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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

 u g l y   e a r l y  80's   d r e s s e r
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u g l y  70's {or 60's?}   s h e l f

I have two quick makeovers of furniture purchased for my daughter's room. Both sanded, primed with a spray priming bonder, three coats of BM Simply White in Aura, and then sealed with a poly.

But first I wanted to show you some cute pillows I bought for my daughter Camden's room {I got these at the Farm Chicks show}.
The two velvet green and one velvet aqua are from the flea market.
I know the colors are a little crazy in this room...but she is 8 and loves it.

I bought both the shelf and dresser a few weeks ago and I have been working on them a little at a time while finishing other pieces for the shop.

{before}

I had a dresser just like this growing up in the 80's, pretty ugly!

{after}

I painted the pulls with Rustoleum's Leafy Green.

Here is the ugly shelf before.


 And after, much better.
Gotta love white paint, it makes everything better.

8 comments:

  1. the whole room is so bright abd cheerful! the dresser looks great, and i love the little bookcase, too!
    i also love the art frame! i was thinking of doing that in emmy's room with a frame i have - it looks great!

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  2. You're so good.....I also had that dresser ;) now I wish I knew where it went! - Dharma from Wannabe Mermaid

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  3. Wow, what a transformation on that dresser!! It looks AWESOME now, love it!!

    found you through Cassie's POWW party, glad I did!

    Julie

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  4. What a lucky little girl!! The white is perfect with her bright colors - love it!!!

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  5. cute, cute !! our girls would be friends :-)) her zebra chest of (found) drawers are on my blog ... check it. Good job mom !!

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  6. love the room ,and the dresser is awesome! Can I ask how you got the handles to be black? Did you just spray paint them or is there another way to do it?

    thanks!

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  7. I had the same piece of furniture growing up! Have you had any problems with the paint chipping or peeling off?

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