Class It Up Dresser Makeover
by
Robin @ Redo It Yourself Inspirations
(IC: blogger)
6 Materials
Medium
I had this very old and plain chest of drawers stored with intentions of re-doing it! It was in dire need of something to dress it up.
I opted to re-finish with stain, add decorative wood appliques and metal drawer pulls to achieve a classy antique look.
To start, I had to prep the piece by repairing the top, glue and clamp the drawers and then sand off all of the old finish. Then, I added the wood appliques. Using wood glue, I attached the corner appliques to the sides of the dresser inside the framework. I previously ordered other appliques from D. Lawless Hardware and decided to use them as well. I attached the large decorative piece on the top drawer and two smaller ones at the base board.
Once the wood glue was dry, I hand sanded the smooth finish on all of the appliques to soak up stain. After staining, I used an antique dark wax to seal the wood and accentuate the lines of the carvings. When it was set, I rubbed in clear bee's wax.
The plain chest of drawers took on a whole new classy look.
I entered this project into The Fab Furniture Flippin’ ContestTM that is sponsored by D. Lawless Hardware and the theme is "Class It Up!"
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Suggested materials:
- Stains (Gunstock for the top and Walnut for the base) (Lowe's)
- Sandpaper (80 grit to sand off finish and 120 grit for smooth finishing) (Lowe's)
- Wood Appliques (D. Lawless Hardware)
- Drawer Pulls (D. Lawless Hardware)
- Dark Antiquing Wax (Country Chic Paint)
- Howard Feed n Wax (Lowe's)
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Published September 8th, 2016 5:17 AM
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