Pretty in Pink Vintage Dresser Makeover

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Welcome back my Beauties! 

How the heck have you been?

We have been navigating these crazy times and just trying to 

adjust our sails on a daily basis.

Thankfully a few days ago the weather cooled a bit and I was able to knock out some projects.

I haven't spent a lot of time this summer writing up posts because honestly, just surviving seems to be enough of an accomplishment on its own.

But I still love a good makeover and hopefully you do too!

So let's get going.

I picked up this vintage little cutie at the thrift shop for a steal.

I loved that it was in really great shape and only needed a little bit of loving.

It was plain but I knew a little paint would perk it right up.

I got to work on lightly sanding the whole thing down.

Then I wiped it down with warm water.

I wanted to make sure the paint properly adhered.

Once I had that done I picked my paint.

I chose General Finishes Milk Paint in Ballet Pink.

Now if you know me I am NOT a big PINK person, but this color is so subtle I just love it for giving a piece some quiet color.

You may remember the cute little GOSSIP BENCH I did in that color.  You can see that HERE.

So I got to work painting the dresser.

While it was drying I grabbed some old hardware and gave it a clean.

Once it was clean I gave it a couple coats of Rustoleaum Copper metallic spray paint.

Once that was finished and the paint had dried on the dresser I had decided that it needed just a little subtle POP of something to liven up the flat and plain front.

I grabbed my Deco art Winter Wreath stencil and some White General Finishes Milk paint and painted on this simple wreath.

I love that it added something simple but made the front a bit less plain.

I am also happy to say that it sold pretty quickly.

This plain ole piece is now livin its best life in a new home.

Well, hopefully I will get more in the habit of writing up more posts,

but the way this year is going,

.........

who knows. :)

I am happy to have at least gotten to this one.

Until next time,

Be KIND to one another

and have a BEAUTIFUL day! 

Mid Century Mod Dresser given and MODERN update

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Welcome back my Beauties!

Long time to see.

Time seems to go faster and faster and I think I am staying ahead of the game and then I realize I haven't posted in a while.

So since I had a second to breathe I thought I would quick put up one of the pieces I worked on this summer.

This big ole beauty!

Now I have had this dresser for over 2 years.

I don't know why I waited so long to work on it; but I think I just didn't know how I wanted to work with the style of the piece and instead of forcing it, I let it sit until I felt inspired!

I loved the lines of it but it was in pretty terrible shape.

You can see here the top was pretty beat up and the middle drawers were gouged and missing hardware.

It was at this point I decided how I wanted to update this dresser.

I wanted to keep all the hardware so I decided to fill the extra holes on the middle drawers and space out the remaining hardware. 

For the hardware I cleaned it all and then used Rustoleums Gold spray paint to give it a clean and shiny finish.

For the base I wanted to work with the tone of the wood.

I was planning on keeping the wood tone on some of the drawers and just cleaning them up really well and using a litte Restore a finish. 

The Persian Blue Milk Paint by General Finishes worked perfectly to accent the wood.

I sanded the base and the middle drawers after filling the extra holes and wiped it all down and then gave it two coats of the paint.

Once it was dry I just added the old hardware back on.

Can you even believe this is the same piece.

I love how the hardware and the warm wood tones  play off the Persian blue paint.

Plus the fact the cleaned up and painted the hardware stands out so much better.

I am so glad I waited to be inspired on this piece.

I don't think it would have turned out as well as I rushed it.

I hope you enjoyed this latest makeover.

I really haven't been that absent,

just absent in posting...:)

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I hope to see you there!
Until next time,

Have a BEAUTIFUL day! 

Before and After Vintage Dresser Makeover Using Westminster Green General Finishes Milk Paint

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Welcome back my Beauties!

I can't even believe summer is coming to an end!
We have been sucking out every last second of it since we were trapped indoors for the loooong looooong winter we had here.

But don't despair, even while I have been enjoying my summer I have also been painting away.

For instance; this beautiful beat up little vintage dresser.

A friend of mine was cleaning out her mother in laws house that had passed and asked me if I wanted this.

Of course I said yes.

It had seen better days, but that also means it had been well loved.

It had done its job for the family and now it was my turn to give her a makeover that would turn heads again.

You can see from the top that it was in ok condition.

I just cleaned that up and the drawers and then got to work on the base.

I decided I wanted to show off her royal elegance so I of course chose a royal color. WESTMINSTER GREEN by General Finishes

I sanded and wiped down all the places I would be painting and got to work.

In between paint drying on the base I cleaned up the hardware and spray painted them to refresh them with some Rustoleum gold spray paint.

Once they were dry I put the whole thing back together again.

Look at how well that top cleaned up along with the drawer fronts.

That gorgeous finish was hiding under all that dirt and dust.

And as for the base;look how that green helped make that wood finish POP! 

I think you will agree that it looks ROYALLY BEAUTIFUL now, don't you? 

I promise I will be back soon with more makeovers.

Things have been selling like crazy so I am only getting a few minutes to photograph before I have bring things in.

So if you want to keep up with what's going on during the INBETWEEN be sure to follow me on---> Instagram stories.

That's where you get all the nitty gritty :)

Until next time,

Have a Beautiful Day!

Vintage Small Chest of Drawers Makeover using Paint and Transfers

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Welcome back my BEAUTIES!

 I am so excited to show you the latest makeover!

I picked up this little beauty at the thrift shop for $8

because one of the drawers was stuck shut and the other one was falling apart.

I knew I could fix it with a little help from my favorite tool and got to work on it right away.

First I took out the drawers that were NOT stuck and since it had openings the the drawer that was I just worked my way around in there and popped it loose.

You see the box to the drawer had partially fallen apart and gave way, keeping it from being able to slide out.

Once I got it out I just gave it a few shots with my

Ryobi Air Nailer (my favorite tool by the way)

and that drawer was good as new! 

Once I had it all back together I could get moving.

I sanded the whole piece down since it had some deep groves and who knows what caked to it in spots.

Then I used a damp cloth to clean off all the sanding residue.

Once that was done I could start painting.

I have never used the color BASIL General Finishes Milk Paint before and thought it would be the perfect color for this piece.

Once the paint had dried I decided to have some fun.
I loved the natural and subtle colors of the Redesign by Prima Transfer in FERN WOODS.
It was such a pretty natural graphic.
I added it to the top drawers and then used my General finishes top coat to seal it.
The hardware had all still been with the piece and just needed some prettying up with some GOLD SPRAY PAINT.

You can see here how pretty the gold hardware played off the fern transfer.

I thought about doing all the drawer fronts but wanted to keep that subtle look of the transfer with the basil paint and gold hardware.

I just love how it all came together.

Something that was broken and beat up, 

now has a new lease on life!

I hope you enjoyed this latest makeover!

I am having so much fun doing them lately!

I think part of it is trying to get things done before the snow flies 

and the Christmas Season is upon us!

Hopefully I will keep on moving with these and have a new one for you next week!

Until then, have a Beautiful day!