DIY Trunk

This old hope chest was passed down to me by my mother when i got married. After recently redoing the decor of my living room, I decided it was time to update this trunk as well.

 Here is the before..pretty boring and plain. 

I started by taking the gold knobs off and sanding down the trunk just enough to take off some of the shininess. 

Then, as you can see, I did one layer of white paint on the middle of the trunk and on that little decorative piece at the bottom. I ended up doing 3 thin coats of the white paint. 

After the white dried I stained the top and bottom of the trunk a dark wood brown. 

 Last but not least, I added these deer antler drawer knobs from Hobby Lobby after i distressed the white paint with sandpaper. 

Here is the finished product in my living room. I plan to make a cushion and pillows for it out of potato sacks, I will do a post on that once I get around to it! The big plan for this is to be a gun storage trunk for all of my husbands rifles and shotguns. I like this idea better than a typical gun showcase or cabinet. I will keep ya'll updated on both of those DIY projects as they happen=]

I really hope you all are enjoying these posts and keep following for plenty more to come! 

Thanks! -Kat