Craft Lab: Vintage Dresser

We needed to get a new dresser for my son and I really wanted a vintage one. They just don't make new ones like they used to. I began to shop at the thrift stores and couldn't find one at the right price. My search then led to Craigslist, where I found not one, but two pieces from the same seller that I liked. What a bargain! I couldn't wait to get started to change this one up. My son requested the dresser be painted gray, and we just happen to have gray paint that would work. I saw the potential of painting the dresser two colors, but struggled on which parts to paint which. After I primed it all white, I knew the answer. I ended up painting the body and knobs gray, with the drawers white. Here's a quick shot of the piece in the room (no styling). I'm thinking of moving the piece to another wall so it will be next to these. BTW, my son loves it!

Craft Lab: 3 Drawer Dresser

I picked this up on CraigsList a couple weeks ago for $20. I couldn't wait to paint it. As, I went to clean this with a rag and soapy water, the grime was just not coming off. So, I took it out front and hosed it down very well. Oops, I sort of warped it a bit, but after the water dried up and with a few nails, it was back to normal. Next up, a wipe of liquid sandpaper over the old paint. After that, I primed and painted it with some paint we had left over form another project. I spray painted the old green/gold handles black. A little elbow grease, and a few hours and done. I'm so happy to be using this space again (the previous piece sort of fell apart).

Free to Me!

I found this a couple doors down a few weeks back for free on the curb. It had a broken door and some really messed up drawers. I was planning on giving it a fresh coat of grayish paint, then painting the drawers white and then decoupaging the drawer pulls. However, the piece is very cheaply made. The drawers will not last in our family. So, today I'm shipping it off the Salvation Army down the street. I'm a bit said because I saw so much potential in this piece. I'm confident a vintage piece will fall into my lap soon, so I'll be OK.