Friday, August 12, 2011

$5 Dresser + TLC.....Priceless

I wish I'd taken a picture of it all together, but...


...and it was even uglier in real life!  Beige, with brown/"gold" accents.  The mirror was filthy - there was some sort of grease all over it.  You can't tell from the picture, but the knobs were mismatched, and the two front legs were loose and wobbly.  It was in pretty bad shape, but I still can't believe I got it for $5.

Once I stabilized the legs so that it didn't wobble, I realized that this thing is built really well!  Solid, and the drawers have dovetail construction...which of course we all know from watching Antiques Roadshow, is a good thing.  ;)

I didn't take step-by-step pics, because as another blogger recently put it, "the world doesn't need another tutorial on how to paint something white."  Amen, sister.  I did refer to this tutorial by Centsational Girl, the veritable queen of furniture makeovers.   I was pretty sure I knew what I was doing, but I really wanted to do it "right."

I'm so unbelievably proud.  Here it is!

I love the hardware I found.  This is from Lowe's.

Look how smooth!  Thanks to a product called Floetrol. 



It's ironic. I spent $5 for the dresser.  Then I spent $30 for the hardware (a splurge for me, but not NEARLY what it could have been).  Paint & polyurethane...about $20.  I only bought a quart of paint, which was more than enough for two coats.  So all in all, this cost a little more.  But to me, it's my $5 dresser.  :)

Linking to:
http://tidymom.net/tag/im-lovin-it/
http://www.missmustardseed.blogspot.com/
http://www.remodelaholic.com/
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
http://romantichome.blogspot.com/
http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/
http://southernhospitalityblog.com/another-thrifty-treasures/
http://www.homemakeronadime.com/
http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/2011/08/hoos-got-talent-62.html
http://southernlovely.blogspot.com/2011/08/show-share-1.html

25 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh, so cool!! I pinned it! I want to do this with my dressers now, I love it!

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  2. Rach, it turned out beautifully!! Even for $55 you got a steal:) Had a blast last night. Laughter is so good for the soul! Love you.

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  3. Stunning! And a makeover after my thrifty heart!! Love it! You really did a great job! Thanks for sharing xo

    Lynda

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  4. so pretty Rachel! I have been thinking and thinking about painting an old piece of furniture.....your makeover might just push me past thinking and into doing! Congrats!

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  5. Looks amazing! What a transformation. Oh how I love white paint :)
    I'm your newest follower!

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  6. Floetrol? What does that do? And it looks amazing! Even with the money spent, still a total bargain!

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  7. The original dresser is a match for Julia's desk, which I found on the curb at cleanup week.

    Unfortunately, she won't let me touch it. She thinks the gold is beeeautiful. But someday...

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  8. Thanks everyone! Shelly, Floetrol is something you mix in with your latex paint to make it not dry so fast. It greatly reduces paintbrush and roller lines...totally awesome stuff. :)

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  9. Suuuuper cute!! Love how it came out! Thanks for sharing at FNF :)

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  10. Beautiful! Makes me regret giving away similar pieces from my garage :(

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  11. super cute! Great job and it is beautiful! I'm trying to convince my son and his GF that his great grandma's dresser set will be beautiful, not ugly like your before pictures. Same dresser, almost! haha
    Will send him your photos.

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  12. This turned out great, Rach, and I see it's in Abby's room. I'll bet she is "pleased as punch"!!

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  13. Wow! This dresser looks so good now! $5 at a yard sale too!!! What a steal! :)
    Thanks for sharing at "Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop"!

    From this week's party co-host:

    Jacque @ Jacque's Soda Parlor
    thesodaparlor.blogspot.com

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  14. P.S. I'm your newest follower too! :) Now I'm off to look at some more of your fun blog!

    Jacque @ Jacque's Soda Parlor
    thesodaparlor.blogspot.com

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  15. Wow! This dresser is stunning!! Makes me want to go out and get one too! New follower from the creative hop. Hope you could follow back at tootsabellarose.blogspot.com

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  16. That looks beautiful. I have a coffee table that I need to paint...sometime.

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  17. I can't believe you got that dresser for $5! You did an amazing job. Re-doing furniture is a labor of love, but SO worth it. Great job!

    By the way, I am hosting my very FIRST link party and I would love to have you link this to it--
    http://southernlovely.blogspot.com/2011/08/show-share-1.html

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  18. It's sooo pretty now! You did an amazing job. :)

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  19. That is so pretty I am in the process of painting my dressers white for my room. I love white furniture lately. Those are beautiful. Thank you so much for linking up to Mine and Lindsays linky party "Show and Share"
    Come and visit, stay a while and follow

    A mommy's life...with a touch of YELLOW
    tyandwhitneyulrich.blogspot.com

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  20. this turned out so cute, great job!

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  21. Holy flippin' cow!! That is fantastic! You did such an amazing job! Found you via Beyond the Picket Fence and have become your newest follower. BTW, I love your blog background with the birdcages. Pop on over for a visit when you get a moment. Tootles, Kathryn
    http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2011/08/dining-room-new-paint.html

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  22. OH wow what a great transformation and you can't go wrong with painting something white! Good job.

    http://designpardeux.com

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  23. $5! Wow, with a deal like that, you could afford to splurge on the hardware. I just a love a white dresser. It always looks so pretty and expensive. Great Job!!!

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  24. AMAZING. i love it. come teach me to repaint my furnitue please!!!

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