Curbside Rescue Transformation

by Vintage Street Designs

3 Materials

$20

2 Hours

Easy

I have been hearing of so many successful curbside rescues from bloggers all over the world but it’s something I had just never done.

My husband and I went out for a bike ride and just as we were heading home we noticed pieces of dresser sitting along side the curb. We immediately came to a stop since it’s exactly the style of dresser that catches my eye. While I stood guard, my hubs peddled his bike around the corner to our house and grabbed the pickup. Soon we had all the pieces loaded and we brought it home with us.

It was in pretty rough shape, but other than the bottom drawer it was completely salvageable. Yay!!!

So I asked my husband to cut a shelf to replace where the bottom drawer once had been.

He cut the shelf, tightened and secured the entire piece and it was ready for its makeover!

Another view after adding a shelf.

Thoroughly cleaned the entire dresser then I rubbed in beeswax on the top and painted the remainder of the dresser white. Once the paint was dry, I heavily distressed with my power sander.

The original pulls were not very exciting, so I replaced them with these glass knobs. A much softer, delicate look.

I was going to pick up a basket or two for the shelf but before I could get to the store, our sweet neighbor from across the street stopped by, saw the dresser and knew it was meant for her. She’s only 25 years old, owns her own home, works and goes to school full-time. Yep, she has earned the “Good Neighbor Discount” for this beauty.

Funny how things workout. This dresser went from one neighbor to another to another. I guess it was meant to stay in our neighborhood!!!

All-in-all, I think my first dumpster dive was a HUGE success! Can’t wait to do it again!