Anyway, here's the after pics!
Apr 29, 2011
A Dresser for Laurie
In between our day jobs, backsplashes, and overhauling the nursery... we've been casually making-over Laurie's dresser. Laurie is a client that has bought a few pieces of furniture from us in the past... one being this little end table. And we actually did another slightly different end table to match awhile back, which we didn't blog about because it just seemed a little redundant. But Laurie wanted her dresser to match the end tables which have been placed in her guest room. Here's the before picture.
First we removed all hardware, puttied the holes, sanded everything down real good, and drilled new holes for the hardware we got at Hobby Lobby!
Then all the drawers got taped off with newspaper to help with overspray.
Then we primed and painted her white! Of course this step didn't get photographed, nor did the glazing part. Sometimes it's just hard to remember to take pictures! SORRY! But don't sweat it, we're planning to do a tutorial one of these days... including the furniture preparation, priming, painting, glazing, and sealing!
Anyway, here's the after pics!
Anyway, here's the after pics!
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Gorgeous! I don't know how many times I went back and forth between the pictures to see where all the detail came from! Can't wait for the tutorial either! Want to do this stuff but don't dare ruin a good piece of furniture!
ReplyDeleteI am a mom of two and I read your blog frequently. You are incredibly creative. The dresser is beautiful! I'm going to ask questions...as I am (obviously) not patient enough for a tutorial! Do you sand down to bare wood? What type of gun/brand do you spray with? Do you use latex paints and need to thin them to spray them? I probably have more questions, but this already seems excessive. :)
ReplyDeleteWe don't ever sand down to the wood unless we're planning to stain instead of paint, or if there's lead-based paint on it. Otherwise, we just rough it up with sandpaper to give it some 'grab'. We wish we had an air compressor so we could use a paint gun, but we haven't gotten that fancy yet. We just use spray paint... mostly Krylon, but sometimes Rustoleum or other brands.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, I love the glazing details. It looks great!
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of glaze do you use? What color paint did you use on the dresser? I can't wait for the tutorial either. :) This turned out awesome!!
ReplyDeleteLove it!!! Where did you get the hardware???????
ReplyDeleteAt Hobby Lobby!
ReplyDeletei LOVE THIS .........WANT TO DO IT MYSELF..
ReplyDeletesimple classy
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