DIY: never saves time or money

Every once in while I get the DIY-itch.  No matter how bad, time and money consuming the previous project, I still find a way to find something on pinterest or some youtube video that makes me want to become Martha Stewart for a day, or more like a week or two.  Yes,  by the time the project is complete I have spent more time and money than just buying the finished project outright.  But its that feeling of accomplishment and the resultant bragging rights that make me go cuckoo for DIY.  But gosh darn it, this is the last DIY thing that I will do...
So, this time we perseverated on chalk paint.  Yes, that lovely paint that costs an arm-and-a-leg, doesn't require priming, requires waxing afterward, and is only at select stores.
The paintee?  A sentimental piece, or so I am calling it, one of my first adult pieces of furniture.

Still cannot remember why I bought a set with this ridiculous pattern.  Yep, there is a bed, dresser, bedside drawers, and a mirror with this pattern.  Still good enough for the guest room tho, this is real wood!

Clearly the side doors had to go.

My initial plan was to track the cost so that I could also brag about how cheap the project was.  The paint and brushes were over $100.  Then of course I needed knew knobs.  Then of course I need new feet.  Then of course I needed these cool backing things to go behind the knobs.  Now factor in the hourly rate of a DOCTOR while I'm not doing doctor-work and this project was expensive as hell.  Cost bragging rights, uncheck.  Well, the thing is [nearly] done, I love the look but, as you can partially see, the new feet are higher than the old feet so the middle posts that I believe are required for central support need to replaced or have a piece attached so that they touch the ground.  And I think I want to put another coat of wax on this thing.  Argh!  I am already sick of this project.

Next time, I may tell you about my DIY magnetic boards that were finished by our local handyman.