Welcome to my first-ever furniture makeover project full of information so you can try it yourself. First I went hunting for some ugly beat up solid wood furniture. I found the twin nightstands at our church annual garage sale.

Next I sanded these down with some 150 grit sandpaper and I used an electric sander I bought for about $30.

Then I removed the hardware and sanded there too.

Then I taped up the edges and bought a spray can of Kilz and started spraying.  If you use too much it will start to drip so do a do a few light coats.  I ended up doing three.

Next I used Rustoleum spraypaint in satin bloosom white and did 2 coats over the top of the Kilz.

 

 Once dry it was time to start sanding with my electric sander anywhere I wanted that distressed look or wanted a smooth finish.This was way too much fun and the best part of the process.  Totally therapeutic!

 

In the meantime I had spraypainted the hardware black.  Then I went to to the hardware store and bought a small can of translucent or opaque glaze.  I took a plastic cup and dumped in two parts of the glaze with 1 part of black satin Valspar latex paint and stirred it up with a paint can stick.  You just need a tiny bit.  A half cup of glaze and a 1/4 cup of paint was WAY too much for this project.  Next I took a foam brush and dipped it into the mixture and then started applying it where I had sanded and distressed the furniture. I just did one small section at a time. Then I took a wet rag and wiped off the excess.  The glaze/paint mixture adhears to the places you sand and distress.  If you want it darker just redo it again and then let it dry.  Then I replaced the hardware.

 Here is comparing the two.  Once I am done with the painting I want to put a fun contact paper or liner in the drawers.  I am from a small town in northern Minnesota.  We have no Home Depot, Menards or Lowes.  I use True Value and Ace Hardware on a regular basis.  Contact paper may be hard to find here so I'll need a few more days before I can show how the drawers turned out. 

This is a list of my supplies.  I ended up using Zinsser primer in a spray can for the 2nd dresser as the hardware store was out of the Kilz.

Here is both of them.  I still need to add some water based Polycrylic later this week.  I will post more photos of the liners once I get those done as well.