Weathered Storage Tower From Rooster Decor – Trash to Treasure

Hi friends!  Today is the first of a new monthly series where a few other bloggers and I each transform an item from a thrift store or yard sale.  I promise – it will be fun and inspiring!

I got this rooster storage tower awhile ago and I knew I could paint it and transform it into something less rooster-y.

First, I removed the drawers and lightly sanded the roosters.  I painted everything in some leftover brown paint I already had.

To give it some extra character, I decided to add numbers to the drawers.  I had to make my own stencil so I printed the numbers onto cardstock and cut them out.  Then I traced a number onto each drawer and painted them with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Country Grey.

Since it was missing a few knobs, I removed the others and glued on new wooden knobs from Hobby Lobby.  I also painted the knobs and dry brushed the entire piece for a weathered rustic (kind of industrial) look.  (HERE is my tutorial for dry brushing.)

And here is the final look:

You can read about my suitcase dresser (IKEA Rast hack) from the photo above HERE.

I still need to put a light coat of clear wax on it – but it’s looking pretty good!

Not bad for starting out as rooster decor, right?  Here’s a before/after comparison:

Have you seen any storage boxes lately at the thrift store that need a makeover?

– Jen, Girl in the Garage

And since this is a blog hop, next hop over to my friends’ blogs to see their Trash to Treasure Makeovers (the Before photos are below- just click their name to visit their project).  Enjoy!

Artsy Chicks Rule:

Confessions of a Serial Do-It-Yourselfer: