Antique Dresser Upcycle

by Shannon O- Junkflirt

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Someone gave us a beautiful antique dresser, in need of repair, we spent a few...more than a few hours, rebuilding, painting and a whole new look emerged. Sometimes an old piece can't be saved or restored, this is a case for paint

antique dresser upcycle, painted furniture, Finsihed Here is the after painted in Annie Sloan Versailles waxed and hand painted using the template from The Graphics Fairy

Finsihed! Here is the after, painted in Annie Sloan Versailles, waxed and hand painted using the template from The Graphics Fairy.

close up of graphic

antique dresser upcycle, painted furniture, The before beautiful But missing a key drawer damaged laminate missing hardware minor wood trim and very shaky

The before, beautiful! But...missing a key drawer, damaged laminate, missing hardware, minor wood trim and very shaky!

antique dresser upcycle, painted furniture, Some of the laminate damage up close Using a putty knife and a heat gun the laminate was removed from one drawer completely

Some of the laminate damage up close, Using a putty knife and a heat gun, the laminate was removed from one drawer completely.

antique dresser upcycle, painted furniture, Removal of the only small drawer fabricating a matching drawer would have been too advanced for our wood skills we elected to save it for another project along with the first large drawer creating a pocket for a basket or blanket

Removal of the only small drawer, fabricating a matching drawer would have been too advanced for our wood skills, we elected to save it for another project, along with the first large drawer, creating a pocket for a basket or blanket.

New pocket area along with grain sack striping on top

antique dresser upcycle, painted furniture, The back I washed with a thin layer of paint preserving any marks or numbers This preserves the wood for dating and history yet helps to present better I also lined the drawers with old sheet music

The back, I washed with a thin layer of paint, preserving any marks or numbers. This preserves the wood for dating and history, yet helps to present better. I also lined the drawers with old sheet music

Finished!!

Another photo of a coffee table upcycled with more graphics from The Graphics Fairy

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Patti on Dec 07, 2015
Were did you get the French graphics? How did you apply them? I really love the look and would like to try.Thanks for any help.

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Patti on Dec 07, 2015
Where did you get the French graphics, and how did you apply them? I would love to try this for a project I am working on,.

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Sherrie on Dec 25, 2014
Prefect Save! Talented!

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Shannon O- Junkflirt on Dec 07, 2015
I got them from The Graphics Fairy online, she has free printables, then I blow up the image on blockposters.com. I transfer by tracing with carbon paper and then paint.

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