I am soooo excited to show you my makeover today! Remember this awesome triple dresser I got at the Salvation army?
Well, Bridget (of the coral table) had been on the hunt for a large dresser for the area at the top of her stairs. After I had gone to her house and seen the area, we decided that a cheerful yellow would be perfect! Oh, and by the way, I am heading to Bridget's house next Friday for a photo shoot so I can give you a tour soon! Anyhow, I headed to my local Ben Moore dealer to get their gloss enamel paint. I chose "Yellow Raincoat". Another color I liked was called "American Cheese" but the name kinda ruined it for me. I didn't want her dresser to make me think of cheese. Bridget also wanted the hardware painted white, but it was missing one pull, so I replaced the top two pulls with glass knobs. And I am so happy with how it all came together.
As a sidenote, I should add that I asked the gal at the paint counter if I should get a tinted primer. She told me I would be finw tih two coats of primer. I used my Kilz Clean Start and used two coats. I should have either used more coats of that, or gone with a tinted primer like my gut had told me, because after the two coats of primer, I painted this bad boy with 6, yes 6 coats, of the yellow paint. Lesson learned!
And a sidenote to my sidenote... shortly after I wrote this post I received an email from a client, Angela. Angela had purchased some items from me a couple of years ago, and her then boyfriend was so kind and helped carry everything. They just seemed like a perfect match to me- I felt their energy and love for each other. I hope that doesn't sound to weird. I felt so stronlgy about it that I emailed her and told her I thought she had a good thing with him and a wonderful connection. Well, she wrote today to tell me that I should always go with my guts, because I have good ones. Angela and her then boyfriend were engaged last month! Congrats!!!!
So, what have you been up to? Remember the rules....
1. FURNITURE MAKEOVERS ONLY. Starting this week, I will be deleting all other entries. I am not trying to be mean, but it is frustrating when people aren't reading what the party is about and just linking to link.
2. Add my button (on the sidebar) to your post or your sidebar.
3. Link directly to your post and not a general link to your blog.
4. No etsy or other shops. It is ok if you are selling your item, but it must just be a blog post about the piece you have finished.
5. Please link only projects you have NOT ALREADY SHARED HERE. They can be old, just nre to POWW.
Here we go!
Ahring the dresser here:

















57 comments:
I love the yellow!! It looks beautiful!
I love Tuesday nights because of Glee and Raising Hope! And what a fabulous dresser, Cassie. I'm usually not a bold color person, but that traditional dresser is really set off by that yellow. Enjoy the rest of your (busy!) day. :)
Wow! I love the yellow! Based on her furniture, Bridget seems like she would be a really fun friend to have. Her furniture is lively, confident, and beautiful too! Great job Cassie!
I wasn't expecting the yellow but I love it - so bright and sunny! Thanks for hosting my dear.
XO
Lenore
Oh muh Lord that is gorgeous! It's a perfect yellow. Love. And yay for Angela!
That is a beautiful piece of furniture and you know I love yellow! I can't wait to see Bridget's house. Such happy colors! But I can't imagine - two coats of primer and six coats of paint means you painted that piece EIGHT times - wow!
cassie, that dresser looks AWESOME! holy cow I love it!
OOh I love this!
That is stunning. Just gorgeous.
absolutely fab-u-lous!!!!! perfect color! I love that one of the paint colors is called American cheese. And btw i don't need a paint name to know you are cheesy...haha!!!
OH MY GOD!!! I DIE over that!! So amazing. Love the white hardware against the bright yellow. LOVE IT!!!
amy ~ mysunshineshere.blogspot.com
I love that dresser!! Cute details! Love the color too!
Is the linky for completed re-do's or can it be for inprogress furniture re-dos?
Thanks! & I love the yellow dresser! I want something similar in my guest bedroom!
Laura
i am not a yellow lover but your dresser is the 3rd item i seen in last 2 weeks that really looks fantastic....very very pretty
Cassie, I love love love the dresser....hmmm now I need to go find something to paint yellow.
Wow! I love it! It is so cheerful and happy! And I love the white hardware against the yellow. Cassie, what is the best way to paint hardware? I am working on my nightstands right now and I'd like to save money by reusing the current hardware, but they are the swingy type handles and I'm not sure how to properly paint them! Thanks so much!
Polly
The dresser is beautiful in yellow! I can't believe you painted it 6 times...and congratulations to Angela and her future husband!
That yellow is awesome. The white hardware against the pop of colour really makes it sing. I wish I could find a client who wanted something so bold and beautiful!
It's beautiful!! I love the glass knobs! Oooh, that reminds me. If you have a TJ Maxx nearby, you might want to check and see if they have knobs. I found the most beautiful blue porcelain knobs there the other day. I didn't get them since I don't have anything they would work on, but you probably keep a stash of knobs and might like them. Anyway, thanks for hosting. I finally get to link something up!
I absolutely love your latest creation! The yellow is amazing, the hardware is perfect. Awesome work! I am working on a yellow piece too, must be spring fever!
That's the perfect yellow! The dresser looks gorgeous.
Yellow is such a translucent color. I'm sure painting it SIX times was a pain in the bee-hind, but it looks lovely, and next time you'll know.
In love with your yellow chest!! A client is trying to decide between green or yellow for a cabinet we're redoing in her kitchen, she needs to see this!
Bold and beautiful!
OH MY GOODNESS CASSIE, it is AMAZING!!! I am in love with it! GREAT job!!!!
What a beautiful color and the white hardware looks so pretty with it!
Oh yeah! This is my absolute favorite piece that you have done! I don't have a piece to link up right now, but will hopefully have one tomorrow....
Take care,
Lisa
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the dresser! It looks so bright and happy and it will be such a beautiful piece to see when you walk in the house. I'm sure Bridget must love it!
Love, love, love it...yellow is such a happy color, how can you go wrong with that??? Thanks for your sweet comment today! :)
LOVE IT!!!! Turned out fantastic! Im definitely into the yellow these days!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog too!!!
The yellow is great on that piece. Great job!
This is so fun Cassie. The white hardware is adorable! You always do such a great job. I have enjoyed all of your guest posts on color! What a great idea. I don't know how you keep up with it all. You are ah-mazing!
Cassie, I love this piece so much I had to come take another look!
I ♥ this dresser...and ♥ your guts...this came together great! Good Job! oooh and thanks for hosting :)
I think this is just stunning, Cassie! Great yellow and the white pulls are perfect. It's a very fun piece.
Hi Cassie, the dresser is so pretty. The yellow is so happy and I love the white pulls. Just perfect!
LOVE the yellow Cassie... SCREAMING Spring to me!
Love that dresser! Can't wait to see more pictures of her house. And thanks for hosting a great party!
LOVE IT! MAKES ME WANT SUNSHINE!
That is probably one of my most favorite makeovers that you have done, it looks beautiful!
What an adorable dresser update. That is actually the second time in a couple of days I have noticed that same dresser in blogland - I remember because my parents had that dresser when I was growing up! Yours is a very fun version!
Love that crazy yellow dresser! I need to bring in some yellow into my room, I think. Thanks for the linky party!
I have just recently found your blog and am no crazy inspired to work with furniture! You do amazing work, thank you for sharing!
hi Cassie - thanks for your nice comments on my table and sideboard. Jsut letting you know i have linked back to your party. had so much trouble with linky tools and my blog this morning. finally got it sorted.
love your yellow dresser also.
have a good week
cheers Fiona
http://lilyfieldlife.blogspot.com/
SO cute!
Ha ha ha. I love the caption you gave this on FTF! :-)
Oh my goodness! That yellow is striking and gorgeous. I am in a yellow mood right now, and your dresser is a sunny and cheerful as they come.
Pretty color. DD2 almost painted a dresser yellow for the nursery but decided to go another direction.
Dropping by from Furniture Feature Friday. Hope you'll drop by to see my chairs.
Allison
Atticmag
Love that yellow Cassie! I'm on some kind of yellow kick right now! Funny title too on the linky, Bold Yellar, hee, hee! :)
So funny that I read your post this afternoon-- this morning I bought an old buffet at Goodwill and I totally pictured painting it YELLOW! Love the white hardware. Totally going to have to steal that idea. You have confirmed my love of yellow
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Cassie, I know I've said this before, but this is OFFICIALLY my favorite piece you've ever done! I did a sideboard in this same color for a client and painted the hardware white a few weeks ago...great minds think alike, my friend ;) !!! Gorgeous!
Love this! I wish I could find one just like it!!!
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So gorgeous! Love love love!
Hey Cassie, love the dresser! Just letting you know I featured it over at www.justpleasedaspunch.blogspot.com. You are one talented lady!
Ooooohhhhh now I liiike this yellow!!!!!!! So smooth and buttery!!
I LOVE the yellow! Great Job!
Hi - I just saw this over at The Girl Creative. LOVE the color!!! I have a question - how do you get the paint to fully cure? We painted a table in AUGUST (!) and it's still a little tacky - if you set something heavy on it, it sticks. Is it the paint or the prep or both?? thanks!
I'm not usually a "yellow" fan, but I love this!
featuring this post tonight @ ccc
gail
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