The Stripped Dresser Outcome

First of all, thank you sooooo much for all your feedback yesterday on the dresser.  If you can't remember what it looked like just click here. 
So, what did I do with it? Well, I didn't paint it.  I continued sanding some more of the primer white residue off of it.  But then I didn't like it as much as I had with more white splotches on it.  I know, weird.  So I went to my trusty stash of sample sized Cabot stains I bought a while ago from the Habitat ReStore.  I used a brush rather than a rag, and used both semi-solid water-based stains.  I started with one called "Milkweed" and brushed it on, following the grain of the wood.  Once that dried, it wasn't quite enough, so I added a layer of "Dark Gray" Stain.  I also sifted through my hardware stash and found some great vintage pulls, but they were a little too work, so I used a wire brush to clean them, and then brushed some of the gray stain over them.  It reminds me of a dresser that Shaunna of Perfectly Imperfect did that I just adored!!!  Here is the result of mine. I absolutely LOVE it!  I am not keeping it for those who asked, but DC is full of people with eclectic style, so hopefully it will find a new home soon!  Also, this morning when my husband helped me carry it out for a picture, he asked, "Why are you taking a picture of this one?"  Clearly, he thought it was not finished.  Some people just don't get it, do they? ;)

It also got an almost plummy undertone from the original brown stain, with the other layers.  I hope you love it like I do!  This dresser look was definitely accidentally achieved!