Thrift Store Dresser Redo With Paint and Stencils
by
Living Rich on Less - Susan
(IC: blogger)
In less than two days, I transformed a dark, tired thrift store dresser into a work of art fit for my dining room.
What do you think of my "new" dining room buffet?
A few years ago, I bought this wooden dresser at a thrift store for $80. The picture was taken after I had already removed most of the drawers and started stripping off the finish. I have to admit, $80 is a little salty for me for a thrift store purchase. But this was a solid wood piece in great condition, made in the U.S.A, with dovetail drawer construction. I knew it would work perfectly as a buffet in our dining room, so I immediately stained the piece to match my table and chairs.
Fast forward to last week. I was feeling like that dresser was looking a bit dark and heavy in the room. So I decided to give it a second makeover, because I’m crazy like that.
I scrubbed the dresser and drawers down with a deglosser first to help remove any wax residue and prepare the wood to take paint.
For this project, I used Americana Decor Chalky Finish paint. I chose a mixture of two parts Lace to one part Everlasting. I applied the paint using my HomeRight Finish Max Pro sprayer, giving everything two coats of the chalky finish paint.
After the paint dried, I used my orbital sander to smooth out any rough spots and give the edges a distressed look.
Next I mixed up equal parts of Americana Multi-Surface Metallic paint colors in Chocolate, Champagne and Gold. (This paint is available at Michaels.) I wanted to apply some script art to the drawer fronts. I used the Royal Design Studio Springtime in Paris stencil for this.
I turned the dresser on its back so I could lay out the stencils and apply the paint more easily.
Here's a look at the piece after the stenciling was complete. I sealed it with a coat of clear wax.
Here's the new "after" with the hardware reattached.
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Published January 15th, 2015 10:45 AM
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Mar50642897 on Oct 22, 2021
I like the 2nd coating. Very nice.
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Hi. Very nice. Did you make the lacy bowl sitting on dresser?