I found a dresser with ornately craved edges and I fell in love with it. Well, it's potential at least. 

Typically my idea of refinishing furniture is slapping on a couple coats of SeaPaint, but this time I really wanted to bring out the beautiful grain that I could see just below the surface.

After sanding off the stain , I turned my attention to the vintage hardware. It's old and quirky and almost perfect but I want to brighten it up. 

To do this, I brushed on a coat of SeaPaint using the shade Sea Salt.

After allowing the hardware to drive for about five minutes, I took a 220 sanding sheet and lightly scuffed up the surface to reveal pops up gold underneath.

I didn't bother to seal these with the topcoat because I hope they become even more worn overtime, but I would normally recommend brushing on a coat or two of sealer to protect them. Here's the one that I would've used.

And you know, I may even change the handles at a later day a bit if I get bored but here's how it turned out....