So i sanded her down, filled in the handle holes with wood glue, sanded a bit more, painted her a pretty pear green, applied some aged glaze, and bought super cute glass knobs at Hobby Lobby for the drawers. Since HL was having a sale, I was able to get these knobs for $2 a piece, rather than $4. So here is the end result and some close ups.
She has ADORABLE written all over her, doesn't she?
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So this transofrmation made me think back to a few of my favorite other transformations. Here are my top favorites...
This ugly green dresser you saw a while back...
Then here was a simple chair i found a couple years ago on the side of the road... actually there were four of these... how lucky am I?
Another chair... found this at a flea market...I think I paid $25- kind of expensive for me but she turned out worth it.
So I put a little time and $3 worth of materials into her and here's what I got...
The little pillow is actually made out of fabric placemats I found at goodwill (4 for 99 cents!). And I think the fabric was $1.50 a yard at wal-mart.
Here is my very first furniture product... so the pics aren't great... this is an antique linen cabinet (I think) that I picked up from a flea market sale for only $20!!! How I would pay that price again for 3 more!
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It doesn't look like this anymore - because i needed it to match my living room so now it is painted white with some age glaze. It holds our TV inside!
Now for the item I think used to be a feed bin... that I turned into a buffet...
So a little leftover paint, and glaze...
A couple more projects...
And last and definately my favorite of all time- my $200 laundry room makeover...
I'll do a post in the next couple weeks on how i accomplished this makeover for only $200.
5 comments:
Oh my goodness!! I love what you have done! :o)
Sincerely ~ Tricia
I'm looking for one French Provincial drawer pull (I just finished stripping and staining a 12-drawer dresser and one drawer pull was missing). Any chance you'd be willing to part with one of the old ones you replaced on the black dresser you painted? If so, please let me know and I will let you know the measurement I need. Thank you so much!
Ingelein,
I wish I could help you out, but I'm using those handles for another project and I have to use all 3 of them for it. I think the lady got those at Hobby Lobby though- so maybe you coul check there? She just spray painted hers gold.
the green dresser is my favorite. i need to accomplish that look on a buffet i have, but am too nervous to attempt it.
it was a gold color, which i have painted red. i have yet to ruff it up. what is the best way to do it?
love all those project they look amazing!!!
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