This is the evolution of a bookshelf.  I bought this rustic creation at an auction for $10.  As you can see it was made out of some old doors and probably had been in an old barn or toolshed for a while.  Here are some before pictures:

 Sorry, I had started painting a few strokes before I remembered to take some pictures of it.

Then I painted on two coats of annie sloan barcelona orange....

 But the orange was just too plain, so I added some streaks of florence and emperor's silk...

 Then I dry brushed some orange on top of that....

 I distressed it with my palm sander and then applied the stain.  It really deepened the color as you can see below.

 And Here is the finished product.  I applied polycrylic top coat for the final finish.

 For my daughter Erin....Love, your mom