I gave this tired old dresser a good sanding, then primed and painted on two coats of a greenish-gray latex Behr paint (I actually didn't like the beige-gray colour that I had picked out, so did some custom mixing by adding some black and dark green paint I had left over from a previous project). I then sanded the edges to give it a distressed look and let some of the wood come through, and added new hardware. Voila!
On the tall dresser I spray-painted a high gloss sage green Rustoleum after a little sanding and a coat of primer. I finished off with 3 coats of water-based high gloss Varathane.
I'm pretty happy with how they turned out, and I will show you how they fit in the the refreshed master bedroom in my next post. For now I'm off to paint more furniture. I wonder if my mom will let me at her hutch yet...
WOW! What a transformation. Oh you give me hope that I can do this myself one day!!!! Really, WOW. I'm bookmarking so I can remember this!!
ReplyDeleteI love transformations! I just turned my secretary into a bar area in my dining room. I really hope you'll stop by and check it out: http://niagaranovice.blogspot.com/2011/08/picture-is-worth.html
See you soon, I hope!
Artie
Thanks Artie. It really is pretty easy, so you should definitely try it! And your secretary/bar is amazing! Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteKelly
they are both awesome, but i especially love that white one! it has such a fabulous shape and the white was the perfect simple finish for it! the new hardware also makes a great impact!
ReplyDeleteHow nice I like them both! I will have to try Varathane it looks like it gives furniture a nice gloss.
ReplyDeleteI think the green one is my favorite!!! LOVE the lines and style of it - now the color!!!
ReplyDelete;-D robelyn
these look great! love the green one especially!
ReplyDeleteKelly-they both look great but I'm loving the style of the first one!
ReplyDeletegail
thanks for linking up and linking back, I'm catching you this week!