Dresser Redo

Ive just about wrapped up our oldest sons room redo but before I blog about it, I wanted to blog about a few pieces that I worked on for the room. The first thing was the upholstered headboard that I put together last week. Next up is this dresser that was included in a truckload of things hubby bought at an auction.

It was a solid wood piece and in great condition, just needed a paint job and new hardware. What I had in mind for the dresser was a very distressed, green, hand rubbed aged look. So the first thing I did was paint it the same color that I painted our french door in the kitchen, which is called Spanish Green by Valspar.
After it dried completely, I distressed it by sanding off a lot of the paint. Then I rubbed on some dark walnut stain and rubbed it off. Then rubbed on some grayish blue paint that I had but not sure of the name of, and then also rubbed that off. I wanted several colors going on, if that makes any sense.
The dresser also needed a hardware update but I didnt want to spend any money, so, I rummaged through our boxes of drawer pulls at our shop and found 3 sets that were very similar. They didnt match completely but were the exact same shape in diameter so I grabbed them and took them home to spray paint them an oil rubbed bronze.