Vintage dresser makeover using Fern Transfers and General Finishes Milk Paint

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Welcome back my Beauties.

I am so excited to to show my latest makeover.

I was working on a couple pieces and got totally inspired and finally started on this beat up old dresser I have had for 6 months just sitting in the garage waiting for some love.

It was obviously an old little girls dresser.

It had the old school transfers from way back when I was a kid and they had been scratched off in a bunch of spots and the dresser had tons of gunk stuck to the top and the sides. 

I knew I would need my handy dandy Ryobi Cordless sander to make short work of the old transfers and all the gunk that was stuck all over it. 

I sanded the whole thing down and then cleaned it with some warm soap and water and let it dry.

Once it was ready I chose to use General Finishes Milk Paint in Alabaster. I liked the white color of the dresser but I wanted to give it a clean but vintage white feel. I painted on two coats and then when it was dry I got to work on the rest of the transformation.

I had some left over FERN TRANSFERS 

from a previous project which you can see HERE

So I decided I would use the rest of it up on this piece.

I slowly placed the pieces where I wanted them and rubbed them on. When I felt it looked right I rubbed it all down with a cloth to burnish it even more.

Then I used some spray matte finish to seal the piece.

I love how it turned out.

I added the crystal knobs to finish off its modern makeover.

I picked the clear knobs so it wouldn't take away from all the fun of the fern transfer.

Its hard to believe its the same piece.

Its also hard to believe I got to photograph this outside without freezing my rear off! 

Heres hoping Spring is on the way.

I hope you enjoyed this latest makeover and I hope you have a

BEAUTIFUL DAY!

Classic Campaign Dresser Makeover

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Welcome back my Beauties.

I am back with another makeover.

I am happy to say that this one just sold so I figured I should 

write it up before I forgot about it.

I picked up this classic style Campaign dresser at Goodwill 

for a great price and couldn't say no.

It was a beast and just needed a little love.

From the front it looks great but the sides and the top had big scratches and missing stain. 

I decided since the drawer fronts were in great condition I would keep those "as is" and just work on the base of the dresser.

I took out all the drawers and sanded down the base.

I wiped it all down and got to work.

The hardware also needed some TLC.

It had these weird blotches where the finish had worn off so I decided to remove those as well and fix them up.

I gently removed the corner brackets and the hardware and scrubbed them down. Then I gave a quick shot of some Rustoleum Metallic gold spray paint. 

While the hardware was drying I could get to work on the base of the dresser.

I decided to go with General Finishes Driftwood Milk paint since it played off the gold brown of the drawer fronts.

I gave it two coats. 

While it was drying I put the dried hardware back on the drawers.

Once the whole thing was dry, I could put the corner brackets back on as well.

Look how much better that hardware looks!

I love these kinds of pieces that don't need a ton of work to give them a fresh new update.

I am also happy to know that it's enjoying its new life in someone's home. 

That's all for me, for now.

I hope you enjoyed this makeover!
Have a Beautiful day!