Hall Tree - Before & After...this is the project that WON!

Did you see I won the -

Seriously thank you for all that voted!  It is because of you that I won.  And, a giant big THANK YOU to Shannon at Fox Hollow Cottage and Jessica at Mom4Real.  I can't even thank these lovely ladies enough for running the contest!!  And, how lucky do I feel...can't even imagine!  If you are not a follower of these ladies...I suggest you go on over and check them out!!  Full of inspiration!!

I thought I would show you the step by step of the hall tree that won!!

This is what I started with -

I bought this ugly little dresser at an estate sale for $5.  It smelled disgusting, it needed lots of help cleaning up wise, and a fresh paint job.  Even the top keyhole was all gunked up...ewww!

This is the door after the first coat of paint (forgot to take a before picture...except for the very small one you'll see in a bit).

My husband cut the legs down 5 1/2 inches to make it bench height.  It was perfect!

I then painted each piece (door and dresser) with Maison Blanche Mardi Gras.  In my original post I had said it was Spanish Moss...sorry it is Mardi Gras.  Gorgeous color...both of them by the way.

I put two coats of paint, the first was a sloppy first coat.  The second was a tad more to thoroughly and completely cover.  The paint dries fairly quick.  I lightly sanded with a 150 grit paper just to create a smooth surface.

Once it was dry I used Maison Blanche dark antique wax to achieve a nice aged look.  I then buffed it out.

I let everything sit overnight just to ensure I had an evenly nice coverage.

The next morning I laid the door down flat and attached the dresser to it.  I lined up the dresser and measured each side to have the dresser sit center of the door.  I then attached from inside of the dresser by drilling 4 2 1/2 inch screws into the door.

Simple really....well super simple since my husband cut the legs down for me.  He is pretty handy!!

You can see the door before the first coat of paint...it's the only picture I have.

And...this was my result.  We love how it turned out and have had many compliments on it!!

I hope you enjoyed and this gives you some inspiration!!

~Lynn