Worthwhile and Versatile

If you ever come across a small dresser like this three-drawer chest below, grab it! Stop your car and buy it from that yard sale. Fight for it at the thrift store. (Don’t really like … get in a fight fight. Just let everybody know in no uncertain terms that it’s yours. Scowl ferociously if you must). Or do what Reeves did and say yes when your neighbors can’t fit it in their moving truck and ask if you want it.

Why? Because it’s such a versatile piece. It’s the perfect little size to go nearly anywhere. You could put it at the end of a hall, in the bathroom to hold extra towels, at the top of the stairs, tucked in a corner, or next to your bed as a nightstand. The possibilities are endless, endless I say!

Reeves planned to use this one as a nightstand, but it needed a lot of work before she’d allow it inside. After stripping off at least three layers of paint and discovering that the top had been replaced with plywood at some point, she decided on black chalk paint with a waxed finish.

Beautiful. And another reminder that chalk paint can have a clean finish too; it doesn’t always need to be distressed. The brass knobs she used from Anthropologie also update it nicely and completely change the feel from shabby-chic antique to modern-greek. (Not exactly, but I can’t resist a rhyme).

Read more about Reeve’s process and how she achieved such professional results on her blog The Weathered Door.

I’m inspired to go look for a cute little dresser at the thrift-store today! Although I will probably get distracted and buy Halloween costumes instead, as usual!