Free Dresser- Free Makeover!
Anyone who knows me knows I love FREE things! Who doesn't right? A good percentage of things throughout my house were free. I am cheap lets face it. I cringe if I have to buy something new and full price. Don't get me wrong...I love new things, but, at a discount. A lot of the time something old can be made to look new and then you feel this huge since of accomplishment....Look what I did! Such a better feeling than paying tons of money. (which by the way I don't have...)
So this is what I ended up with....for Free!!
Lovely right? Um, No.
So, I am always on the hunt for free dressers. I got this little cutie from the free section of craigslist a little while back. (You and the free section should become good friends!)
Now this little guy looks pretty good in the pictures, but I did give him some TLC. It is amazing what people will do in their own repair work. Some of these drawers were hot glued back together! I did a few nailing and wood gluing to make things better.
I also sanded it pretty good, because there was a lot of...I don't know what...sticky stuff on it.
Then I went to get some paint, from my garage.
I wanted some type of blue, but I only had a small amount. So I got some white paint and an old perler bead bucket and started mixing. A little blue goes a long way!
Then I painted the dresser. I wanted to try something different since it was going in my little 3 year old's room, so I busted out some vinyl and cut letters to use as a stencil, and painted some numbers on each drawer. I didn't have the money to replace the knobs, so they just got painted too. Then I distressed it on the edges and the numbers..... Voila!
A "new" dresser for free!
I am so happy with how it turned out and, yes...I get a little grin on my face when I walk into my little boy's room! Look what I did!
Gotta love that "I accomplished something" feeling!
Lots of Love,
Mindi
I will be linking to these parties.
11 comments
Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful job - love working with numbers ( and you nailed it )and your distressing is just perfect!
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Hugs,
Suzan
Thanks so much Suzan, you made my day! I am on my way over now!
DeleteSuper cute! I always love a numbered dresser. I'm featuring yours at the Power of Paint Spotlight this weekend.
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! Thank you so much!!!
DeleteMindi-
ReplyDeleteYour capes are darling. The dresser turned out fabulous too! Thanks for stopping by my blog.
WOW Mindi. . . I just paroozed (Have no idea how to spell that) your entire blog and am amazed. Amazed. Amazed. Amazed.
ReplyDeleteAnd comment above. . . I totally agree. The capes are darling too. Something I need for my little brood. Any pattern suggestions on that one?
ReplyDeleteWhere did you get the numbered stencils? Thanks! JM
ReplyDeleteI used contact paper and cut them out on my cricut. I wish I could remember the font, but it has been awhile! If you don't have a cutting machine you could use this method I describe in this post http://mylove2create.blogspot.com/2012/10/good-old-fashioned-pencil-transfer-signs.html
DeleteIt would be super easy to do!
I REALLY LOVE your projects they make me want to cry sometimes because they are better than mine come on visit me if you like to
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