I finished it.
I’m a little surprised myself.
I came home between my two college classes yesterday and painted and stenciled and painted and stenciled.
Then we had the photo shoot after my last class of the day.
simple stenciled flowers
I showed a little peek of the makeover in process yesterday and I know ya’ll thought it was going to be a boring white dresser.
Me…boring….never!
This project is featured on the Good Housekeeping website.
Thanks Good Housekeeping!
I found the dresser at the Nashville Flea Market in September.
It was in very bad condition….gouges….burns…..bubbled varnish…..stuck on paper…..need I go on.
It was bad.
So I worked with the imperfections.
The paint is crackled in places and that just happened. I didn’t plan it.
Do you like the colorful flowers?
I plan to share the technique tomorrow.
(update 11/8/1013 click here for stencil how-to for this dresser)
It’s a little hard to tell what color the hardware is in these photos.
What color do they look like to you?
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linking to these parties….
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regina says
Very nice for a little girl’s room! The hardware is PURPLE!
Kathy says
My guess was purple too! Great inspiration for a poor castoff dresser! It certainly is happy now.
Rachel says
LOVE how it turned out. So cute!!! I love the purple hardware too. I have a really beat up dresser I’ve been slowly working on. You’ve inspired me to get it back out again and work on it. 🙂
Lynn at Sweet Peas Charm says
Purple hardware… My very favorite color for everything!
Shelly-MinettesMaze says
This is adorable!!!! I am gonna pin this one to our board! Thanks for sharing on DIY Sunday Showcase!!
Shelly
Jill says
The flowers look like their at the end of a pond or lake. Looks like ripples in the water. Love it and thought the hardware was black until reading the posts.
Jill says
Sorry “they’re”. You could add a sail boat or something else nautical on the drawers with the ripples. Love this item.
Gloria says
I really love what you did here. The before and after photos are incredible!
[email protected] says
What a fun dresser for a young girl’s room!
Andie says
I saw this on your link with Miss Mustard Seed but didn’t know how to “like” it on her page. Beautiful job and I love the stencil just at the top!
Debbie @Dewdrop Gables says
I love how it naturally crackled in places, it really looks awesome! What a cute idea to add the flowers on the top drawers, some little girl will love this dresser. And the pulls…almost look like a dark bluey/purple?
I saw you sharing at Miss Mustard Seed’s
Debbie 🙂