From Black and Red to Turquoise

This is the dresser that my parents gave me after I said "I can change that". It had a strange red/black stain and lacquer finish that was in bad repair. Please excuse the stack of wood on top. It has been being used as a storage surface for a couple of months.

Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the piece before I took the sander to it. Too much excitement to change it! Wherever you see those lines on the drawers you need to imagine pieces of aluminum painted to look like shiny brass. Yeah, really ugly!

This was the original hardware. Looks cool in the picture but is actually thin and sharp aluminum. I am hanging on to it; might find the right piece for it later.

Ta Da! Now the piece is a vintage turquoise color with light distressing.

New hardware in a weathered pewter. I'm still looking for some label holders to go above the pulls on the top 4 drawers.