My closet is packed to the top. I have started, slowly, organizing and cleaning out. But I still have a lot of stuff! I’ll post the closet transformation later since its still a work in progress.
In the meantime, again, because I still have a lot of stuff, I wanted to find a dresser that I could store some of that stuff.
Like always…I had a vision and couldn’t find what I wanted so I knew I had to make it!
Lo and Behold…my neighbor was throwing one away that she had bought from IKEA and so of course I snapped it up.
While it didn’t take me long to do, it sure was a lot of work.
I first had to take off the hardware.
Because my new hardware required only 1 hole, I had to fill the other hole with wood filler (with my fabulous helper…Emma). Four drawers so 8 holes total. Whew!
Then I had to sand the dresser, which included sanding the holes with the wood filler.
I KNOW…I KNOW…there are a lot of tutorials that show you how to paint a piece of furniture without sanding it, but this one was a mess. I wasn’t trying to sand off the color, but trying to get a flat surface. When you ran your hand over it, was like sandpaper. But afterwards…smooth as a baby’s bottom.
Once that was done, I started with a shade of cream and painted the whole piece, body and drawers.
Working with the drawers specifically…
I finally had a chance to use the Wave FROGTAPE that I received from the Haven Conference as swag! Yay!!
I taped out the design on each of the drawers and then painted with the fuschia color.
Now it was time to work on the body of the dresser. I reached for the Blue Tape and OH NO!!! The Blue Tape had a mud dauber nest.
GROSS!!
Of course I searched for something else right away and found masking tape. I thought that the masking tape would work. Boy was I wrong. I had to go back and do a lot of touch up. But regardless…I used the masking tape to tape the design on the top and then painted away!
When I taped off the sides, I did use the Blue Tape. I put my big girl panties on and cleaned off the mud dauber nest! Again…GROSS! And then I painted inside the tape as well.
Once it was all dried and tape removed, I did have to flip it on its top and paint the legs.
That was definitely hard to do right side up. However, waiting for the legs to dry gave me the time to do some touch-up. I won’t show you a picture of the effort there because I am a perfectionist and you would then see the imperfection too closely. What I did learn, the more I tried to make it perfect, the more “not so perfect” it became.
I finally had to make myself just STOP and admire it for the piece that it was.
Last touch was to put the new hardware on the drawers.
Finished product!
While I DIY or pay someone else to DIY many things, furniture is usually not one of those items. This was my first project and I think it was definitely a success.
Stay tuned for the new jewelry station that I will DIY to hang behind this dresser. Hopefully it will be sooner rather than later. 🙂
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Denise, This is F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S!
Michele
Thank you Michele!! Was a lot of fun!!!
I didn’t realize that frog tape made different shapes. This dresser came out great, Denise! I love the color and design.
Thanks Ashley!! You should check out the different shape tapes. I want to use the Chevron next!
This is so cute! I didn’t know about “shape tape” – that’s a great idea. Thanks for sharing!
Oh Jocelyn…there are a couple of good Shape tapes to try…Chevron, the wave and like 2 more. Check them out…
This is super cute Denise! You do good work lady!
Thanks Marian! I appreciate you stopping by and giving your feedback! I think I might do some more soon! ha!
This looks great! well done.
Thank you so much Joann!!
Looks fantastic!
Thanks Kelley!
Love! The pink is so great. The Frog Tape ShapeTape gives it interest. I used their chevron tape in a recent project, and a little birdie to help me out. Check it out here. http://heartworkorg.com/2013/09/10/fun-chevron-file-cabinet-with-annie-sloan-chalk-paint/
Ha! Love it! Will check out the project. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!!!
That is fabulous! Make me want to do that to my daughter’s dresser!
Yay for inspiration. You will have to share your pic when you have completed it!
The dresser was nice to begin with, but you certainly gave it the much needed update it deserved. I love the colors you chose! Perfect for storage! Thanks so much for sharing at Wednesday Whatsits!
Thank you Rachel! Was a lot of fun to do. And thanks for hosting. Appreciate it!!
UMMMM THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!!
I’m inspired now–thank you!!
~Cathy
Thank you so much Cathy!!! Yay!
Great makeover! I love pink and white together! I’m pinning this!
Navy Wifey Peters @ Submarine Sunday
Yay! Thanks!
Oh…do I ever love that shape tape! I had no idea. Your dresser is also amazing! Thanks for sharing this at Throwback Thursdays.
xoxo
Denyse
Thanks Denyse! And I thank you for hosting! 🙂
I love it! You did such a nice job. Please think about coming to party at Craft Frenzy Friday at obsessiveandcreative.blogspot.com Your work would really add to our party!
Will do! Thanks Rhonda. I will try to do that this week! Appreciate it!!! Thanks for stopping by and visiting your blog now.
This is gorgeous! I am going to have to look for a dresser that would fit in my closet as I am tired of piles of clothes everywhere! Yours is so bright and cheery and just begs for clothes to jump in. Thanks for the inspiration and tute!
I just put it in mine this weekend and I love it. I can’t wait to finish my transformation of adding color into my closet. I did do a big clean out though too over the past few weeks…rid of clothes and shoes. That helped some. Let me know how yours turns out…or what you even decide to do! Thanks for stopping by.
Love it, the color is awesome!
Thank you Nicole! And thank you for stopping by. I will have to share the closet where I put this, after I finish working on it. 🙂
Hi Denise. I just love what you did with your Frog Tape. The dresser turned out great! You were featured at Home{work} Wednesday this week.
Thank you Suzy. Very exciting. Yay.
Btw…I did share out and will add the feature as a post as soon as I can. Thx again.
Great job with this – I’m shocked that it was your first project! BTW I was at Haven too- I still need to try out the chevron tape I got in my swag bag. 😉 Thanks for sharing this at Throwback Thursday! (Pinning)
Definitely my first Furniture Project. Can’t wait then to see what you do with yours! Thank you for hosting the Link Party!
I love this project and especially love the fun color combination that you chose. I also was at Haven and have yet to use my shape tape. Thanks for sharing with this week’s Throwback Thursday party.