Mary Beth's Place: The "Cisco" Kid

Sometimes I run across a piece that is so special and unique that I fall head over heels in love with it. That's what happened when I saw this antique dresser. The person I bought this from said she found it when she was living in San Francisco. And so, I named it the "Cisco Kid" after one of my favorite cities.

It was old, really old. That's all I know....the dovetail joints looked like they were hand cut, and there was evidence of hand cut planks in the structure. The mirror was beautiful beveled glass. So I'm just guessing about its age....any ideas?

Aside from being REALLY dirty, like wear-a-mask-kind-of-dirty, the Kid just needed some light sanding to remove the dirt and grime. There were all sorts of nicks in this piece, but instead of repairing them, I left them alone and decided to embrace their charm. I painted it in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Graphite, distressed the edges, and waxed in clear and dark waxes.

Check out these cool feet!

And as my mind usually wanders while I'm in my Zen moment painting, I wondered what sort of life this dresser had led.

Did it come from the Haight-Ashbury district and go through some wild times in the 1960's?