Wooden blanket box / toy chest - no more orange pine!

In the last makeover post (transforming a vintage chest of drawers rescued from a skip), I mentioned that I had also acquired a dated pine chest and drawer unit which had been used for toy storage:

Any storage is useful in my book, but I knew it would certainly benefit from a little bit of cosmetic help.

Out came my Annie Sloan chalkpaint, this time the ‘Old White’ which is a nice ivory kind of shade. I wanted to go a little heavier with the distressing, so visible brush marks were not a problem and I just used one coat of paint.

I applied my wax with a brush, rather than using a cloth, and it seemed to be quicker. After little buffing with a soft cloth, I got busy with a sanding sponge, paying particular attention to corners and edges.

Once I’d seen these little blue and white striped ceramic drawer knobs on Ebay, I knew they were the ones, so quickly ordered them and couldn’t wait to try them on the drawer…