Friday, July 6, 2012

Old Blue Dresser makeover

"Look What I did With an Old Blue Dresser"

So I thought I would Share with You all This Transformation I Did With an OLD BLUE DRESSER I Had Laying around in the Basement for a couple of years, Just not knowing what I would Do with it....
I Tried to Convince many of my friends that I would make something out of it for them But when I showed it to them They just didn't see what I saw, All they saw was this Junky old BLUE pile of junk with the paint peeling off it....AHHH! But I saw the beauty behind that blue peeling paint and I decided to finally do something about it.
So this is what I did...........................

"HERE ARE THE BEFORE PICS"
The drawers were already out of the dresser only because I used them in another project.. They were kinda falling apart anyway....plus I had already started sanding the top when I took this picture :)




STEP 1......
 I Sanded the top down to the bare wood... This took several sanding disks since there was quite a few layers of paint on the dresser...Since I didn't want to have 3 Shelves I removed all the rungs on the front that the shelves ran on and added a rung in the front and back half way . Once the rungs were attached I thought it needed something along the top that was decorative so I penciled out a design on a piece of wood and cut it out with my jigsaw. once I had the look that I wanted I filled all the holes with wood putty and let dry and then sanded  down the rest. I didn't worry about getting all the paint off these parts since I was going to prime and paint it anyway.. I just made sure it was smooth and level..


STEP 2........

Before I painted the frame I cut several slats 3/4" thick from a few 2x6 pieces of scrap wood I had lying around and cut them all the same length for the shelves...Once I had acquired the right amount I needed to fit the area I removed them, stained them with Early American Stain from Minwax and set them aside to dry....I then went back and painted the inside and outside of the dresser with a Satin Black paint leaving the top untouched... once it was dry I distressed the edges to reveal some of the bare wood.... The top I then stained with the Early American Stain to match the shelves... Once dry I gave the top 3 coats of Satin Clear coat and 2 coats to the shelf slats... when the clear coat was finally dry I then attached with my nail gun the slats to the front and back rungs to make my shelves.



STEP 3..........
So Then once the Cabinet was made I thought It needed some bins to just set it off and also allow some storage... So I took a neat looking Drawer I had left from another dresser and Cut it in half to make 2 Bins... I had to replace the sides, cut and tweak it a little, But I just love the look of the front of this drawer.
BEFORE


AFTER


I then Sanded, Painted and Distressed the front of the drawers and then 
 I added some cool Stainless Steal Handles to the front....
And Here it is the finished product....I think It would be perfect as a TV Stand for someone But I guess you could use it for almost anything..:)



Cheers!
I'm Sure that if my friends I offered this too before saw it now they would have changed their minds :)


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31 comments:

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    1. I'll bet all of your friends are fighting over it now! Nice job.

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  2. Tania,
    You have a definite gift for seeing the beauty where others see "trash". And, you have the skills to turn your visions into reality! Thank you for sharing these special talents.
    Gwyn

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    1. Thank You Gwyn, Your kind words mean a lot... Cheers! Tania♥

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  3. Love what you did with this. Especially the way you made the bins. Very clever. I love re-creating things, I have found an easy way to remove paint. Heat it with a heat gun and then immediately scrape off the paint it goes amazingly fast and then I sand lightly. Saves a ton of sanding and I hate using paint remover. Besides the price of a heat gun is less than a gallon of remover. Hope I'm not giving you info you already know, just wish I had known about it years earlier. =)

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    1. Awe Linda thank you so much for your kind comment... I actually have a heat gun somewhere around here. I for the longest time used to do it the hard way of sanding it done...it takes for ever and my arms and body ached for days after... Then I've used that yucky smelly paint remover... never ever again. I had only by accident learned that a heat gun will bubble up paint and then it will start to peel cause I was trying to dry a sign that I'd made and I got the heat gun too close LOL! But I've never used it to remove the paint from an entire cabinet... maybe I'll try that next time ...Thank you for the info ...Cheers!♥

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  4. That is an amazing transformation! You were able to see the potential that no one else could see, awesome job!

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  5. Hi there, I just saw this on roadkill rescue and i love it! It would be perfect as a mini bar for entertaining guests too! Bravo!

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  6. Adorable!! Found you through Roadkill Rescue. What a great way to use up all the extra pieces from other projects~

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  7. This is amazing! How creative and beautiful! I'm going to pin it for a future idea. Great work!

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  8. bravo! love it! pinning to my "time for a tute" on pinterest!

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  9. This makes my heart skip multiple beats!! LOVE it!

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  10. this is a great repurpose of an otherwise dated blue dresser. it would make a great microwave cart or coffee station in the kitchen too. great idea with the drawer re-use.

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  11. found you on Roadkill Rescue! Love this makeover. Pinning it!
    gail

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  12. WOW! Thank You ALL so much for your Kind and inspirational Comments ...You all Truly PUT A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE TODAY... CHEERS! to all and have a wonderful day... Oh and BTW Thank you Road Kill Rescue for featuring My OLD BLUE DRESSER MAKEOVER... that was just too kind of you♥♥♥♥♥♥♥...:^)

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  13. Well just dang girl! You have some serious vision. I love the way this turned out and it's got my wheels rolling. I love the slats. I'm going to my scrap wood now....

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    1. Thank you Lisa♥ You are so sweet...Keep those wheels Turning and Good luck with your future project..:^) Cheers!! ♥

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  14. I have an old dresser or two lying around that I've been pondering making into bookshelves...now I'm totally motivated to get it done!!!

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  15. I LOVE YOUR PROJECTS :) - KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK ANS IDEA'S

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  16. Wow! I love it when something that most people wouldn't look twice at before consigning it to the dump or the burn pile gets a second life. This is a great project and came out looking amazing - congratulations! I found this by way of a link posted on Facebook by Homestead Survival - so you can expect more visitors ;-)

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  17. Awesome job!!! (Homestead Survival brought me here)

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  18. just saw this. I have a long, old dresser that I have been wanting to do something with. This would make a great buffet bar with wheels on it to move it around.THANKS!!!

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  19. Thank you to all for your kind words and thank you so much to Homestead Survival for Featuring My Blog on your Page You are awesome..;) I am one of your NEW followers..:) Cheers!♥ Tania xxx

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