Asparagus Interiors Inc.

As part of my New Year’s Resolution and #1 on my “greenie tips list” below, I decided to refinish furniture that needed to be freshed up.

First, Mike’s cadet blue dresser, I refinished with milk paint years ago needed some handles.  New handles mixed with pull knobs gave it the stature it needed and the functionality it deserved.

Mike’s mom also gave us his old cedar chest.  The solid oak construction was brown and tired.  I used Bioshield, low VOC and water based floor stain in chili pepper red.  It turned out to be more Pagoda red after 3 coats, but the finish is exactly the red patent leather look I was going for to spice up the mud room.

Consider refinishing some of your tired pieces.  There’s still life left in the good ones.