A few months ago, I was the lucky auction bidder of this poor pitiful looking dresser!
Believe it or not, I felt sorry for this poor little dresser because not a single person would bid on it. So needless to say, at the last minute I threw my card up in the air and I bought it for little of nothing.
After I brought it home, I thought maybe it does have some potential if I did a whole lot of scrubbing, sanding and a fresh coat of paint. With that being said, I did a whole lot of SCRUBBING, sanding and put a fresh coat of paint on it.
I used a combination of homemade chalk paint (brown) and Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint (Ironstone). I stenciled the front of the dresser drawers with a stencil that I had bought at Michael’s.
The top of the dresser was in bad shape.
Thanks to the suggestion of Rosemary at Villabarnes, I gave the top a good sanding and used wood filler and now the top looks good as new.
I know what you must be thinking…as good as new…what you see here is the result of Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint. The chippy and crackled look was just the look I was hoping for!
As you can see, I took it to my booth today. Hopefully, someone will think she’s pretty now!
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by.
Gail
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So glad you rescued this piece, Gail. It looks fantastic! Thanks for the shout out.
ReplyDeleteYou have such a tender heart to rescue this poor dresser, and you have such talent to give it this new life! I love the stenciled front and crackled top.
ReplyDeleteYou sure worked Wonders again! I do wish your Booth was closer to me. That would even look nice in a Hallway as a dropzone.
ReplyDeleteHi Gail, I found you over at Common Ground. I love what you did with that poor dresser! It looks so so so much better. Just goes to show what a little TLC (okay, maybe a lot in this case!) can do. Have a lovely evening!
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Your paint transformation of the ugly duckling is darling!!! I can't imagine it'll last long in your booth.
ReplyDeleteMary Alice
Your dresser looks fantastic!! You did such a wonderful job on it. I love the stenciling too. Someone is going to buy that right away.
ReplyDeleteKathy
It's lovely Gail. A little love can breathe life into a lot of things. :) Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteI think she is beautiful! Love the stencil work on the drawers!
ReplyDeleteGail-That poor pitiful little dresser turned out to be a princess in a pauper costume. I love it and the stenciling looks great- xo Diana
ReplyDeletei love that stencil, and the dresser is amazing! I would love you to come link up at my Paint Party going on now
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Hope to see you soon,
brooke
Looks great! The stencil add just the right touch. I'm following you via bloglovin. I'm co-hosting a linky party today and would love to have you link up. http://calliescrafts.blogspot.com/2013/06/co-hosting-tgif-link-party-no-2.html
ReplyDeleteHi Gail...the dresser is just beautiful now! Great job!
ReplyDeleteWhat a Beautiful little thing it is now! The stencil was a fun idea, it now has a brand new life, thank to you!
ReplyDeleteIt came out wonderful. The stencil fit it perfectly! I have a bunch of stencils, but they never seem right for the pieces I paint.
ReplyDeleteWow Gail! That was quite a makeover! I've not heard of using wood glue on something that damaged, what a fix. It's great to know it can be done. I also like the paint and stencil job you did on this piece as well. It doesn't look so pitiful anymore!
ReplyDeleteFantastic update! I love the stencil and the way you finished the top.
ReplyDeleteIt's not pitiful anymore. That ugly duckling turned into a real swan.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty, Gail! I love that it has wheels. Love the new color scheme with the stencil.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking this up to The Creative HomeAcre blog hop! : )
I really like the drawers re-done! That looks so great! I love the green and yellow accents! I just bought this home decor jar and now I think im going to place in on a table like this! I am inspired!
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