When I came across this older dresser I knew it had so much potential for a custom makeover. The softly curved drawer fronts and pretty feet were a big part in my deciding to paint it in a soft buttercream and rose blended color palette and to apply a colorful floral transfer to the front. I always begin a custom project with a full check of the condition of the … Read More
When is it better to save the original finish on a piece instead of stripping or sanding to bare wood? That is what I ran into with this old dresser where the finish had darkened and alligatored over the years. There was much work to be done inside. Beginning with gluing loose dovetails and replacing drawer bottoms to adding missing drawer guides and drawer stops to prevent drawers from tipping … Read More
I want to share with you a fairly straightforward process for painting formica with a stained wood look. I will walk you through the steps that I used to finish the tops on the Redesigned Dresser with Barn Doors and End Tables. The surface of this formica was smooth and very shinny, so using my orbital sander with 60 grit paper, I sanded to cut the shine and give a … Read More
What do you do when you have quality furniture with sentimental value that just really isn’t your style? A customer came to me with exactly that situation, three pieces of Stanley furniture that was gorgeous in its day but was in need of a fresh update to be beautiful today. We talked through ideas and possibilities for redesigning and decided on a Modern Farmhouse Restyle. The three pieces would be … Read More
This project has been part hard work and part exciting adventure. It began with a dresser in need of an update and finished with a sliding barn door cabinet painted in clean white with a carbon grey stained top. Before I get in to all of the details involved in this redesign, here is a picture of the finished Barn Door Cabinet. I began by removing all the drawers and … Read More
This double stacked dresser was definitely showing its age and to be usable again it would need some repairs done on the drawers and the missing hardware replaced. I decided to match the original hardware style of Hepplewhite pulls in bright brass and this became my inspiration to paint it navy. I like to keep some natural wood on a piece when possible for interest and to show some ‘history’ … Read More
I’m so excited to share this Bow Front Dresser Rescue with you. This dresser came to me through a friend of a friend, literally on its way to the dump. Honestly, when I first saw it that was my thought too. Here it is on the day I brought it home to my studio. The sides looked like they had been used for writing practice, a dog had chewed away … Read More
This project came to me in need of a complete restoration. After repairs had been made and refinished with a rustic paint technique, the completed Antique Dresser Restoration is ready to wow and be useful again. This dresser was in such bad shape it took a lot of imagination to see what it could be. This project began with repairing many loose joints and drawer runners in the dresser cabinet. … Read More