Delapidated Dresser Gets Decoupage

When my husband and I combined households, we had a few (*cough*) extra pieces that we wondered what to do with/where to put them.  This dresser had been in storage for ages, and was looking a little worse for the wear, having been subjected to the loving abuse his 8-year-old daughter.  Alas, it ended up in the corner of Blake's man-cave (as he insists on referring to our garage). 

We needed more storage, no contest.  So, together we set out to fix up this little monster. 

After a good sanding and a couple coats of paint, we had a beautiful piece to adorn our children's room.  (By the way, I love Behr's paint that already has the primer mixed in.)  Suddenly, I got inspired and decided to decoupage the drawer fronts.  After picking up some cheap books at a local flea market, I cut some maps out of a vintage atlas, pasted 'em on, and sealed with a coat of polyurethane.

Who would have guessed that we almost used this as firewood?!

As I see it, this was a win-win situation.  The kids get more storage space, Blake gets the corner of his man-cave back, and I get the satisfaction of knowing I salvaged a pitiful hunk of wood, turning it into something cute and useful.  Even better, the entire project cost less than $50. 

I'm having trouble putting the decoupage glue down now.