Happy Thursday Everyone! With Easter right around the corner, my hubby, the unnamed child, and I were doing a little reminiscing. My daughter was one of the last kids in her class that still believed in Santa. We loved that she still had faith in the big guy, and it made Christmas that much more magical to her.
So when she found out the truth … well, she went c.r.a.z.y, and told us that we were liars and how dare we trick her and she hated us for weeks.
The same year that she found out about Christmas, she was home with my hubby a few days before Easter. I arrived home to find her sobbing in the kitchen with my husband mouthing something behind her and making frantic hand gestures. I asked her what was wrong, and she said that the Easter bunny was dead. I asked her why she would say such a thing and she said “Daddy told me”.
Again my hubby was mouthing something, so I went with him in the other room.
What is going on here? He said she had asked him what the Easter bunny looked like, and he laughed and said, “You know there’s no Easter bunny” (since she knew there was no Santa).
Apparently, she hadn’t made the connection.
He said “I didn’t want a repeat of the Christmas fiasco where she went around telling everyone I was a liar for weeks, so I panicked and said the first thing that popped into my head”.
I said “So you told her he died? That was a better solution?”
In hindsight that was maybe not the best option, he said.
Yes now she is going to go to school and tell all the kids the Easter Bunny is DEAD! He said well… how are you going to fix this?
Oh no, I’M not going to fix this you are.
So it was quiet in the other room for a while, and then my daughter came out with a smile on her face. I asked her if daddy told her the truth. She said yes, and that she felt much better now that she knew the easter bunny really wasn’t dead … he was just in the witness protection program because the tooth fairy was trying to kill him.
Men!
I found this old dresser on Craigslist for $20.
It was in rough shape. It was dirty and had been badly spray painted, and it had the ugliest handles I had ever seen.
I started by cleaning off the grime and sanding down all of the spray paint drip marks.
Using wood filler, I then patched in the deep scratches and the holes where the handles had been, and once it dried I sanded it smooth. Strangely, the handles I pulled-off were relocated from the original knobs. That meant two new holes to fill, and two poorly filled holes from the original knobs.
I then painted the entire dresser with an aqua plaster paint.
After two coats, I taped off stripes down the front of the dresser.
Next I painted the front with white plaster paint.
After two coats of that, I removed my tape and distressed the entire piece. I drilled new holes … because I wanted my handles in a different spot. I had a set of handles that I got at a church yard sale for $1, and I spray painted them white.
I coated the entire dresser in clear wax and buffed it off.
I then attached the handles.
I am really happy with how this aqua striped dresser turned out!
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Very nice job! I love the color. Cute story about the Easter Bunny!!
VERY NICE I really like it. I love that style of furniture, you are very lucky to have found it for 20.00. I am always looking and have not found one that cheap as of yet but there is always tomorrow. When you say plaster paint can you tell me what kind of paint that is? I have not heard that term for paint before. What is the brand as well please.
Thank you
Thanks Debbie! Actually Plaster Paint is the name of the brand. Plaster Paint is an additive based paint that adheres and bonds to most
any surface. i.e. metal, plastic, laminate, varnished, resin, raw wood, and the list goes on and
on. It is also a non-toxic water based paint that is not harmful. I have used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint for years and I can tell no difference between the two except for the fact that Plaster Paint is much cheaper. Here is a link to their site if you have anymore questions http://www.theplasterpaintco.com/FAQ.html
Thank you for answering Debi’s question, I was wondering about that also. This came out really beautiful. I love the way the distressing came out. All perfectly placed.
Oh, I love this one Shanna! So very pretty and feminine!
So very pretty, as usual! I find myself living vicariously through you – to have room to be able to redo furniture! Oh, and to have the skill for it! My dream!
Oh my gosh, thanks for the laugh this morning! My kids were the last in their class to find out Santa wasn’t real either. Mr. Frugalista and I really played Santa up – we’re talking footprints from the fireplace, carrot crumbs on the deck, and the list goes on. In fact when they were being told he wasn’t real my son decided to prove his classmates wrong and set up a tape recorder under the tree. Thankfully “Santa” noticed it and had a great time chomping on cookies and sipping milk into the device, he added a few Ho Ho Ho’s, and even the dog got into the action by sniffing the mic (reindeer). I’m sure they got teased a lot because Their Parent’s didn’t want to let go of the dream!
Anyway, onto that beautiful turquoise dresser of yours Shanna – love it!
Happy Bunnyless Easter!
I laughed when I read the Easter Bunny story. My oldest daughter was quite upset when she found out about Santa (she was the last one to find out), but she quickly made the connection between the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy. You’re husband’s explanation about the witness protection program is hysterical!! Thanks for sharing!! Love the dresser!! The color is beautiful especially with the stripes!!
Bahahahah! That story is hilarious! I remember feeling awful telling my first about Santa when he was little, knowing he was going to be so disappointed one day. But he actually believed until he was 10 and then took it in his stride. Phew! My youngest will definitely be devastated! And that is the cutest stinkin dresser ever! Love the stripes!! XO
Shanna- You did a Beautiful Job ! I love the colors ! I agree, what a deal for $20 ! We need a dresser so bad for one of our guest rooms at our River House. Those colors would be perfect…now I just need to
find a $20 dresser somewhere ? And we would be set ! 🙂
Had to say I LOVE this piece!!! Absolutely LOVE it!
xoxo
That Easter Bunny story made my day — always good to start off with a belly laugh! Your husband must be a fun guy to come up with such a story!
The dresser is very cute, too!
Thank you so much! You never know what is going to come out of my hubby’s mouth!
You totally saved that dresser from those horrible handles! Can’t even believe it is the same piece. The stripes make it so happy!
Wow–what a great job you did on this! I love the color and the stripes and what a great price. You did an amazing job transforming this 🙂
That is so cute! What a beautiful piece of furniture! Thanks for linking it up at Monday Funday!
Omg, I am in tears over that Easter Bunny tale…that sounds exactly like something my husband would do! Thankfully J is still pretty young, and believes in everybody – I’m dreading the day things turn south.
LOVE the dresser makeover! I haven’t tried plaster paint yet, but it looks right up my alley! Visiting from the Ginger Snap crafts linky! 🙂
Turquoise is most favorite color in furniture. Love the transformation! The stripes are so fun!
I love the color and the fun stripes!
Great save-it looks amazing!
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Love what you did with this dresser!! We just started carrying Plaster Paint in our shop…wondering what the name of this color is??? Thanks and keep us the great work, always enjoy reading your blog!