Cracked but Beautiful

I've had this dresser for about five months now, I usually don't hold onto a piece of furniture for that long but this one I wanted to keep.  This piece had the biggest crack in it but I thought I could easily pull it back together with some clamps, that wasn't the case!

I twisted the clamps so hard that they were bending and I was getting blisters on my hands.  I never did get it closed all the way, but close enough.  Nothing some wood filler wouldn't fix, right?

After I glued the inside rails back in place I was ready to start priming.  I gave her two coats of Kilz oil based primer because the stain on the dresser came through the water based primer.  The primer revealed that I needed to sand the wood filler that I put on the crack better.

I stained the top with Min wax dark walnut and then sealed it with rub on poly.  I love my ASCP so I pulled out the old white and painted it.  She's looking good so far.  I sprayed the brassy handles with oil rubbed bronze spray on.  For the last step I distressed her and then used a wax that I've never used before but have heard a lot about lately.  It's Howard's Feed-N-Wax and I love it.  I've finally found the wax that I will be using all the time now.  It's in gel form and goes on so easy and wipes down great.  I was very impressed with it.  Here's the final result...

I love the detailing on it, perfect for distressing.

Can you see why I want this one to stay in my bedroom?

                                                                              
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