Hope Chest Take 2

Busy Busy I have been.

I’m so glad the weather is turning the corner from Winter to Spring. I have such a love for spring flowers as they start peeking out of the ground, it’s just beautiful.

I’m sure you all remember the hope chest I had turned into a filing cabinet? I loved the idea, not the look so it became another check point on the “to do” list.

Speaking of, does your list ever seem to get shorter? I swear mine only grows, even when I check something off I come up with two things to fill the space. Never ending I swear!

Moving on……

I started the chest re-do by taping off the inside cedar portion of the chest to prevent overspray. I didn’t want to take the chance of having the lovely cedar smell covered by spray paint.

Did you notice the lovely Spring weather in the background? No hate please.

Pay no mind to my ghetto spray station, it works and thats all that matters.

I didn’t want to take a chance of having this disaster repeated so I decided to prime the piece first.

I am so glad I primed, there was no sanding and the paint went on so well and took less.

After giving it a few coats I decided to distress it a bit around the edges with my new luv

As a friendly reminder, don’t let your HB sneak out to your project when he decides it needs another coat of clear and it’s starting to get cold outside.

Yep, clear coat and chilly weather do not mix! HB has some sanding and refinishing in his near future to do! However since it’s just the lid I can show you the rest of the project.

It fits so much better with the rest of my office now (yes, I’m a bit of a black and white fan) though I have to admit, the craziness in my still isn’t sure if I want to keep it black or go ivory.