Refinishing a Chest of Drawers
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Libby @ Artistic Expressions by Elisabeth
(IC: blogger)
Need to save money? Sometimes you just have to work with what you have. I decided to refinish my old chest of drawers that I'd had my whole life and transform it into something that fit well with my new style in my craft room.
I tried several stripping methods, until I finally had some luck with Jasco Premium Paint & Epoxy Remover (gel form)
After stripping the furniture of layers of paint, I cleaned it with a TSP substitute.
Although I read that chalk paint did not require priming, I decided to prime my piece because I had removed the paint and I wanted to seal any of that red from seeping through the chalk paint.
I made my own chalk paint for this project.
All of the fixtures were spray painted in a brush nickel satin-finish paint.
The drawers were lined with contact paper purchased from the Dollar Tree.
And this is the final project. A Crisp Linen chalk-painted chest of drawers. So what's inside? Fabrics galore. :-)
Before and After.
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Published February 10th, 2015 12:38 AM
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Marj MRC Creations on Feb 10, 2015It is a beautiful dresser and you did such a great job in restoring it! I love the colour inside the drawers.
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Libby @ Artistic Expressions by Elisabeth on Feb 10, 2015@Hannah V Thank you!
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