Steve and I have an old dresser that I had stashed in the garage waiting for when we moved Noah upstairs to share a room with Josh. We are in the process of converting the extra room downstairs into a guestroom and I decided the dresser would be perfect for the space. The only problem.....it was ugly, really old and dated and ugly.
What I started with!
So after 'pinning' all kinds of information about refinishing a dresser. And consulting over and over and over again with my girl Kari who has refinished some really awesome pieces, I decided that it was something that I could do. Besides I recoverd my piano bench and it turned out great, so why not. Steve thought I was a bit crazy, but I went for it!
I used a liquid sander to get it all cleaned up. Gave it 2 good coats of primer, 2 coats of paint, and then I distressed my own self with some sandpaper and some stain and then finished the top with some rub on poly. I was really nervous and asked some of my friends for opinions along the way.
This was almost done, just needed the poly and the handles.
My finished prduct! I think it turned out perfect! It is a really big dresser, but I think it will be great and besides it looks so much better than it did before! Steve said it looked great and he was skeptical about me painting it white!
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