Barn Treasure...

Hi! From Louisville, Kentucky!!
I am here visiting for my friends baby shower for the week &
can I just say, I love this city.
If you live here. You are lucky.

Yah, that's me in Sams Club after getting 4 inches cut off my hair

{quick cell phone pic to send the hubby,don't judge}

It's dyed {Ombre.. so fancy}. My first time getting my hair colored in a salon & 

I am 23 years old.. why have I never colored my hair before?? I love it. 

If you are in the Louisville area go see Ashley  Hair by Benny & Friends.. she is awesome!

  When I was contacted this past week to 

refinish a dresser that had been in a barn for years,

I was terrified scared.

What condition was the dresser in?

How many layers of paint were on it?

& what else was in this said barn?

Yikes! 

I was prepared for the worst. 

Needless to say, I had a bonding experiment with this lovely dresser

& I learned so much!

Before...

Okay. So this is after I started sanding & stripping to see what 

was under the dingy white paint. 

I discovered a plethora of colors which was going to make

me work my little booty off.

I first tried crackle paint on this little dresser.... eeew. Why didn't anyone warn me how 

awful that stuff is. It turned out clumpy & looked awful.

 I ended up stripping it at midnight one night because 

I hated how it turned out. Crap. Maybe it's just me. Let me know if you love it

because after this project, I hate it. 

So, after stripping & sanding

I repainted the dresser a beautiful white linen.

sanded to shabby chic the dresser & added some 

oil rubbed bronze hardware.

The dresser turned out lovely,

but I probably will never try crackle paint unless you have

some great tips for me to try.

Again, why didn't anyone warn me?

So there is the "Barn Dresser" turned into a little treasure.

I was very pleased that all the hard work payed off.

I sure learned a lot about layers of paint, crackle finish, & 

old barn dressers. 

It's a good thing that I love learning.

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend, I am going to enjoy

my last few days here in Louisville. 

& don't forget if you have anything you want 

to give away in our "2,000 follower giveaway"

email me at lizmariegalvan@gmail.com, I would love to 

hear from you!!

xx Liz Marie

{Style Details}

Necklace: Forever 21

Shirt: Forever 21

Sunglasses: Aldo