Just Like Magic

Andrea Palmai
by Andrea Palmai
7 Materials
$100
4 Days
Medium

I have purchased this dresser on my local the Facebook marketplace. The paint was chipping on it but it had a great modern look and was made of solid wood. It was a dresser made by United furniture based on the brand mark inside the drawer.

Before

The hardware must have been changed out when it's got it's makeover. I wanted a different look so I later changed them to brass hardware which I ordered on Amazon.

The top was heavily chipped but seemed that the wood was all intact, so I decided to sand it down!

I sanded it down with 120/220/320 grit.

The top cleaned up nice.

I sanded down the legs and base as well and lightly sanded down the the rest of the dresser to prepare it for paint.

I stained the top, inside drawers and the legs with flagstone stain. For the body I used fusion mineral paint in color goddess Ashwaganda. I really love this paint and is perfect for painting furniture. Doesn't require a top coat or wax but I did top coat everything with water based polyurethane for a durable finish.

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  • Linda Linda on Jan 03, 2023

    Great Job. What a modern, fresh look. So light, and brown furniture is sturdy, but we also need new look. Keeping landfills smaller, and it will last much longer than new. White furniture looks great in bedroom too, and 2 tone rules as you are respecting the grain.

  • Wendy Terrill Wendy Terrill on Jan 27, 2024

    Wow. What a wonderful transformation. Well done.

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