Jolly Green Dresser Redo

$50
Easy
Here is a dresser that has been in the family for a long time, at one point my mother in law painted it some sort of Ralph Lauren green from the 90's. It was a good update at the time, but is actually quite hideous now. My sister-in-law has the dresser now and I did this update for her.
Such a big difference from the green
Pictures don't even begin to describe how banged up and horrible this paint looks.
This dresser had so many layers of paint on, it went from white, to blue, to green, and no one prepped it right any of those times, so this girl had to do some elbow grease and sand out the rough spots.
I can't wait to get rid of the green!
The darker color is Annie Sloan French Linen (love this color!) and then a mixture of 1/2 Old White and 1/2 French Linen.
I finished it off with Annie Sloan clear wax and painted the the hardware with Old White.
I feel it is a nice classy upgrade from the green, neutral with a big touch of class!
Lauri Black / Shabby 2 Uniquely Chic
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  • Lynn Bensinger Lynn Bensinger on Apr 19, 2014
    Did the $50 include the drawer handles? If so where did you get them? Lovely!
    • @Lynn Bensinger I bought the handles at Hobby Lobby and in store they are always 50% off. So I think total it was about $18 for the hardware. They were black rod iron but I needed to soften the look so I painted them white and sanded them to bring out some of the dark. The dresser I was painting for my sister in law so it was her furniture. I figured in about how much I used in chalk paint and that is how I came up with it costing $50. It cost more in chalk paint than hardware. Hobby Lobby has a great selection of hardware, I was just there today and they have a bunch of new styles. You can order online, but they charge full price online.
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