This Makeover IS Night and Day
This dresser makeover is pretty extreme don't you think? From dark and dreary to light and airy with a very Scandinavian vibe.
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The dresser has great classic bones but the original vintage glossy dark finish needed to go.
I tried a new stripper on the drawer fronts as they are solid wood called EZ Strip paint and varnish stripper. It is water based and low VOC.
Once I scraped off the finish as best I could (middle) I power sanded to bare wood (lower). Such a huge difference from the original.
Isn't that wood grain amazing? It is going to add so much to this dressers final look.
To enhance and seal the gorgeous wood I rolled on Dixie Belle satin clear coat with a microfiber roller.
The body was painted 3 coats Dixie Belle silk paint in saltwater. Between each coat of paint when dry the surface was lightly sanded with a Dixie Belle sanding sponge.
Using the roller and Dixie Belle satin clear coat I added a subtle reflective pattern over the white paint with the royal damask Dixie Belle stencil.
I changed out the original tiny gold top knobs for these gorgeous glass knobs from D Lawless Hardware.
The pulls were scrubbed well then a coat of Dixie Belle Slick Stick was applied to provide great adherence for the paint. 2 coats of the saltwater paint on all sides drying well between coats.
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The freshly painted pulls were put on and this gorgeous girl is complete.
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I'm not big on painting beautiful wood furniture. Was so happy to see how beautiful this was.
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Thank you Donna, I appreciate your kind words and I do try and show off beautiful wood grain where I can.
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You don’t mention how you did the top and sides
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Hi Muriel, yes I actually did, please read under the stencil photo above and if you want more details go to the extended tutorial on my website :)
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Where exactly did you use the damask stencil?
Wow, who would have thought that beautiful wood was under all that??
Great job and so lovely!!