I found this great solid wood dresser for only $30 at a local thrift store. A couple of the drawers were starting to fall apart and it looked like someone had painted a room and didn't bother to cover the dresser, but otherwise was in pretty good shape.
I liked the dresser and especially love the hardware, but I wanted to make it a little more my style.
I began by staining the dresser using Varathane Wood Stain, in the Carrington color. I just bought the smallest size and it was more than enough to refinish the entire dresser with a lot leftover. I used a standard size paint brush and just brushed it on. I have painted many pieces of furniture, but never realized how easy and fast it is to stain wood.
I discovered that the drawers that were falling apart had mostly just slipped out of their tracks.
I had to bend a few of the nails back, and then used wood glue to secure the drawers into shape. I placed a bunch of books on the the drawer to hold it down while the glue dried.
Pour the glue into the tracks to strengthen the drawer |
While at Home Depot (by the way this post is not sponsored by Home Depot- but if they ever wanted to sponsor a post, I sure wouldn't complain); the guy in the paint department was extremely helpful and taught me how to "Paint with spray paint"
Painting With Spray Paint
Supplies:
Spray Paint
Small Paint Brushes (that you most likely will never be able to get clean so will throw away after)
Container to spray paint in
Such a great find. I wanted something like this when I was pregnant with Addison. You did an awesome job!
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