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Hi Create Craft Love readers. It’s great to be back with you today! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. Now that the tree is put away and the house is clean, I’m ready to tackle some projects on my never-ending-to-do list! Anyone else having the itch to repaint EVERYTHING in their house like me? Well, I’m here today to show you how you can take a BORING piece of furniture and turned it into something GORGEOUS with these easy Painted Dresser Makeover!
I’m loving the furniture trend right now because you really can’t go wrong with either the distressed and antiqued look or the polished and modern look. Here’s how I decide how I’m going to paint a piece of furniture: if it has awesome details with grooves and indentions than I lean towards the antiqued look. If the piece has straight lines with zero detail, I usually go for the modern look (which means no distressing or glazing).
This dresser was B-O-R-I-N-G! It definitely needed a makeover. After I sanded the piece down removing all of the gloss on the top layer, I primed it and let it sit over night to dry. The next day I painted the dresser using Behr Black Suede paint. After a few days I applied 2 thin coats of polyacrylic, sanding with an ulta fine sand paper in between coats.
What a difference a coat of paint makes? Huh?
Now you are ready to style your dresser! I love black and white decor together with a pop of glitter or color. I added this black and white striped board to pull the look together. And of course, my Anthropology mint vase had to make an appearance! I’m in love with the new look and can’t wait to tackle the rest of my furniture that needs a little love and attention. Thanks for reading!
