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So many, many questions as to how I did this dresser.  I'm not the best "how to" person. I have said many times that it's hard for me to tell someone how I refinished something because I work in the moment, making changes as I go. I have an idea in my mind and I work at it until I achieve the look I want.  But I will do my best to explain how I go this look. 

 Like I said in this post, when I first got this several years ago I sanded it and stained it (can't remember what stain, but it was dark).

 It stayed that way up until a few weeks ago when I got a wild hair and wanted to paint it turquoise.

I used my left over woodlawn valley haze by Valspar from this project, and brushed on 1 coat.

After it was dry, I did another coat. When the second coat was dry, I hand sanded the edges with 100 grit paper.  I wanted the piece to look as if the paint was worn off.  So I sanded most of the paint off the edges.

 Then I wiped it down, and rubbed in some dark stain with a clean cloth in all the areas I just sanded.  Let the stain sit there for a minute and then wiped it off with another clean cloth. The stain I used is Minwax wood finish, dark walnut.  I wiped and rubbed all over the piece, can't really say exactly what I did, just allowed my creativity to flow through me.

Which I highly encourage you to do. 

Finally, I allowed the piece to dry and brought her inside.

I have yet to put a topcoat on it, I think I like the unpolished look of it.

Any other ?'s feel free to ask.

I hope this helps!