Gwyn's Furniture

Over the summer I decided I was going to get Gwyn some new furniture. So my awesome hubby found some on Craigslist and I picked out the colors. (Although I was talked into a darker grey than I wanted, I still like how it looks.)

It was a bit of work. First we sanded off as much of the original paint (well, what was painted on when we bought it) and then made sure all surfaces were smooth. The old pulls on the drawers were 3 1/4 in. apart. But I could not find any pulls that were not hideous set at the same distance. So we had to fill in, putty and sand the old holes. It was just delaying what I was excited about - painting!

Then we painted, and painted, and painted. There are 3 coats of primer, 3 coats of paint (at least), and 2-3 coats of protectant. (I still have not finished the bed. I just focused on the stuff she will use now.) My idea was to have a light grey (nearly white) with a touch darker for the drawers.I was told the two colors would be too close, but that was the idea. I am not a fan of the drawers, but I do love that her bed will be the dark grey. I think that will look nice, and different than white ones. At some point, we will add purple things to her room. And hopefully the furniture can make it through high school.

Gwyn loved that we were working on things for her. She loved to see it in the garage. Everytime we would pull in she would mention it.

Here are some pictures.

I can not stand the pulls! And the fake key holes in the top drawers. The color I can stand more than those things.

The couple we bought this from offered extra paint to Kevin. They looked hurt when he told them I had my own plans for the paint. Notice the top is the light blue. Yuck.

Twin bed being primed.

This was our garage for a while.

Gwyn was very excited about being a ballerina, having her new furniture, and getting her picture taken. It was heaven. I think I like the two colors on the mirror the best.

She is posing. She had to be in every picture.

I was only able to get a picture without her after she was tricked into leaving the room. For now, the mirror is somewhere she can stand in front of.

We brought this one up after the other pictures were taken.

Thoughts?