I don't know its exact age, but after doing a little research, I think it may be from the late 1800's or right around the turn of the century. Very old!
The woman I bought it from said that her neighbors, two sisters who lived together forever and never married, left it to her.
I have never "named" a piece of furniture, but I'm going to call this one Mary-Betty, after the two sisters who used this bureau most of their lives!
I was happy to know that little tidbit of information about its previous owners because I always wonder about the history of an old piece of furniture. I love history (that's why I'm a history teacher!) It's fun to know that these old pieces of furniture had a life and a history before I stumbled upon them.
I'm going to go a little unconventional with this one and paint it a bright aqua color. It is the newest color from Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint line, called Florence.
Stay tuned for the transformation!
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