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Once it was dry, I popped the drawers out and went back with a small brush to touch up the places of the base that the sprayer didn’t hit. If you have a dark color on the walls a lighter color on the furniture is a way to bring in some light. This is what prompted our black furniture makeover. Do you have a black piece of furniture that you wish was white?
Here are two reasons to paint your black furniture. First, if you change the paint color of a room and the furniture seems too dark. Second, it allows you to keep quality pieces of furniture and give them new life, a completely new look. She applied two coats of black paint.
MALM 6-drawer dresser, black-brown, 63x30 3/4 "Show measurements specifications
Once all the trim was on, a few coats of polycrylic to seal the deal and leave a glossy finish and then BAM!! A classy, sophisticated dresser to fit our new little girl’s room perfectly. You’ll see, I bought some IKEA drawer organizers to help keep little one’s clothes and toys organized.
Your family is just beautiful and its wonderful that you have the memories that you have with your mom. I'm sure it was very hard to be without her but she's waiting for you and all this time without her will be like a moment when that time comes. This is a beautiful dresser, Traci, and I'm so glad you were able to get it!
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The pain of missing her isn't as much but the ache and the memories sure are. My heart is heavy for you this first Easter without your Mom. I dont have family memoies or childhood memories of a Mom. That should be sad but I think it would be harder to KNOW how cool holidays could be and miss that someone. I do think it's harder to ahve had and lost.
Otherwise, the finish on the drawers is all original. First, you need a dresser to makeover (if you don’t already have an ugly dresser in your life)! Learn how to quickly find the best furniture to paint. I put a wood plank top on it, removed some drawers and turned them into open spaces for the electronics. The set below was also a curbside find!!! It looked nothing like this when we found it!
Card Catalog Dresser Makeover
Thankfully, my handy husband is super talented with tools so I left all that business up to him. Just measure each drawer, take an inch and a half off each width and height, and cut all the trim at 45 degree angles. After finishing up sanding I wiped everything clean with a clean rag and mineral spirits. There are many ways to clean after sanding. Read our 6 effective ways to clean wood after sanding article to see what option suits you best. After scraping the paint stripper off of the several surfaces there was still stripper residue remaining.
That extra $40 will be great for you to use elsewhere. Looks exactly like the inspiration pic. Way to go Aunt Sue for helping you out. You are doing great so far with the room. I used a Folk Art paint from Walmart called Metallic Antique Gold ($1.25) and wiped it over the black handle with a paper towel. I went back to the antique mall and offered them $200.00 cash, but they didn’t take it.
The dresser had broken hardware,dovetail drawer joints that needed to be repaired, veneer damage and a missing drawer glide. It seemed like a lot of work, but luckily, they were all easy and doable repairs. The bed was a simple strip, restain, and seal job… but the dresser had suffered some serious water damage. We love to see the change from old and outdated, to new and in style, and hope to inspire you through these makeovers! Well I could simply paint the pressed wood top, but I wanted a beautiful stained top and I wasn’t going to get that with a pressed wood fake top. Plus I try to steer away from pressed wood as much as possible!
Then if you need another coat, repeat the process. Then spray evenly across the lace. Wait at least 10 minutes to let it dry and then remove the lace and move onto the next drawers.
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