An Estate Sale Find

I've never been overly crafty or had too much motivation to do a DIY project. But then I joined Pinterest last summer after I took the bar exam and all that changed. Suddenly I was inundated with craft ideas, sewing patterns and furniture overhauls. I've made a couple of shirts, tote bags, and paint chip calendars.

But I've never attempted to redo a piece of furniture. When Jason and I came across this at an estate sale last week, I knew this was destined to be my first project. Plus, you can't beat estate sale prices.

I think it's the perfect size for a starter project!

The finish is peeling off, the wood isn't nice quality, it has the "I've been in a basement or garage for a while" smell and the hardware is, well, not my style. A defunct maple leaf doesn't match anything else in my house. I know it was in style at one point, but I don't know when that was and I probably wasn't alive for it!

If you disagree with me about the hardware and happen to want the handles for a project you're working on, let me know and I'll save them for you. They're really not that ugly; they're just bigger than I like and not the style any of the rest of my furniture is in.

Doing a furniture project means I get to use a sander (borrowed from my dad) and wear a stylish face mask. It doesn't get better than that.

Will it turn out nice enough that I'll actually want it in my house? I have no idea.

But,with any luck, there will be pics in coming posts of the work in progress and the final product!