouges in the top, and some minor damage to one of her legs, but I fixed her up with some wood filler and she is good as new.

After the wood filler dried, I sanded her down, then gave her a coat of spray on Kilz,  

followed by another light sanding after it dried, then two coats of paint, letting each coat dry approximately 8 hours.  Next I distressed her, then lightly glazed in certain spots with a mixture of Ralph Lauren Glaze and some brown paint.

I didn't want to glaze all over because I wanted the white to be more crisp.  After the glaze dried, I applied a light coat of Minwax Paste Finishing Wax, 

let it dry for approximately 10-15 minutes, and then buffed it with the electric buffer, which gives it a nice shine.

Again, here is Abigail

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 And here she is 

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Doesn't she look so much happier?

Please leave me a comment and tell me what you think:)

On a different note, I just had to share this pic that the hubs took of some not so wild burros in Blue Diamond today.  Precious!!