Darrin had this piece of furniture before we got married and it's a nice piece...it just did NOT go with our house.
He wanted to keep it though. And since I take up almost all of the closet and drawer space in our bedroom I realized he had a point (SHHHHH, don't tell him I said that!)
I was going for a shabby chic look and it was a surprisingly easy project and VERY inexpensive.
I started with the doors:
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| The design work was the hardest thing to clean! |
Then I took them outside and SPRAY PAINTED them. Yep, that's right, I used spray paint. It was so easy and it really let me achieve the distressed look I was going for.
From there it was a breeze. I did all three drawers next. Again, removing the hardware, cleaning them and doing a bit of sanding. Then just spraying on the paint.
Finally we took the base outside and after cleaning and sanding I started painting. I wanted to make sure I really achieved the distressed look on the main part of the dresser so I took a little bit more time, but not that much.
When all of the pieces were finished and starting to dry I started working on the hardware. Honestly, this was the hardest part. The pulls are brass and difficult to get the paint to stick. I used spray paint intended for all types of material but I couldn't get it to stick that well. I ended up with a very blue hand!
After a full night of drying we were able to put all the pieces back together. Take a look at the finished product!
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| The finished product |
I'm really pleased with the way this project turned out! Honestly, while it took me two weekends to get this finished I really only spent about an hour and half total on everything and the total cost was about $15!
Up next...a cafe curtain for the kitchen window!
Any fun projects you've been working on around your house? Anything you've been putting off?
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