Monday, July 25, 2016

Makeover Monday: Pretty Dresser

I picked up this nice little dresser for a song from my local on-line yard sale group. $30.

Very nice shape.  Nothing wrong with it.  I almost hated to paint it.

Almost.

I love painted wooden things.

LOVE.

We'll see if I feel the same way after I'm done.

So here's my tutorial.



Like I said, there was nothing at all wrong with this sweet little dresser, so I was able to go right to painting.  Since I was using good quality chalk paints (Annie Sloan Old White and Paris Grey), there was no need to do any prep like sanding or priming.

And this would be why I am such a fan of chalk paints.





I took out all the drawers and removed the top piece.  I unscrewed all the pulls and taped off along the lines of where I wanted to paint white.








I did a coat of the white, and after a little while, did a second coat and removed all the tape.  So far, looking good!



Next day I painted they grey. I had run out of painter's tape and was too lazy to go out and buy more, so I just tried to cut in with the brush.  Sometimes my brush was flawless, and other times it decided to color outside the lines, but I didn't fret about it.  Just figured I'd fix it up once the paint dried.




(Here are some of the brush mistakes that I had to touch up.  No big deal.)    

So after two coats of the grey, and after it all dried, (and after I fixed all my oops-es), I took my orbital sander to the edges to distress it, then started rubbing in all the wax.







Finally, I decided to add a little something extra, so I painted this on the side, using the same Old White paint that I used on the drawer fronts.


I think I'll add a little bit of the design on the side of that top drawer.

And I'm not done waxing.

And one more thing I'm not done with.  Did you catch it in the pictures above?
I accidentally left her barefoot.  I forgot to paint her feet!




Oops (again)!

Back to work tomorrow!



Hope you enjoyed this.  What would you have done differently?

I'm linking this post up with some blog hops this week.  See the schedule in my side bar if you'd like to join any of the parties!

21 comments:

  1. Love how it turned out and thanks for the laugh over the bare feet.

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    1. LOL, you're welcome! Corrected my mistake yesterday, so now she's good to go!

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  2. Hello anne, such an amazing transformation. Love your color choice and you provided a great tutorial. I would if you shared this at our link party, Dishing it & Digging It.

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    1. Thank you Linda. And I will head over now to check out your blog hop!

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  3. This came out really pretty. Maybe add a little of the graphic pattern to one of the drawers in the gray color, just because I love the pattern. Why chalk paint and how is that different from regular paint?

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    1. Thank you Heather! That's a good idea, maybe I'll do that. Chalk paint is great bc it covers so well and needs no prep work. Plus it gives your project an older look, which is usually what I'm going for.

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  4. The dresser turned out fantastic. I had to laugh about the feet. No worries I am sure.

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    1. Thanks, Debra! And guess what, those feet got painted a day or so ago, so all is good!

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  5. Your dresser is just gorgeous! I adore two toned pieces! Would love it if you would share it on Friday's Furniture Fix http://www.patinaparadise.com/2016/07/fff50.html

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    1. Thank you Lucy! I will head over there now and link up.

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    2. Hi Anne. I'm also stopping by from Friday's Furniture Fix to admire this amazing piece. You did such a great job. We are so thrilled that you joined us this week. Susie from The Chelsea Project

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  6. I love how it came out! Thank you for sharing with us on the Art of Home-Making Mondays at Strangers & Pilgrims on Earth! :)

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    1. Thanks, JES! And thanks for hosting the link party.

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  7. Wow, what a great job you did on this dresser!! I'm really wanting to get into the painting furniture game, but so far I've just done a lot of talking about it. I love the two tones you used and the branch imagery on the side. Lovely!!

    Regards,
    Lory at Designthusiasm

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  8. Thanks Lory! I did an awful lot of procrastinating before I bit the bullet and tackled a dresser. I had done smaller stuff before, but nothing on this scale. It wasn't that bad, and I'm so glad I did it! Thanks for visiting and commenting!

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  9. Wow! I love how you transformed this beauty Anne!

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    1. Thanks so much! I just moved it into my shop space today, so fingers crossed that it will sell!

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  10. What a cool dresser! I want to try out some chalk paint on my IKEA furniture.

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    1. You must, Dara. SO easy to use. I have found a difference in the quality, though. I've tried several, including DIY, but I have found that Annie Sloan is hands down the best and worth the cost (no affiliate links/paid sponsors here, just mho).

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  11. The subtle bird design is a perfect touch. Love it! Good job. Looking forward to seeing more of your fun creations ;) I'm a huge trash to treasure fan!

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    1. Aww, thank you my dear. Trash to treasure fans, we have that in common! Ily....

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