Luckily he pulled the truck over without me even asking:). I was like a giddy school girl. I wish I had a true "before" picture to give you. This dresser had drawers that weren't together and all going topsy turvy. It was a mess. However, I saw potential.
I like painting furniture because it breathes new life into old stuff. I also like it because I get to try new things and if I don't like it, it's not a big deal because normally I sell the pieces.
From what I learned online after picking up this free dresser is that it is a French Provincial style dresser, which was apparently a very popular style in the 70's.
It came to us with broken drawers, mismatched hardware, and it was dirty,really dirty. I had to scrub off several stains and just the general scum that had accumulated over the years. I wish I had a picture of the water after I cleaned it. It was so gross!
Here's the closest thing to a "before" picture. It had already been scrubbed down and most drawers were fixed and the hardware had been removed.
I had picked up plain white primer/paint in one for free at Ace Hardware several weeks back and decided that this was the perfect project for it. I put three coats on in most areas and four coats in some where I thought the gold was still bleeding through.
I originally painted the hardware white, but I started running out of white spray paint in the middle of the project and didn't want to buy any. Then I looked online and found a similar dresser with black hardware. Luckily I had a lot of leftover paint from another project in black, so that worked like a charm!
Here's the final result.
It's crisp, clean, and perfect for a lot of rooms.
The only thing that I paid for were the two knobs and that was only about $5 total.
Best part.... I sold it on Craigslist for $75! I'm going to stash the cash to go towards a used Clavinova.
What projects have you been up to?
Love it! Great job!!
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