Dresser Gone Rock N Roll!

Before

After

I bought this solid wood dresser at the thrift store.  It was well made with dovetail drawers but in desperate need of a makeover.  I decided I would paint it for my nephew Jace who needed a bigger dresser.  At first I tried painting it with his favorite colors which are currently orange and gray but it turned out hideous.  So Matt and I put our heads together and came up with this theme for him since he loves music and playing guitar. The guitar tabliture you see on it is a Dire Straits guitar riff.  The best part was sticking it in his room over the weekend while he was away!

Night Stand

 This was one of my first projects.  I got this night stand at the thrift store for $5.  It was a dirty, dingey, old white.  I gave it a sand and painted it my favorite color, which is called sapphire but I think of it as periwinkle.  It's hard for me not to paint all my furniture this color!  I finished the edges and new knobs with gold acrylic paint.  Fun!

Hutch Gone Mexican TV Stand!

I bought this bottom half of a hutch at Savers for $14. I had been looking for a TV stand for a long time and recognized this as the piece to be transformed.

I started by prying off the cabinet inserts.  Then I gave her a good sanding.  Matt and I turned the top drawer into a shelf to hold the DVD and DVR box by removing the front plate and attaching a frame to the bare edges. Next came primer, royal blue paint, and the copper inserts Matt punched out with suns.  We attached the inserts and finished it off with some hand painted talavera-looking knobs from Hobby Lobby.

Headboard Gone Mexican!

I bought this headboard at a thrift store for $10.  I wanted it because it had inset inserts so I immediately imagined it with punched tin.

I sanded it down.  Matt stained it with our favorite stain color, kona.  We decided to paint the carved strip at the top with 2 blues and then Matt punched out the inserts giving them southwest themes.  We detailed it with some burnt umber acrylic paint  and here is the final product...

Thrift Store Dresser Gone Mexican

I bought this dresser at Savers for $6.  I forgot to take a picture of it before the transformation but it was a medium brown color.  It is real wood and has the dovetail drawers and was in descent shape save a few cracks and loose pieces in the drawers that some wood glue was able to fix.  I tried some different techniques and colors on it but did not like my work.  I sanded it down and gave it to Matt.  He ended up staining it with our favorite stain color, Kona.  Then he painted over that with turquoise paint and distressed it by hand so the stain would show through. We added some beautiful handles from Hobby Lobby with crosses on them and finished it off with protective furniture wax. 

A Headboard Beautified

I found this headboard at a building materials resale store and bought it for $20.  I took it home having little idea of what I might do with it.  After a bit of experimentation this is how it turned out.  It was the first piece of furniture I redid myself and I quite love it.

Materials: Dark brown latex paint (thinned out with water), cherry red latex paint and copper acrylic paint.