Hi all! Hope you are having a wonderful week, and enjoying the anticipation of Christmas! I have been so busy
stuffing my face with cookies and wine making last minute gifts for people that I almost forgot about POWW! I am just wrapping the last of the presents, and putting a box together so I can cart over all the teacher gifts tomorrow since it is the last day of school before the break. I have managed to squeeze in one furniture redo for this week's POWW. I bought this dresser last week for $25.
I loved the shape of it, but the paint treatment and animal alphabet weren't working for me. I stripped it down, and then refinished the top in a more rustic look, and gave the bottom a worn weathered look. The mahogany stain on this piece bled so badly that I tried to paint the bottom white, but it was bleeding like no other. It was one of those that a million coats of primer wouldn't help. So I had to give it a finish that would blend with the bleeding, and chose my dark gray Cabot stain. I buy this at my local Habitat Restore- Sorry, I don't know where else to get it! I used every last drop and scraped it out of the can to finish this piece up, and then added wooden carved flower knobs from Anthropologie. My husband has been travelling for work, so I couldn't get it outside for proper pictures. Most of these were without flash, but one you can see was used with the flash and the color is actually more accurate in that one I would say. Bye-bye animal alphabet, hello rustic chic!
So if you've had time between wrapping presents, decking the halls, cutting down the tree, carolling, making cookies, eating cookies, sipping egg nog, and holiday parties to work on a piece of furniture, then let's see what ya got!
Please Remember....
FURNITURE MAKEOVERS ONLY!
I really hate emailing people or commenting on people who have linked up other items.... etsy shops, no thank you, not at this party!
Rules Schmules:
1. You must be a follower of this here ol' blog.
2. Make sure you post a permalink and not just a link to your main blog page.
3. Your link MUST BE A FURNITURE MAKEOVER.
4. Please add my button to your post or sidebar.
5. Not required, but please be kind and go visit some of the other links.
6. Party on!
Alright, get this party started!
Sharing my dresser here:
17 comments:
Wow! what a change! looks great Cassie :)
love that gray dresser! Because of you I have fallen in love with the color gray or is that grey??) I use it on alot of my pieces but have yet worked into my own house....might have to get on that after the holidays! Have a vey Merry CHRISTmas!!!
The color is great....it has little boys room written all over it. The before and after pictures speak for themselves!!!!
I always love everything you do! It's like you're the Snooki to my J-Woww. For realz.
That dresser was a huge makeover! Wow! It looks wonderful! That is a big change - good job my friend.
looks like something I would see in a store! So wish I had something to contribute, been pretty lazy around here lately :( Soon though...
I can't believe you saw the beauty in this piece. I love the bones of this piece and the hardware.
gail
Another hit. Like the commentor above I can't believe you saw the potenital in this baby. BTW I have been blog stalking you for a little while and finally got around to painting something myself. No crazy techniques or anything, but it's a start. Baby steps... Thanks for all the inspiration and advice on your blog, one of my favourites for sure.
I was super nervous when I saw the first picture! wowsers did you ever give new life to this little beauty.... those wooden flower knobs are my favorite yet! love them!
xo
It looks sooooo much better! You would never know it used to be red and blue! Looks amazing!
Looks great! Love the color, distressing and cute new knobs! That is quite the before picture! ... Wishing you a wonderful holiday with your family!
Cassie works her magic again! It's wonderful and I love those knobs. Another piece that could be right out of Anthropologie. Great job and what a transformation! I bet the teachers will be delighted with your gifts tomorrow. That's very sweet of you.
I love it Cassie...I just love it! You have totally inspired me to paint my bedroom dresser charcoal grey! Any tips for a paint color similar to your stain...it's perfect? Thanks! ~Deb~
Wow, I love what you did! I love how you just roll with things and make your pieces shine no matter what you are up against! I had the same bleeding issue yesterday...so frustrating! I wish I had something to link up, but I've also been too busy stuffing my face with cookies and wine :)
Yay! I squeezed on in, despite the face stuffing and wine consuming. Thanks for hosting! Your dresser looks fab as always!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
XO
Lenore
love your redo...like always!
I love what you did with the dresser. You really saved that one!
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