Last summer, Jeanne and I hit the mother lode at a neighborhood garage sale in Minneapolis. We came home with full truck.
It was one of those sales where the furniture was cheap and plentiful. You gotta love those neighborhood sales!
I ended up with a dresser and two 1920’s built in bookcases (the tall dresser in the center was Jeanne’s find).
Yes, we fit all of this, plus more, into a Ford Ranger pickup. We are masters at fitting everything in and avoiding a second trip back to the city to pick up our finds.
I originally thought I would paint the dresser on the far left with a Union Jack design, but as it turned out, I had purchased some of Miss Mustard Seed’s “Boxwood” milk paint, and I decided this dresser was perfect for it.
This dresser had such a shiny finish, I added a bonding agent to the paint. After painting, I finished it off with a coat of SC Johnson’s paste wax.
Isn’t it gorgeous?! The details just pop on this guy now.
q is for quandie 
What an amazing transformation! I’m so glad i found you while wandering over from the Bees Knees! You gals are amazing!
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Thanks Sheri!
Jeanne (Bees Knees) and I do have a blast transforming our vintage finds.
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It really is beautiful. In fact it is gorgeous. Great find. Great job!
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Fabulous. Love the green.
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Thanks Georgie. It is a beautiful color, I hope to paint more things in Boxwood soon.
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Beautiful! I love your blog and wish I lived in MN so I could go “saleing” with you and Jeanne!
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We do have a ridiculous amount of fun garage saleing, and are suffering serious withdrawal now that garage sale season is over. We’ll be chomping at the bit for next year’s sales to begin!
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