I love a good furniture makeover.
Take this lovely little dresser. It’s got great bones, a cute look, and lots of storage for toddler-sized clothing. It even came with all the hardware (I found the missing piece in one of the drawers).
Materials:
Gloves
Scrap Cloths
Plastic Bags
Paint
Instructions:
I started by taking out all the hardware.
Then I used Liquid Sander to degloss all the surfaces.
I wore gloves and used some scrap cloths that I cut from old t-shirts to wipe down everything.
Then I used painters tape to cover up the parts I didn’t want to get paint on.
I taped plastic bags to the inside of all the drawers so they wouldn’t get paint in them either.
I used a Rust-Oleum spray primer.
I added a newly discovered product to the mix that is AWESOME. The Rust-Oleum Comfort Grip. Game changer.
It fits onto most standard spray paint cans. No more gloves or finger cramping.
I sprayed one thin even layer of the primer on the dresser and drawers.
After the primer dried for a few hours, I brought my dresser back into the garage.
I chose a white paint from Valspar called Bistro. I got it in a paint sample that more than covered the two layers I did on the dresser and drawers.
As for the border, I painted it with another random gray paint sample I had left over from another project.
I used it for any other part of the dresser that used to be green.
Once the paint dried, I applied two layers of Minwax Polycrylic in clear satin. Another product that I love, love, love.
I let the polycrylic dry for a few days before bringing it inside.
I forgot to take pictures, but I did paint the hardware. I used one layer of Rust-Oleum Clean Metal Primer, two layers of Krylon Looking Glass Silver, and one layer of Rust-Oleum Lacquer.
The end result was a shiny silver that matched nicely with the gray border on the dresser.
I let the hardware dry for a few days before putting it back on the dresser. My toddler said she wanted to help mommy work, so she assisted me.
Once the hardware was back on, I brought it upstairs and put the drawers back in. I used some brackets to secure it to the wall. It’s really tall and I was afraid my daughter would pull it down trying to pick out an outfit.
Between the primer, paint, and polycrylic, there are 5 layers on this baby. That’s a lot of painting. I hate painting.
Still… totally worth it.
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