Friday

Ombre Dresser Makeover

I finally have pictures to share with you of the dresser I mentioned a while back.  Every time I would think of taking them, my daughter would be napping so that didn't work out too well.  Today I was able to distract her with a little Elmo and sneak in there and snap a few before nap time.  Here's a reminder of what it looked like before.


I bought it at a yard sale.  The lady told me it was a family heirloom.  However, it was in need of a serious makeover.  Thankfully that doesn't usually deter me too much.  She told me she had stained it to match her daughter's room when she was younger, but it looks like maybe she used some sort of gel stain?  It was all gunked up on the side so I knew I would have to strip it.  We negotiated and got down to a price that I felt comfortable with, considering all the work that needed to be done.  I had actually been looking for a dresser for a while.  They always say you can never find something when you are looking for it and that was definitely true in this case.  I've seen tons of dressers while thrifting, but couldn't find a single one when I started looking for one.  This was the perfect size, shape, was solid wood, and the drawers were nice and deep.


The medallion was way off centered so I decided to nix it.


I turned to Citristrip to get the majority of the stain off.


I would love to say it was a quick and easy task, but that's never really the case when you are using strippers. (at least for me anyways)  Long story short, I had to do a few coats of Citristrip and lots of sanding and cleaning.  When I started removing the stain from the top I saw how beautiful the wood was.  I was so tempted to just stain the wood and paint the drawer fronts white, but it wouldn't have really worked in my daughter's room.  The dark wood felt a little too masculine with everything else that's going on in there.  


I painted the main part of the dresser with oil based Rustoleum in a glossy white finish.  Then, I painted each one of the drawers a different shade of pink to create an ombre effect.  


The above picture is the truest representation of the actual color of the drawers.  










I'm so glad I was able to find something that worked well in her room.  Before we had a small dresser in the closet and a cabinet in the bedroom for storing toys, diapers, etc.  The dresser is so much more functional and holds so many more clothes, which is important for a girl!

14 comments:

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Yay for pink ombre. It's perfect for a sweet little girl. My daughter would love this too! It's gorgeous!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

oh wow!!! so pretty! i love the pinks!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Two of my favorites, pink and Rustoleum high gloss ~ so pretty!!! Loving your unique pink and black scheme for her, too!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

So gorgeous!!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

I am so in love with this, great job!!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thank you!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thanks so much Pam! :) Hope you have a great weekend!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thank you Julia! Hope you have a nice weekend!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thanks Cassie! I have a thing for pink right now :)

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Another awesome project Bethany! I'm actually doing my son's dresser but it's just one color and I'm lazy so just using spray paint, but planning a bit of gold detail, will share it too when ready. Have a great weekend!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

This is SO cute. I love that gold striped vase, too!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

So so so beautiful!!! I love the ombre effect!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

GORGEOUS!!! you've got such an eye!!!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Citristrip to the rescue. How I love that stuff. The dresser turned out beautifully.

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