I have the summer off and I have a TON of free time.
So I have been wanting to redo a dresser for a few months now.
I scored this dresser on a facebook yard sale page.
I got it for $60
Primer $7
Mod Podge $6
Yellow paint $3
Grey Paint $6
Fabric $4
Small roller $5
Foam brushes FREE (I had on hand)
Sand Paper FREE, my brother loves me!
And I had left over tape for taping the edges from when I painted my kitchen last month.
So that brings the total of a solid wood dresser to......... $85 (It actually is less, because I rounded up and I had a complication).
I think that's a sweet deal.
Step 1:
Okay so I borrowed my brothers sander and sanded everything.
Then I used sand paper and got into the corners and other spots that I couldn't get with the handheld sander.
I actually used recycled sand paper. My brother builds things at work and they throw out sand paper when it losses some of it's roughness. He has a stack of this sand paper and gave me a BIG pile of it. I only used about 4 of them, because they were still pretty rough.
Step 2:
I used my shop vac and vacuumed the inside of the dresser and the draws.
wiped the dresser and everything down with a damp rag.
Step 3:
Used primer on all the surfaces I was going to paint.
I ended up doing two coats of primer, because I let my 6 year old and my 3 year old "help" me. It was really uneven and patchy. But they are proud that they helped mommy with the dresser and that's all that matters.
Let it sit for a few days, because honestly I could not decide on the color(s).
Step 4:
Waited almost a week..... I had painted my kitchen grey last month and I am not sure why but that color is pulling me to have everything in that color.
Then I asked my 3 year old... She told me yellow. But honestly if she had her way she would have everything in yellow as it's her favorite color at this time being.
So we visited the Home Depot... I headed home with my paint and roller.
Step 5:
Taped off the dresser and got to work with the 3 year old assisting me.
We initially painted the yellow on the base of the dresser.
Then we painted the grey.
But something happened. We let it sit over night and when we woke up to touch it up, the grey paint changed color... It went from a dark shade to the grey seen in the photo's. The paint on the dresser stayed the dark color. I thought I was going crazy..... But I touched up the dresser with the new shade of grey. In hopes it would dry the same shade. The paint I touched up with was significantly lighter when it dried.
So I headed to the local Home Depot and I was fortunate that they have great customer service. I got my grey paint REFUNDED..... New grey paint for FREE...... and a new roller for FREE....
So my original cost for the dresser was $85, now let's deduct my Home Depot awesome customer service.
Total of $10 off. So the dresser actually came out to be $75.
I also recommend that for a project this size, it is probably cost friendly to just buy the paint samples. I bought one in the yellow and ended up with two grey samples for FREE.
I still have primer, tape, and sandpaper left over for future projects. :)
Step 6:
I had put primer on the front of the draws. But I decided I wanted to experiment with fabric and Mod Podge, because I have seen all of these tutorials on Pinterest and other blogs. So I tried it and I choose a fabric that matched the yellow paint. I looked for something that was yellow and grey, but did not find anything in the endless rows of fabrics at JoAnne's that was what I wanted or pictured. So that's why I ended up with that color fabric. I thought fabric would mask the wood grains on the front of the draws.
I used a foam brush and applied Mod Podge to the front and then placed fabric on the front. Then applied another layer of Mod Podge. Hoping it will keep the fabric clean, now that I can wipe it with a cloth and stuff.
And that's it..........
I am totally in LOVE with it. I also think I have discovered a NEW hobby.
I have another dresser I want to redo and it was FREE from a family member. It is missing a drawer though, but I have seen on other blogs they turn the open space into a shelf. So that will my next project.
