Upcycled Chest of Drawers with 1965 Louisiana Map

This work in progress was finally finished recently.  It started by needed quite a bit of work (you'd think by now I would take "before" pictures) when I first got my hands on it.  Flaky veneer that had to be chiseled off and lots of old chippy paint to take off.  

I kept some of the old yellow paint intact so that it would peek back through the new paint once I sanded and distressed certain areas down.  

My friend, Brian, gave me a 1965 Louisiana map that was a school fixture.  It was very brittle and wanted to roll back up at every available opportunity.  

I featured the Shreveport to Minden area in the first top left drawer.  The Natchitoches area is on the right.  The center panel features mid-Louisiana across three drawers with Baton Route toward the lower left.